Emerald Mountain Sanctuary: a small Retreat & Conference Center.
Sanctuary
Emerald Mountain Sanctuary is a protected place for animals, plants, and people. Our 58-acre property is sacred space: a cathedral of green tree tops overhead, a soft carpet of grasses, wildflowers, and mosses to walk and lie on, the eternal symphony of birds and insects, wind rustling through leaves; the hay scent of grasses warmed…
Offerings
Annette offers: • Workshops (self-care and stress management, simplifying your life, forest bathing, nature quests, journaling as a self-therapy and creative exploration tool) Guided Tours upon request: Forest Bathing Backyard Foraging • Retreats (Women’s Midlife Retreat; Artist’s retreat) Testimonial • Individual and group coaching sessions. Life Coaching Dan and Annette offer: • “Clear Visioning:” Conceptualizing…
The Hummingbird’s Gifts
Originally posted on The Beauty Along the Road:
What the hummingbird brings: Delight when you first appear in late April. You bring the promise of spring and lively movement and sounds on my porch. Oh, the sounds: chattering and chittering, when you announce your presence; hissing, whistling and screeching when you attack a competitor. ?…
“I learned more than I expected to. I had forgotten how deliberate reflection could feed my soul. I’d forgotten the company of good, strong women, in a soft structure like Annette provided, could be so invigorating. With Annette’s tender coaching, I left with a concrete sense of where I wanted to go next. I could not have made my goals that clear without the tools she provided. And they were simple tools — nothing complicated or obtuse. Annette gave us down-to-earth, practical ways to loosen up, think quietly, and get in touch with ourselves.”
Anna L., Virginia
“Having a coach gave me direction, management – and discovery! The biggest surprise for me with the program was that after a few sessions of coaching, discussions and exercises, the direction I chose to take was different from what I had originally thought. Coaching really helped me clarify my direction and where to expend my energies. Annette was a very effective coach – organized and creative!”
