Author: Rebecca Rose Thering

Three Creations for These Times

Three creations to share with you today:

  • A song I’ve been enjoying listening to
  • A timely workshop Molly Caro May is teaching
  • A new guided audio from me

1) “Look at God” by St. Finnikin

Thanks to Lorie Ladd’s “40 Days with God” course (which I’ve taken twice now, and have been practicing daily for nearly half a year–wow!), my body is slowly getting more comfortable with the word “God” and a new meaning for it. And I’m so glad, because I can enjoy upbeat tunes like the song below, which gave me Mackelmore-esque toe-tapping vibes, but with lyrics my body is aligned with!

I’m slowly dipping into St. Finnikin’s work, and am delighted to see he’s made lots of wordless healing music (listen with headphones! he says, just like my brother), as well as a project called Energy Hospital (podcast) — where he received letters from people about their struggles, and wrote each a healing song.

2) Awaken Your Modern Mammal (6-weeks)

It was Molly Caro May’s 6-week “Story Mammal” workshop in 2021 that introduced me to the nervous system and Somatic Experiencing. That knowledge has transformed my life (albeit slowly). I did another Story Mammal with her (each is different!) and was part of her year-long Loam community for four years (2022-2025).

During that time, I learned a new way of being. A new language. The wisdom of the body’s sensations. Widened my capacity, one drop at a time. Got connected to Irene Lyon‘s teachings. Accompanied me and got me through a 6- or 7-year Dark Night that began in 2019.

There will be no more Story Mammals, but Molly is offering a new course: Awaken Your Modern Mammal, a 6-week embodiment course for these wild times. It begins April 22 and goes to June 1. Create a vital relationship with attention + body, alongside incredible humans like yourself. (Molly magnetizes beautiful souls, and I’m always transformed by other participants!)

Molly is absolutely in her element when she facilitates these, you can feel it. I won’t be in this workshop, but if anyone has been curious about the nervous system, “embodiment,” or has been feeling overwhelmed or isolated in these current modern times, check out her work and see if it feels right.

3) Co-Creating Coherence: A Collective Grounding and Blessing

Here is a new audio from me, which first guides you into a grounding, then we connect with the collective field of everyone listening (from all time) and extend a blessing to one another, basking in beautiful co-created energy. It’s replenishing and gentle, about 14 minutes.

Lastly, a seed is beginning to germinate for some changes around here, a much-needed update to this internet website, as I’m feeling called to share what I learned these past 7 years, the ways of Root Living and Grounding, and how I navigate current times.

All in Right Timing.

A breath for here and now, as I sense into my feet on the ground, my seat on my chair.

Go well and rooted,
Rebecca

Full Grounding & Energetic Replenishing

This week I’m sharing a longer guided grounding, about 40 minutes in length.

In this grounding, we connect with our bodies, our Spirit, and the Great Web of Life to enter a Meditation Sanctuary through all our senses. From here, we’ll root deeply into the Earth, sensing subtle energy as we pull in fresh Earth Energy from below and Life Force energy from above.

With grounded and clear energy, you’ll spend some time with your Wisest, Most Loving Self to receive guidance and support, strengthening Intuition. We close with gratitude, feeling replenished and rooted, encouraged to continue nurturing relationships with the Great Mother, your Wider Self, and the Great Web throughout our days.

Cultivating Awareness

For the final week of February, here is a ~13-min. guided practice of cultivating awareness. Without judgement or storylines, we’ll connect with the body and sense for the quality of sensations. To close, we’ll invite in Source / Divine light, renewing our energy through intentional breath. This practice strengthens root awareness, connection with Creator/Source/God, and leaves you feeling centered and refreshed.

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Nervous System Nuance: An Important Conversation

And for those curious about the nervous system or the vagus nerve—topics which have been entering the zeitgeist lately, but unfortunately without the depth and nuance it requires—I highly recommend listening to this conversation with Irene Lyon on Dr. Kelly Brogan’s podcast, which I enjoyed this afternoon.

I’ll paste Kelly’s summary below, as it does a great job. Nervous system education has been pivotal & life-changing for me. I haven’t found anyone teaching this who is more nuanced, grounded, accurate, accessible, & articulate than Irene Lyon.

And, I’ve been seeing of some of the things she mentions. (On Insight Timer, for example, I saw a “Nervous System Reset” class the other week. You can’t ‘reset’ your nervous system, so that shows me the content likely doesn’t have the depth of knowledge.) Lots is getting watered down, which can actually be dangerous for certain bodies/nervous systems. Here’s Kelly’s episode summary:

“What if the very practices you’re using to “heal your nervous system” are actually keeping you stuck in freeze?

In this episode I sit down with Irene Lyon, one of the most nuanced voices in the trauma healing and nervous system regulation space. Irene has spent decades studying somatic education, somatic experiencing, and early developmental trauma, and what she brings to this conversation is discernment… something sorely missing in today’s wellness culture.

We explore the shadow side of popular practices like cold plunging, meditation, and cathartic trauma release, and why more sensation doesn’t always mean more safety. We talk about freeze response, pre-verbal and developmental trauma, and how well-meaning “trauma hacks” shared online can actually destabilize sensitive nervous systems.

This is a conversation for those who feel they’ve “done all the right things” but still don’t feel settled inside themselves. It’s also for clinicians, parents, and seekers who want to understand what true embodiment looks like—beyond trends, performative regulation, and spiritual bypassing.

My hope is that this episode offers a long exhale, and a return to what is simple, humane, and honest about healing.”

 

[Pocket Song] I Feel It in My Soul

This week I’m sharing a sacred song that was an especially important part of my journey spring of 2024—when it gifted itself to me and quickly became my Spring Anthem. I’ve been in relationship with this prayer/song for two years, and it has blessed me greatly.

When all three parts are going at once, it feels like a refreshing warm waterfall washing over my soul. I can still listen again and again. Perhaps its melodies and words will resonate with you, bringing blessings and deep roots.