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Did You Know You're Someone's Trail Angel?
This art appears in the house of a trail angel named Laura along the Pacific Crest Trail, whom my friend Heather stayed with in the long...
Aimee Hansen
May 20, 20192 min read


"A commitment to the wildness within"
"I see the Feminine defined as a reconnection to the Self, a commitment to the wildness within - our instincts, our capacity to create...
aimeehansen
Apr 29, 20192 min read


"I really mean all of us."
“And by you, of course, I mean me. And by me, I really mean all of us. Because that’s how these things work. That’s why we tell stories,...
Aimee Hansen
Apr 26, 20192 min read


Aimee Hansen
Apr 12, 20190 min read


It doesn't matter what draws you. It matters that you're drawn.
I often ask retreat women what colors they are most drawn to wearing on their skin right now. Maybe it’s a color that has always...
Aimee Hansen
Mar 31, 20192 min read


Birthday Love
I spent my 42nd birthday in the forest beauty-bathing with these dear ones, enjoying homemade sublime and heartwarming pizza and apple...
Aimee Hansen
Mar 24, 20191 min read


Women Are Ocean - Honoring our Fluidity.
aimeehansenpoetic Women are ocean. You can't plant a flag in an ocean. Nor would I dare to, not in you and not in myself. When we gather,...
Aimee Hansen
Mar 23, 20191 min read


Aimee Hansen
Mar 6, 20190 min read


Life Lived by a Storyteller
"I live life. I get lost in a story. I adjust. I live life. I get lost in another story. I adjust. I wake up. I live life. I get lost in...
Julie Bille
Feb 22, 20191 min read


Love is at the Center
At the Awaken Your Creative Soul Women’s Retreat Weekend (upcoming Sept 20-22, 2019), Marianne Richmond asked us to paint a circle with...
Aimee Hansen
Feb 15, 20191 min read


My 7 Year Anniversary
Today is seven years since I landed in Guatemala. I had no idea what a home this lake and this community and these people and those...
Aimee Hansen
Feb 1, 20191 min read


aimeehansenpoetic
Today I began a writer’s account for sharing more words, reflections, inspirations and musings @aimeehansenpoetic This is an...
Aimee Hansen
Jan 22, 20191 min read


Seasons of The Heart
When it’s winter in my heart And my lungs have lost their leaves And my thoughts have turned to ice The cold clinging to their eaves ...
Aimee Hansen
Jan 11, 20192 min read


Will You Risk A Reveal?
“To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To...
Aimee Hansen
Jan 1, 20192 min read


"Once I Love Myself..."
Some say, “Once I love myself, I can let in love. But first I need to love myself... First. Once I’m there Once I’ve finished ...
Aimee Hansen
Dec 31, 20182 min read


Tears don't mean you are broken. They mean you are alive.
Yes, tears are sacred expression. It's amazing to me that women come to a circle that is premised on allowing vulnerability...and STILL...
Aimee Hansen
Nov 23, 20182 min read


Soft Fur of Grace
“Head thrown back in ecstasy, confetti raining from the sky. That it is possible feels euphoric. Am I already here though? Do my...
Kerryn O'Connor
Oct 29, 20181 min read


This is a Rebirth.
I'm not saying your beauty is obvious. I'm not sure if it's a cocoon or a chrysalis you are wrapped in. Or if what I call it makes any...
Aimee Hansen
Sep 26, 20181 min read


Why I'm so compelled to offer these two new retreat collaborations!
Dear loves, This week I came out of my 16th women's retreat circle across 44 months. Our final circle had no starting point and no end,...
Aimee Hansen
Aug 24, 20183 min read


To All the Names I Could Not Know - Thank you.
When I tell women that I planned and canceled five retreats before the first Journey Into Sacred Expression Women's Retreat finally...
Aimee Hansen
Aug 21, 20182 min read
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