WHY?

As we roll into summer, I often come back to the Annie Dillard quote:

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing.”

And yes, we have to pay our bills, clean our bathrooms, wait in doctors offices and in lines and on hold. Much of life comes at us, but we do also have some choice in how we spend our days.

And when I get to decide, I come back to the question: why am I doing this?

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When I started working for myself way back in 2013, part of my “why” was the intention of having time and flexibility for my (then just imagined) children. I wanted more choice over how I spent my days.

I am still grateful for the flexibility, but the “why” of my work has expanded.

I’ve seen the magic that happens when women gather. I’ve been transformed by being in circles where there is deep sharing and even deeper understanding.

This year, our 10th of hosting Mamas Circles and our 5th of Motherhood: Redefined we wrote about Why We Gather. Here’s part of our “why:”

We are not here to fix mothers. We are here to create conditions where we do not have to live in constant survival mode.

When mothers are regulated, resourced, and allowed to be fully human, we shape the world, not through force, but through how we live, love, and relate.

In our weekly circles we connect, grow, challenge our assumptions, offer unwavering support, and provide a safe and welcoming container to hold it all.

And this year, for the first time, we’re going to take that space and expand it over a whole weekend. A chance to step away to the blue ridge mountains of West Virginia and have 3 full days to choose how we spend our time.

Dig clay out of the earth and make pottery with our hands.

Share delicious meals.

Move our bodies together in yoga practices.

Play music, sing, laugh, and rest.

Look up at the stars.

Wander through forests and fields.

Why?

Because there’s something deeply powerful about being in the company of other women. Women who want to create, relax, connect, move, and choose how we spend our lives.

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Here are the details:

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I’m going to be honest — I’m co-leading this retreat for me as much as for you. It will be grounding, healing, creative and magical.

I hope you’ll join us!

Elizabeth

Circles Start July 16 and August 26

New Mamas Circles and our special Mamas Circle for newly 2nd & 3rd time moms start throughout the year. In these open, supportive communities for moms and pre-crawling babies, we talk about changing identities, relationships, and how to get through the day (and night) with little ones. A place to know you’re not in this alone.

Mamas Circle

Mamas Circle for 2nd & 3rd time moms

Fall cohort stars in October

We know you feel overwhelmed. No matter how much you do, it doesn’t feel like enough. You and your burnout are invisible to the world, where there’s too much judgement and not enough connection.​ Let’s change that. In this community we value interdependence over independence. Join us to redefine motherhood for yourself and your family in a welcoming and inclusive space. We will be real, creative, and messy as we gather to explore what motherhood means to us.

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Motherhood: Redefined

Ongoing on Fridays at noon

Baby and Me Yoga combines postpartum strength-building exercises and breath-based relaxation for adults as well as gentle movement for babies. In this one-hour class, you’ll get the chance to bond with your baby, move, stretch, build strength, and connect with fellow new parents. Mothers, fathers, caregivers, and babies all welcome. Classes are designed for babies 6 weeks to pre-crawling. Postpartum parents are welcome to attend without their babies.

Baby & Me Yoga

Looking ahead to fall, we’ll be adding additional cohorts of Pregnancy Circle, Men with Babies, Fatherhood as Path, Finding Your Center, and Navigating Neurodiversity Circle. If you’re interested in any of these groups, please complete the interest form on our webiste or comment below and we’ll let you know when they are scheduled!

We offer all of our circles and groups on a sliding scale, and have a robust scholarship program. If you’d like to attend and have financial constraints, please reach out and we’ll find a way. We also accept contributions to our scholarship program here.

If this community has supported you, we’d so appreciate you sharing upcoming circles to your friends and neighbors and leaving a review on Google or Yelp.

Have another idea for a community you’d like to be a part of? Let us know what you’d like to see on our circle interest form, reply if you received this as an email, or leave a comment below.

Interested in one-on-one support? We have a few spaces open in Elizabeth Hubley’s Coaching Program and Pregnancy & Birth Coaching with Michelle Cohen.

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