Nourishment, Song, and Stillness
October 6, 2025
🍂 Dear, Friend,
September invited us to pause and listen to the quiet wisdom of the Late Summer season.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is a time connected to the Earth element—a season of centering, nourishment, and integration. The Earth element invites us to feel steady at our core, to take in life’s experiences, digest their meaning, and let them support our well-being.
It reminds us to tend to our bodies with nourishing, warm foods—think grains, squash, root vegetables, and slow-cooked stews that bring comfort and balance.
It encourages us to pay attention to how we feed our minds—considering how our daily “menu” of information, stimulation, and thoughts influences our mental energy, positively or negatively.
It also calls us to express ourselves through song and sound, noticing how the resonance of our own voice can ground us and restore calm.
Throughout the month, we explored grounding practices, creative expression, and the gentle art of letting go—each step a reminder that calm isn’t just something we find in fleeting moments, but something we can cultivate as a steady way of being.
🍁 A New Chapter on Insight Timer
I’m excited to share that I am now a published teacher on the app, Insight Timer!
This means our practices can now reach more people who are seeking stress relief, better sleep, and deeper stillness in daily life. On my profile, you’ll find a selection of sessions from the Strong Heart community—guided practices blending meditation, breath, and restorative music.
You can download the free app, follow my profile, and begin practicing right away:
👉 Visit my Insight Timer Profile
As a starting place, I invite you to experience one of our community favorites:
👉 Listen here to Coherent Breathing Journey
Many listeners have shared how immersive and calming these practices feel—thanks to the way Sharon’s music and my words weave together.
🎵 Music of the Month – “Letting Go”
Each month, Sharon West of Dusty Dreams Music composes original music for our Strong Heart theme. For September, she created Letting Go—a track that became the inspiration for one of our reflective practices.
Letting Go invites you to turn inward with compassion, to hold onto the wisdom from life’s experiences, and to release the rest. A gentle reminder that freedom often comes not from holding tighter, but from softening our grip.
👉 Listen to an excerpt of Letting Go
🌾 Gathering the Gifts
As we move into October, may you carry with you what nourishes, steadies, and restores—and let the rest fall away like autumn leaves.
With calm,
Pam
P.S. Strong Heart Community Update
I’ve refreshed the Strong Heart Community home page to make it easier to see what’s inside and how it can support you.
Strong Heart is a quiet space away from the noise—filled with simple practices and thoughtful reflections to help you find more stillness, calm, and steady energy in daily life. If you haven’t visited in a while, this is a wonderful time to return:
👉 Visit Strong Heart Community