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Vibrant Soulful Wellness with Annie Barrett

Offering holistic wellness education, coaching, workplace wellness, yoga, mindfulness, and Ayurveda.

Annie Barrett, MA, NBC-HWC, CAP, E-RYT
Dedicated to helping groups and individuals live vibrant lives with lifestyle medicine, wellness coaching, mindfulness, Ayurveda and yoga.

09/09/2026

What does this season ask of you?

Here in Peru, I’m watching winter turn toward spring. The days are getting warmer, and the corn in the fields below our home is beginning to grow.

Meanwhile, back home in Olympia, September is bringing cooler mornings, ripening apples, and the first hints of fall.

It has me thinking about how different seasons require different kinds of care — not only the seasons of the year, but the seasons of our lives.

Like a good steward of the land, we can’t simply stay on autopilot and tend ourselves in exactly the same way year after year.

We observe the conditions.
We notice what is changing.
And we adjust our care accordingly.

Maybe this season asks for more rest. More movement. More connection. A new challenge. A stronger boundary. More creativity. Or simply a little more room to listen.

A question I’m carrying into September:

What does this season of my life need from me now?

Perhaps it’s a good question for you, too. 🌿

👉 My latest Vibrant Soulful Weekly explores this idea, along with what’s happening this September in my yoga, coaching, and retreat work.

Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/deb455f64637/vibrant-soulful-weekly-what-does-this-season-ask-of-you

Or find it in my bio :)

08/12/2026

Some acts of self-stewardship take twenty minutes. Others take a weekend.

I've been thinking about that idea as I prepare for Full Bloom, the women's retreat I'll be leading this October.

It’s not often that we have an entire weekend to step outside our usual responsibilities and simply pay attention to ourselves.

To our energy.

To what is nourishing us, and what isn't.

To the questions we've been carrying.

To what we want more of in the years ahead.

That's the kind of space I want to create at Full Bloom.

Over the course of the weekend, we'll move through four interconnected themes:

🌿 Returning to Self
Slow down, exhale, and reconnect with yourself.

🌿 Self-Stewardship
Explore the habits, rhythms, boundaries, and practices that support your wellbeing, energy, and vitality.

🌿 Self-Authorship
Reflect on purpose, creativity, contribution, and what you want to cultivate in this next chapter.

🌿 Self-Unfoldment
Integrate what you've discovered and consider how you want to move forward with greater joy, freedom, vitality, and intention.

Along the way, there will be yoga and meditation. Walks in nature. Nourishing meals. Guided reflection. Creativity. Rest. Laughter. And meaningful conversation with other women.

You don't need to arrive with a problem to solve or a big decision to make.

You can simply come as you are, ready to give yourself a weekend to pause, reflect, reconnect, and consider what you want to tend in the years ahead.

🌸 Full Bloom: A Women's Retreat for Purpose, Vitality, Joy, and Freedom in Midlife and Beyond

October 10–12, 2026
Sacred Waters Retreat Center | Union, Washington
Limited to 10 women

Early Bird pricing ends this Saturday, August 15.

I'd love to welcome you.

👉 Learn more: https://www.vibrantsoulful.com/event/full-bloom-retreat

08/11/2026

Dear Friends,

To me, August is an invitation to exhale. To downshift. To be fully present while eating a slice of watermelon. Or an ear of sweet corn. To dip your toes into the lake. To sit on the porch and sketch for fifteen minutes.

It’s Tuesday, and of course, I have stuff to do. I have a pretty full to-do list this week. You probably do too.

But, I’m not going to let summer pass me by.

A downshift can take many forms: an afternoon off, a day off, a weekend away, a week of vacation. And in the middle of an ordinary workday, it might simply mean exhaling fully and stepping outside for a few minutes.

I'm reminded that not every moment has to be optimized. I wrote about this at the beginning of summer in Pockets of Ease: The Hidden Cost of Optimizing Everything, and I'm returning to that idea now: the invitation to receive the moments of ease that are already available to us.

Don't miss summer because you're busy optimizing it.

Life isn't only found in the tasks. It's also found in the moments when we pause. When we look up at the sky. When we smell the flowers. When we gaze into the eyes of the person we're talking to.

Life is found in these moments too.

And perhaps in August, that's enough.

👉 Read this week's newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/7ae7432bebdd/vibrant-soulful-weekly-remembering-to-downshift

08/07/2026

Life doesn't have to be falling apart for us to need time away.

In fact, many of the women who come to my retreats aren't looking to escape their lives.

They're simply ready to step out of the busyness long enough to ask:

What matters most now?

How do I want to spend this next chapter of my life?

What wants to bloom in me now?

Midlife and beyond isn't only a season of change.

It can also be a season of possibility, one where we have more wisdom, more perspective, and perhaps a little more courage to live in deeper alignment with what matters most.

That's why I created Full Bloom.

This October, ten women will gather on the shores of Hood Canal for a weekend of yoga, meaningful conversation, reflection, creativity, time in nature, nourishing meals, and genuine community.

Not because we need fixing.

But because sometimes we all benefit from creating space to remember who we are and who we're becoming.

🌸 Early Bird pricing is available through August 15.

I'd love to welcome you.

👉 Learn more: https://www.vibrantsoulful.com/event/full-bloom-retreat

08/05/2026

Three simple reminders for caring for your wellbeing.

When life gets busy, it's easy to think wellbeing has to be all or nothing.

I've found it helpful to return to three simple questions:

✨ How am I caring for myself each day?

✨ Who helps me feel connected each week?

✨ What professional support helps me stay healthy and thriving?

I call this the 3 S's of Wellbeing—Self-Care, Social Support, and Services.

Simple doesn't mean insignificant.

Often it's these steady, everyday practices that make the biggest difference over time.

👉 Read the full article here: https://www.vibrantsoulful.com/post/3-ss-a-formula-for-wellbeing

08/04/2026

Self-Stewardship isn't always glamorous.

This week, I've been cleaning out the mudroom, sorting through boxes from the attic, making salads from the garden vegetables, freezing berries, and finally scheduling my annual dermatology and eye appointments.

None of it feels particularly exciting.

But together, these ordinary acts remind me that wellbeing isn't built only in peaceful moments. It's also built through the everyday choices that help care for our future selves.

In this week's newsletter, I'm sharing a simple framework I return to again and again: the 3 S's of Wellbeing—Self-Care, Social Support, and Services.

It's a gentle reminder that caring for ourselves isn't one big thing. It's a rhythm we create over time.

👉 Read this week's newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/c8e2c5c74160/vibrant-soulful-weekly-tself-stewardship-caring-for-your-future-self

07/31/2026

Something beautiful happens when women gather with intention.

A few weeks ago, I hosted a simple summer gathering in my backyard.

We practiced yoga beneath the trees, shared tea and garden-to-table treats, talked, laughed, and lingered.

One member later wrote two beautiful haikus about the morning.

It reminded me that while yoga is certainly part of what I offer, it's never been the whole story.

Again and again, I'm reminded how much women long for places where they can slow down, be themselves, have meaningful conversations, and reconnect with what matters most.

That's why I created Full Bloom.

This October, we'll gather for a weekend on the shores of Hood Canal to explore this next chapter of life through yoga, reflection, guided conversations, nature, nourishing meals, and genuine community.

We'll explore what it means to live with greater purpose, vitality, joy, and freedom. Not by striving for more, but by creating space to hear ourselves more clearly.

I'm intentionally keeping the retreat small so that every woman has room to be seen, heard, and supported.

🌸 Early Bird pricing is available through August 15.

I'd love to welcome you.

👉 https://www.vibrantsoulful.com/event/full-bloom-retreat

07/30/2026

One of the gifts of spending time in the mountains is feeling more connected to the natural world.

This week, I'm sharing a guided Five Elements Meditation—a practice inspired by the five great elements of nature: space, air, fire, water, and earth.

Whether you're in your backyard, walking a favorite trail, or simply sitting outside for a few quiet moments, this meditation offers an opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and invite a greater sense of balance into body and mind.

I hope you enjoy it.

🎧 Listen here: https://insig.ht/qHd77mOO74b

07/29/2026

Last week, I unplugged for four days and backpacked into the Olympic Mountains with my husband.

Along the way we wandered among towering old-growth trees, crossed babbling brooks, walked through alpine meadows, and even watched a mother bear and her two cubs make their way up a hillside.

One thing I packed besides the essentials was a small watercolor kit.

Stopping to sketch and paint invited me to linger longer than I otherwise would have. It became a quiet practice of slowing down and truly attending to the beauty around me.

I've been home for a few days now, and something has stayed with me. I'm breathing more deeply, reaching for my phone less often, and noticing the beauty that's been here all along, even in my own backyard.

Sometimes a few days away can change the way we come home.

I wrote more about the trip, what I'm reading, listening to, and reflecting on this week in my latest newsletter.

👉 https://mailchi.mp/53daebe13b1c/vibrant-soulful-weekly-the-radical-act-of-attending-to-beauty

07/07/2026

Summer Nourishment

Summer has a different rhythm.

Over the past week I've been immersed in editing the first draft of my book.

I've also been spending time in the garden, enjoying meals with friends, and cheering on the World Cup with my soccer-loving family.

Summer nourishment comes in many forms.

Local, home grown fruit and vegetables.

Meaningful work.

Time outside.

Conversation around the table.

Movement.

Rest.

Connection.

Wellbeing doesn't have to be complicated or about adding something new.

It's about noticing and appreciating what is already nourishing us.

🌼 What has been nourishing you this summer?

My latest newsletter is out now, along with a few garden-to-table recipes inspired by what's growing in our backyard.

👉 Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/f2bcfac124de/vibrant-soulful-weekly-summer-nourishment

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