Radiant Wellness Solutions

10/17/2026

Inhabit Your Life

What if I was right here,
in this life?
Not the shiny social media creation
or the trauma-response dread?

But this human, right here
sitting on the porch, face bathed in morning light,
crisp autumn air in her lungs
and a spark of hope rekindling in her heart.

-M. Wilson
Saturday morning porch musings💛

10/16/2026

Good news! We have a new shipment of my signature Hike Like a Yogi decks on the way! These have been sold out for a while, but they’ll be here in time for some holiday stocking stuffers, or to help keep you active over the winter months!

Comment “deck” here if you would like to be notified when they arrive to snag your very own deck!

10/11/2026

It’s been a fun and busy few weeks! I co-guided the week-long backpacking trip with Wander Women to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and just wrapped up our fall backpacking trip to Hitchcock Nature Center in the Loess Hills.

It’s always an absolute honor and joy to spend time in nature with like-minded women! And my face usually hurts by the end of the trip from all the shared laughter.

Do the thing. Even if you’re not sure. Even if you’re scared. Even if it’s hard.

10/08/2026

09/30/2026

Save the date! Our 2027 Winter Cottage Retreat is the most popular event of the year, and it sells out. If you'd like to be on the wait list for when it releases soon, comment "retreat" here, or DM.

We're back with all the favorites: a cozy location, restful yoga, soulful yoga with Bailey, delicious food, and a weekend just for you!

09/16/2026

Needing a quick practice to ground you as you welcome in the new season? Look no further than my 4-Seasons Tree video on the Radiant Wellness YouTube channel. It’s just under 5 minutes long and can be practiced seated or standing!
I’ll put the link in the comments below.

09/13/2026

The Autumn Yoga + Nature Retreat at Lake Icaria, Adams County was a day to pause, connect with our bodies, the land, each other, and our deeper wisdom.

These days fill my heart in so many ways and I am always astounded by the group of women who say yes to themselves and these days to cocreate together.

This season’s event had some special fall touches that I am proud of: homemade goldenrod-cypress salve and goldenrod-mint tea that we sipped during our closing tea ceremony, and folks took home in their goodie bags.

The arc of the day threaded together the kinship questions from Michael Kessi’s Wild Cure, which we captured in our fall decorated journals, and encapsulated our fall intentions with intention/spell jars.

I couldn’t do these events without so many talented and kind people:
Dee’s Catering for making our nourishing and delicious lunches, Bonnie Boswell for her musical talents and generous energy, Jay Wilson for all the behind-the-scenes support, and Sara Crouse for so creatively capturing the moments with her photography.

09/09/2026

Last call for the Autumn Yoga + Nature Retreat this Saturday at Lake Icaria, Adams County.

Y’all, it’s going to be a special day. The cooler weather, chill yoga and nature time, fall-inspired meal, live music, fall intention jars, and some next-level take-home goodies, if I do say so myself. :)

Deadline to register is 8 pm tonight.
(I’ll put the link in the comments below.)

09/04/2026

This week, the world lost Wendell Berry, a writer, agriculture champion, and fellow tree lover.

His poem The Peace of Wild Things is one I return to again and again, and often share when I am guiding outdoor experiences. In fact, I created a walking meditation with this work. (I'll put the SoundCloud link in the comments--enjoy it and Wendell's words--may they be a balm when as he says, "despair for the world grows."

The Peace of Wild Things
by Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
-Wendell Berrry

Bonus: Wendell's novels are also full of rich descriptions of the land. As a young mom, I joined a book club at our local independent book store in Raleigh, which met when my son was at preschool. The book group was called The Encore, and was meant for folks who were retired, or during the "encore" phase of life. I didn't realize this when I signed up, but they were kind enough to let me stay for many more months. They picked the best books, one of which was Berry's Hannah Coulter. Maybe I'll reread it as a way to honor his memory.

09/02/2026

Let's talk about Joyspan, shall we? If you've been in class with me for the last month, you've heard about this!

And you've likely heard of the terms lifespan and healthspan--joyspan is how joyful we are as we move through the years of our lives--not just how long we live, or how healthy we are--but how much we enjoy our lives.

The joyspan "buckets" based on research are: grow, connect, adapt, and give.

For now, let's talk about adapting. Now, I absolutely appreciate adapting--I guide it all the time in yoga. And, I'm usually game to change my plans and adapt on a moment's notice.

But in my most recent backpacking trip to the Wind River Range, I experienced adaptation on a whole new level.
For the first two days (12 and 10 miles), I found myself not really enjoying it, and was silently questioning whether I even liked backpacking anymore, or if I just liked the relief when it was over.

By day 3, I finally slept better, and we adjusted our mileage to closer to 8 miles (hello adaptation), which allowed me some nice chill time at our campsite, which including a midafternoon nap in the tent, some time drawing and painting, writing, reading, and just chilling by the creek.

This day of adaptation made me realize that I do, indeed, still like schlepping my pack up and down mountains in the middle of nowhere. I like the challenge. I love the scenery and the chance to unplug. I appreciate kindly pushing myself to do hard things. And, now at 53, I like enjoying myself too--in different ways, so that when I get home I'm not wrecked.

Discovering the magic of adaptation in real life can happen in surprising ways. It doesn't mean stopping doing the things we love, but finding new ways to continue to enjoy them.

Toward the end of our trek, we met some "joyspanners" on the trail--folks in their early 70s (if I had to guess their ages) who had backpacked 6 miles into their site, and then took day hikes up to some beautiful destinations--which were also quite challenging to reach. These folks were leisurely eating their lunch at a lake, and then quickly caught up to us on the trail. We had a fun chat and they joked about how they could hike more quickly because they didn't have their heavy packs on anymore, but they were happy to still be out enjoying themselves in the wild. I told my husband, "I want to be those guys when I grow up." And that's living the joyspan principles!

I'm curious--how have you experienced adaptation?

(The book Joyspan outlines this in greater detail, which I highly recommend.)