Bend of Ivy | Happy Earth Day | April 2025 Newsletter
- slwalters223
- Apr 22
- 4 min read
Dear Friends,
Earth Day Love. Bless our special Mother Earth. This is truly one of my favorite seasons at BOI. It's from the Redbud's magic. Their magnificent magenta petals adorning the tree canopy, or skirting the tree ground.
When I see the redbuds bright magenta hue, my breathing slows down. I pause with awe.
I get a 'glimmer'. A glimmer is a small positive moment or experience that evokes feelings of safety, joy or connection. These calm the nervous system and bring mental well-being. We all need glimmer moments in our lives, more than ever.
What happens with an awe pause, or glimmer? Senses wake up. One becomes more present. When I become present, I suddenly hear birds chirping that were singing all along. I was unaware of them, their voices. I was not living in and experiencing the present
Spring brings abundant glimmers with the new emerging growth and popping colors. |
Find a glimmer, pause, and savor it to give yourself a quick well-being pick up.
Know what else helps me in become present, and awake with nature? Exploring nature with my granddaughters. It's joyful magic, soul food for me. Know this is true for so many other grandparents!
Last week, Grace, my 6-year-old granddaughter, spent some of her spring break vacation with me. We played, a lot. And she especially loved nature time and exploring Bend of Ivy's ponds, trails, and the Lodge. She was fascinated watching the new life of just-hatched tadpoles swimming in the Rockery Pond. It was soul magic for her and me.
What magic and glimmers do you want for yourself, for others? Find it, create it and savor it in your ecosystem of:
Life Work
Self Purpose
Collective Earth
Love,
Susan
April Newsletter Highlights
Life Navigation Key. Inner Growth Work
BOI Open Booking Dates
BOI Upcoming Public Retreats
Intentional Growth Offerings
Community Rebuilding Initiative
Inner Growth Work Creating Better Life, Work, Choices and Relationships
How are you feeling as you move through this time, season of life? Sometimes, it can be tough to know which direction to take or how to navigate the changes and challenges that come our way. Especially when changes, transitions, and uncertainty are happening around you. As they are today.
That’s where Inner Growth Work comes in—it helps you/ us make better decisions, live more intentionally and authentically, and handle transitions with greater clarity and resilience. This is what helps me, my clients.
If you’re looking for support on your journey, I can be an experienced resource for you. I offer Growth and Transition Coaching, Enneagram Typing and Consulting, and SE Somatic Experiencing healing support. I’d love to be a resource to you, and support your Inner Growth Work journey. Get insights on your self, your patterns, and tools and practices to get unstuck and reset. Move forward with ease, intention and clarity to manifest what's calling to you, your new beginnings.
Want to connect with Susan to discuss? Please schedule a Connect Call to discuss your needs or email Susan@intentionalgrowth.org.
Open Retreat Dates
At Bend of Ivy Lodge
As the seasons shift, so does the rhythm of our retreat calendar. We have a few rare openings now available at BOI, during the peak beauty of summer and fall in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
If you’ve been dreaming of hosting a retreat in a place where nature and renewal meet, now is the time. We have some 2025 spots open, and are booking for 2026.
These spots won’t last long.
Larger Available Windows:
May 9th - 22nd
June 9th - 16th
July 1st - 9th
August 10th - 31st
September 1st - 7th
November 10th - 30th
AVAILABILITY CALENDAR for all available dates.
Secure your date before they’re gone. Email us today to reserve your retreat.
Bend of Ivy
Public Retreats
Visit Our 2025 + 2026 Calendar Here!
Spring + Summer Upcoming
Events Calendar
Presence Based Coaching | Course | May 5th - 8th
Weaving the Mystical | Retreat | May 23rd - 29th
Free Yourself Intuition Painting & Yoga | Retreat | July 10th - 13th
Private Events and Trainings Are Not Shown
Now Booking 2026 Events!
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Community Building Initiative
Building Hope
In the days after Hurricane Helene, while helping to clear trees from their own neighborhood, two local Western North Carolina builders were united by a shared purpose—to help their community. While Asheville received much of the relief attention, they saw firsthand that many underserved areas were being overlooked. Determined to make a difference, Brian Sineath (Sineath Construction) and Andrew Willis (Tykke Builders) came together to create Bunco Yancey Helene Relief, ensuring those in need in North Buncombe and Yancey counties wouldn’t be left behind.
Bunco Yancey Helene Relief mission is to extend a helping hand to the people of North Buncombe and Yancey counties who have suffered storm damage and lack the financial means to recover. We are committed to transitioning from stabilizing homes to helping rebuild communities. Together, BYHR aims to rebuild not just homes, but hope.
After reviewing applications from families in need, Buncombe Yancey Helene Relief chose the Joyners to receive a new home—built from the ground up with love, generosity, and community support. Thanks to a mix of gifts and private donations, we’re breaking ground this spring.
Visit www.nbyrelief.org to learn more about how you can make a lasting impact. |
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