This Labyrinth Walk Companion, Wisdom of Nature, invites you to slow down, listen, and reconnect with the quiet intelligence of the natural world. It is inspired by my conversation with Nancy Herlin on the recent episode, Sacred Places and Eco-Spirituality.

Through breath, reflection, poetry, and the rhythm of the labyrinth, this practice opens space for insight, subtle awareness, and a deeper sense of connection. Step into the walk and discover what nature might be communicating to you.

Whether you are tracing a handheld or printed labyrinth, or walking one of the thousands of labyrinths around the world, these recordings are here to help you pause, reflect on what life is calling you into right now, and meet yourself exactly where you are before taking the first step.

You might also use them as meditation prompts, or as preparation for a yoga or movement practice.

You will begin with centering and breath, open the labyrinth with awareness, and step forward with reflective guidance to accompany you.

If you are practicing from home, you can download a printable tracing labyrinth below. Paid subscribers to Room to Evolve receive access to downloadable Labyrinth Walk Companion Guides.

May your walks in nature be a conversation, and may that conversation bring you wisdom and insights for your journey ahead.

Much love,

Jessica

Locate a labyrinth near you at labyrinthlocator.com, hosted by The Labyrinth Society and Veriditas:

HERE

Order a handheld labyrinth from Veriditas:

HERE.

Download a printable tracing labyrinth PDF:

HERE

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Thank you!

What if the natural world is already speaking to us—through trees, land, and sacred places—if we only learn how to listen?

In this episode of Room to Evolve, Jessica Goulding speaks with spiritual director Nancy Herlin about sacred places, eco-spirituality, and the quiet wisdom that emerges when we slow down and pay attention.

Nancy shares the story of how Five Oak Ranch became a retreat space dedicated to listening, contemplation, and connection with the natural world.

Nancy Herlin is a spiritual director certified through the Stillpoint Center for Christian Spirituality, where she also serves on faculty. She works with individuals and groups in both spiritual direction and eco-spiritual direction.

She is also a Veriditas-certified Labyrinth Facilitator and a commissioned Centering Prayer presenter through Contemplative Outreach.

Nancy is most alive when she can hold holy space for others to listen for God’s voice in their lives—and when she spends time with her six grandchildren, who remind her of her Essence.

Learn more:
fiveoakranch.com

Listen to Jessica and Nancy discuss Centering Prayer:
Contemplative Prayer and Spaciousness for Peace

Visit and Subsribe to Room to Evolve:
roomtoevolve.com

Following our recent conversation with Jill Geoffrion, it’s time to explore the theme of thresholds in our own lives in an embodied way.

This episode is the first of a series of podcasts that will follow our interviews each month on the Room to Evolve podcast. They are called Labyrinth Walk Companions.

In this Labyrinth Walk Companion episode of Room to Evolve, we explore the theme At the Threshold. This guided walk invites you to pause before taking the first step and notice what life is calling you into right now.

Whether you are tracing a handheld or printed labyrinth, or walking one of the thousands of labyrinths around the world, these recordings are here to help you pause, reflect on what life is calling you into right now, and meet yourself exactly where you are before taking the first step.

You might also use them as meditation prompts, or as preparation for a yoga or movement practice.

You will begin with centering and breath, open the labyrinth with awareness, and step forward with reflective guidance to accompany you.

If you are practicing from home, you can download a printable tracing labyrinth below. Paid subscribers to Room to Evolve receive access to downloadable Labyrinth Walk Companion Guides.

May your life’s thresholds be blessings, and your walk sure-footed.

Much love,

Jessica

The inspired reading for this episode is Blessing the Threshold,

© Jan Richardson from How the Stars Get in Your Bones: A Book of Blessings. janrichardson.com

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Locate a labyrinth near you at labyrinthlocator.com, hosted by The Labyrinth Society and Veriditas:

HERE

Order a handheld labyrinth from Veriditas:

HERE.

Download a printable tracing labyrinth PDF:

HERE

Access this episode’s Labyrinth Walk Companion Guide by becoming a paid subscriber.

Hosted by Jessica Goulding, Room to Evolve is a contemplative podcast for pilgrims, seekers, yogis, and creatives—and for those who sense they’re standing at a threshold but don’t yet have the words—offering a place to listen before they move.

Rooted in yoga, sacred practice, and contemplative spirituality, this podcast is a room of noticing: a spacious, reflective container where we learn to recognize the quiet (and not-so-quiet) calls toward change, expansion, and deeper truth.

Each month offers two complementary practices.

The first is a conversation with a fellow traveler—someone living at the intersection of work, creativity, practice, and spirit. Together we explore how they have navigated threshold moments in their lives: what helped them listen more deeply, what practices or metaphors guided them, and what they had to release as they moved closer to the center of themselves.

The second is a simple breath or meditation practice, or a Labyrinth Companion—an audio guide created to accompany intentional labyrinth walks wherever you are. These episodes carry themes from the conversations into embodied practice, supporting reflection, prayer, meditation, and inner listening as you walk.

From story and silence alike, living metaphors emerge. Rather than offering answers, Room to Evolve creates space—to notice what is stirring, to listen with greater care, and to trust the slow, faithful unfolding of transformation.

This is not a podcast about getting somewhere faster. It is a place to recognize when you are being called—and to begin by paying attention.

Jessica Goulding is a yoga therapist, labyrinth facilitator, and retreat leader—a pilgrim of the inner life whose teaching and writing accompany others through thresholds of change, weaving yoga, contemplation, and sacred practice.

Learn more and join the full Room to Evolve community at https://roomtoevolve.com

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What do you do when a spiritual framework that once held you beautifully begins to feel too tight?

In this brief transition episode of Chakra Savvy, Jessica Goulding reflects on a season of change and names a threshold moment—one shaped not by dissatisfaction, but by deep listening and lived experience.

Honoring decades of teaching, practice, and community, Jessica shares why she’s answering a quiet but insistent call toward a more spacious container for her work. Drawing from contemplative practices like labyrinth walking, centering prayer, and lectio divina, she invites listeners to pause, breathe, and notice where expansion may be asking to happen in their own lives.

This is not an episode about answers.
It’s about listening.
About honoring what has been.
And about making room for what wants to emerge next.

If life feels like it’s shifting beneath your feet, this reflection is an invitation to stand at the threshold—and stay curious.

Topics & Themes

• Spiritual thresholds and seasons of change

• Honoring the evolution of Chakra Savvy

• Chakras as living, embodied wisdom

• Labyrinths, pilgrimage, and contemplative practice

• Letting go of containers that no longer fit

• Making room for deeper listening and expansion

Today I’m going a little old-school. Back in my first podcast, Ready Get Centered Go, I used to share the dharma talks that opened my public yoga classes. Today, I’m bringing that back with a heartfelt message about fear, confusion, and how we can respond with presence, hope, and purposeful action.

You’ll hear a real intro from one of my Online Yoga Membership (OYM) classes called “Planting Seeds of Hope.” I created this class in response to the unsettling energy in the air—politically, socially, and energetically. When things feel chaotic, it’s more important than ever to stay rooted and uplifted. This is my offering toward that.

💚 Spring is the season of planting seeds, so I invite you to reflect: What seeds will you plant today that symbolize hope for tomorrow?

Resources Mentioned:

• Chakra Savvy Quickie Quiz → jessgoulding.com/quiz
  

• Chakra Check-in Self Assessment → jessgoulding.com/chakras
  

• Full class on YouTube: Planting Seeds of Hope → https://youtu.be/1cFvmiugFEE?si=NQmbMMLuOacXNWZm
  

• Free 10-day OYM Experience → jessgoulding.com/OYM
  

Let’s walk forward together with love, courage, and intention. 🌸

Much love,

Jessica

More about Jessica:

Website jessgoulding.com

Resources:

Chakra Savvy: Reset Your Life Game Plan

Chakra Savvy Cheat Sheet ⁠

Embodiment Online Course. Harness the energy of chakra one, and set a new foundation built on connection, gratitude, and trust in the world. Use coupon code PODCAST!

More resources, links, and a form for thoughts and questions are at ⁠Jessgoulding.com/podcast.⁠

Connect with Jess:

Facebook⁠⁠, @jessgyoga, and the Jess G Yoga Facebook Group, ⁠⁠

Instagram⁠⁠, @jessgyoga

YouTube⁠⁠ @jessgoulding

LinkedIn: Jessica (Jess) Goulding @jessgyoga

TAGS

awareness, mindfulness, self study, svadyaya, self awareness, chakras, yoga, yoga therapy, self improvement, transformation, spirituality, self help, yoga, meditation, philosophy, psychology

Today I’m sharing what I’ve been uncovering about how to craft a strong, clear, and effective intention—one that your whole system understands and responds to. It’s not just about setting a goal; it’s about shaping your identity. I’ll guide you through a process that moves you out of your mind and into your body, helping you hear what your soul is truly asking for. Then, I’ll show you how to shape that message into a potent sankalpa—succinct, present, and bold.

If you’ve ever felt like your intentions get lost in the noise or don’t quite take root, this episode is for you. Let’s refine your words, align them with your breath, and watch them become your life!

Join me for our next New Moon Intentions session on April 27—we’ll be diving into the heart chakra, and it’s going to be a beautiful one. See you there!

Links & Resources:
✨ Free Chakra Check-In & Quick Quiz: www.jessgoulding.com/chakrasavvy
✨ Join the Chakra Savvy Community for replays & live sessions!

✨ Download the new Powerful Intentions Worksheets:

www.jessgoulding.com/podcast

More about Jessica:

Website jessgoulding.com

Resources:

Chakra Savvy: Reset Your Life Game Plan

⁠Chakra Savvy Quickie Quiz⁠ ⁠⁠

⁠Chakra Check-In Self Assessment⁠ ⁠

Chakra Savvy Cheat Sheet ⁠

Embodiment Online Course. Harness the energy of chakra one, and set a new foundation built on connection, gratitude, and trust in the world. Use coupon code PODCAST!

More resources, links, and a form for thoughts and questions are at ⁠Jessgoulding.com/podcast.⁠

Connect with Jess:

Facebook⁠⁠, @jessgyoga, and the Jess G Yoga Facebook Group, ⁠⁠

Instagram⁠⁠, @jessgyoga

YouTube⁠⁠ @jessgoulding

LinkedIn: Jessica (Jess) Goulding @jessgyoga

TAGS

awareness, mindfulness, self study, svadyaya, self awareness, chakras, yoga, yoga therapy, self improvement, transformation, spirituality, self help, yoga, meditation, philosophy, psychology