11/06/2026
🌳 **Why Red? Why Tara? Why Tree?**
As World Tree Day approaches on June 28th, I find myself reflecting on a question I am often asked.
The answer takes me back to 2017.
I was 44 years old and pregnant with a little girl I called **Little Tara**. Even in those early weeks, I could feel her presence so clearly. She carried light, compassion, joy and love.
Eight weeks later, I lost her.
I still remember walking through the forest that day. The grief was immense. Yet around me, life was overflowing. The trees stood tall. The moon hung in the blue sky. The water shimmered beside the path.
In that moment, I experienced something I had never felt before: the coexistence of life and death.
As I stood there, completely open and vulnerable, an instinct arose from somewhere deep within me. I offered my tears to the trees. I offered my grief to the forest. I offered the first blood to the Earth.
And somehow, I understood.
I understood that this offering created a bridge.
A bridge between Life and Death.
A bridge between Loss and Rebirth.
A bridge between the human heart and the living Earth.
Little Tara gave me a gift that would change the course of my life. Through her brief presence, I was initiated into the mysteries of creation, love, loss, surrender and renewal.
In the years that followed, I immersed myself in womb wisdom, the sacred feminine, womb awakening and menstrual spirituality. At the same time, my relationship with the trees deepened. They no longer felt separate from me.
I could feel how much humanity needs the trees.
And how much the trees need humanity.
I knew that whatever I was creating had to honour both.
🌹 **Red** for the sacred blood of life and the feminine mysteries.
✨ **Tara** for the Divine Feminine who guides us through life's great transitions.
🌳 **Tree** for the bridge between Earth and Sky, Life and Death, Human and Nature.
And so **Red Tara Tree** was born.
This is why World Tree Day means so much to me. The trees were there when everything changed. They witnessed my grief. They received my offering. They became part of the foundation of my work.
To this day, they continue to teach me about reciprocity, resilience, community, cycles, death and renewal.
The Tree of Life stands between worlds. Its roots remember where we come from. Its branches remember where we are going.
Perhaps this World Tree Day is an invitation to pause for a moment, place your hands on a tree, and remember that you, too, belong to this great web of life. ❤️🌳