Evi D.

This month's theme for my guided meditation series is "Freedom Among the Chaos. Yesterday's meditation's focus was "Still here. Still Breathing."

And with what I'm navigating right now that phrase rings so true.

Our inner world creates our outer world.

And as I see significant parts of our collective outer world crumbling and collapsing, while continuing to manufacture a state of fear, disconnection, and scarcity,
I recognize that same energy moving through my personal world, too.

But with my eyes on the prize--that gorgeously abundant, joy-filled, and aligned vision I’ve created for myself and have been working towards--

I still feel the heat of the breath of the old versions, habits, and entities still lingering close enough to pull me back into survival, martyrdom, and overfunctioning.

And as we all know, the body keeps the score.

It keeps it so well that even my dreams can feel dangerous compared to the hold of a crumbling, toxic world that is familiar.

But I have felt the life-giving warmth of the sun on my brows and eyelids.

I know what it is to feel so rested, so at peace, and so connected, safe, at home, and at ease in my bones

To where even my deep inhale is so decadent and full that I feel wholly taken care of and provided for.

So I can't look back.
I can't go back.

We--cannot go back.

To still be here
and to still be breathing means everything we desire is also still available to us.

If, and only if,
we keep looking forward,
holding that brilliant vision of what's possible

Co-creating from the depths of our souls with the expansiveness and potential of the universe.

To keep putting one foot in front of the other

to keep tending to the breath, the stillness, the mind, the body, the spirit

Is to cultivate the inner world
and thus the outer world we seek.

To first be still
and then move
is to win.

✨ Lines from My Notebook: I wrote this in January and completely forgot about it. But after a morning journaling session, I found it again—and I knew it was time to share.

Fear is loud. Fear is organized. Fear is working hard to convince us that it’s winning.

But that’s not the full story.

This piece is a reminder—to myself and to all of us—that even when things seem to be unraveling, we are still here. Still breathing. Still with work to do.

We get to create what comes next.

📖 Read the full piece in the slides & listen to the audio on the blog at TheAuthenticHustle.com

Playing in the shadows 🧛🏽‍♀️

🧹It’s Time to Clear the Clutter, and there’s no better time than now.

Whether you’re navigating a messy home or office space, a to-do list you can’t seem to get on top of, or struggling to get your self-care needs met, clutter can show up in a variety of ways.

✨ Everything is energy.
Since energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another—it’s gotta go somewhere.

When energy gets stagnant, it can cause disease, emotional issues, physical pain, mental fog, and even staying in expired relationships.

🔍 Where do you notice a need to clear the clutter in your life and work?

Take time to identify:

-Physical spaces that need attention

-Digital distractions

-Daily habits that drain your energy or clarity

💖 Give yourself grace in the process. The goal isn’t about achieving perfection but creating room for energetic flow.

When we identify and clear the clutter, we make room for creativity, connection, and calm.

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Rhythm + Ritual is a 6-week series to design a supportive and sustainable workflow for your business, body, and spirit so you can shift from scattered and stressed to easeful and effective.

Enrollment is OPEN. Use code NATURALRHYTHMS for 10% off through Labor Day, September 2.

We begin October 7.

Learn more in the link in our bio.

👭 Our four year friendship started with a LinkedIn search.

From Coach/Client to bartering buddies to business besties, and now soul sisters.

Entrepreneurship can be a lonely business but it doesn’t have to be.

We could have stayed in the conventional lane of not mixing business and friendship, but we were brave and vulnerable enough to lean into connection.

And what is business but a means of connection? We know capitalism would say otherwise. But that’s the business model we choose.

It’s hard to work toward a dream that others don’t understand. That’s why it’s imperative to find your community. Otherwise it’s a very lonely and unsustainable road.

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Being an entrepreneur often means that the success (or failure) of our passion projects all comes down to us.

But, when we’re hyper-focused on our business it can often be at the expense of finding community.

Whether we’re resisting meeting new colleagues, collaborating, or reaching out for help—there’s a sense that the only way forward is alone.

Rugged individualism and overworking is rewarded in our culture, but at what cost?

How do we get in right relationship with our work, ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities?

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🌵 Join us TOMORROW for a panel discussion with and on how we can cultivate belonging and nourishing exchange in our work, ourselves, and each other.

Wednesday, August 14, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern.

🔗 Link in bio.