Earthly Essence

08/14/2026

🤍 If you’ve ever admired the beautiful photos you see here on the Earthly Essence page, there’s a good chance Jenny with Seen & Serene was behind the camera.

She has such a gift for capturing people exactly as they are, and I absolutely love what she’s offering families with these end-of-summer sessions. If you’ve been meaning to capture your kiddos in this season of life, go check this out. 🌿

08/07/2026

This day was so full of love and pain, grief and gratitude, laughter and tears. 🤍

Healing isn’t linear, and it certainly isn’t always pretty. But there’s something so powerful about being surrounded by strong women, held in beautiful community, with the blessings of nature, sunshine, and water around you.

It has a way of making you feel seen, held, and supported in ways you never knew you needed. ✨

Thank you ladies for choosing to walk this path alongside of us 💖

07/31/2026

TEDxFargo today was so fun!!

07/26/2026

🌿 Join Me Today at the Rooted Holistic Healing & Wellness Fair! 🌿

I’m excited to be at the Rooted Holistic Healing & Wellness Fairs today from 10 AM–5 PM at the Bigwood Event Center in Fergus Falls!

If you’re curious about energy healing, shamanic practices, or simply looking for a day of connection and inspiration, I’d love for you to stop by my booth.

✨ At my booth you’ll find:
• Chakra alignments with add on crystal healing or power animal guidance
• Complementary medicine card readings
• Conversations about shamanic healing and spiritual growth
• Information about upcoming workshops, retreats, and healing sessions

🎤 I’ll also be giving a presentation during the event, so come say hello before or after the talk!

Whether you’re brand new to this work or have been on the path for years, you’re welcome here. Come explore, ask questions, and reconnect with yourself.

Hope to see you today! 💚

07/24/2026

Healing can be gentle. 🌿✨

It can look like laughter echoing through the trees…

Paint-covered hands.

Bare feet in the grass.

A warm cup of ceremonial tea shared in sacred space.

And remembering the parts of yourself that have always been there.

Last night, we gathered at the Earthly Essence Retreat Center for one of my Mushroom Sensory Healing Ceremonies, and my heart is so full.

Together, we stepped into the medicine wheel with intention, reverence, and open hearts. Before we shared our ceremonial tea, we grounded through body painting, inner child healing, breath, creativity, and intention—creating a foundation for the journey ahead.

Because healing isn’t found in one single moment.

It’s found in the ceremony.

In the connection.

In the courage to be fully present with ourselves and one another.

As the evening unfolded, we explored our inner worlds through nature, music, creativity, reflection, and meaningful conversation before gathering around the fire to release what no longer served us and make space for what was ready to emerge.

The ceremonial tea is one sacred part of the journey—but it is never the whole ceremony.

Every gathering is intentionally designed to weave together the medicine wheel, sensory healing, energy work, creative expression, nature, intentional use of plant medicine, and meaningful integration to create a safe and supportive container for transformation.

Healing is rarely the work of one person—it is often the result of many hearts coming together in service.

🪶 As the Shamanic Ceremony Guide & Sacred Space Holder, I created and held the ceremonial container, weaving together shamanic practices, energy healing, and intentional ceremony to support meaningful transformation. Drawing from specialized training in plant medicine preparation and integration, I guided participants through every stage of the journey—from intention setting to integration—helping them carry the wisdom of the experience into everyday life.

✨ Thank you to Amanda Sutter with Manda Bear Heart Healing LLC, our Inner Child Healing Facilitator, for helping us reconnect with the younger parts of ourselves with such compassion.

🎨 Thank you to Jennifer, our Harm Reduction & Somatic Facilitator, for offering grounding through intentional body painting and somatic practices, helping everyone enter the ceremony feeling safe, supported, and present.

And to every participant…

Thank you for your trust.

Thank you for your courage.

Thank you for saying yes to yourself.

It is one of the greatest honors of my work to witness these journeys.

If this work speaks to your heart, I’d love to connect with you.

🌿 Mushroom Sensory Healing Ceremonies
📍 Held at the Earthly Essence Retreat Center

Learn more at:

www.earthlyessenceexperience.com

With love,

Cassandra Brausen
Earthly Essence
Where nature and spirit align. 🌿

07/20/2026

There comes a point where giving a little more isn’t what we need.

We don’t need to become stronger.
We don’t need to push harder.
We don’t need to carry more.

Sometimes what we’re really being invited into is learning how to receive.

To receive rest without guilt.
To receive support without feeling like a burden.
To receive love, care, and nourishment without believing we have to earn it first.

This conversation has been deeply woven into my own journey, and it’s something I’m incredibly excited to explore with the women joining me at the Women’s Wellness Summit.

✨ The Art of Receiving: A Path Back to Self-Nourishment ✨

This won’t just be a lecture. It’s an experiential workshop with reflection, practical tools, and an opportunity to gently reconnect with the parts of ourselves we’ve been putting last.

If you’ve been feeling depleted, overwhelmed, or like you’ve forgotten what it feels like to truly be cared for, I hope you’ll join us.

I’d love to share this space with you. 🌿💛

✨🌟 Speaker Spotlight 🌟✨

We are so excited to welcome Cassandra Brausen to our 🌸Women’s Wellness Summit🌸 She will be presenting, ✨The Art of Receiving: A Path Back to Self-Nourishment✨

Women are often taught how to give—to care, support, and hold space for others—but rarely how to receive. Over time, this pattern can lead to depletion, burnout, and disconnection from self.

In this experiential workshop, participants will explore the deeper patterns behind over-giving and learn how to gently shift into a more balanced, nourishing way of living.

Through guided reflection, nervous system-aware practices, and a personalized self-nourishment mapping exercise, women will reconnect with their needs and begin to cultivate the capacity to receive support, rest, and care.

This session offers both insight and integration—providing simple, practical tools that can be carried into everyday life.

Join us for a day of connection, inspiration, and renewal as we celebrate the incredible power of a nourished woman.

📅 Women’s Wellness Summit
📍 Rustic Oaks
🗓️ August 4
⏰ 9:00-400