Welcome to The Clearing
An online community for women
Do not try to save the whole world
or do anything grandiose.
Instead, create a clearing
in the dense forest of your life
and wait there patiently,
until the song that is your life
falls into your own cupped hands
and you recognize and greet it.
Only then will you know
how to give yourself to this world
so worthy of rescue.
The Clearing, Martha Postlethwaite
What is The Clearing?
The Clearing is an online community for women designed to be a nourishing, supportive, and generative space.
I have seen firsthand the energy that’s created when women gather together. How they care for one another and are cared for and how that reciprocity--that exchange of energy--restores and rejuvenates and then spills over into personal and collective creativity.
Women are the caretakers and pulse-takers of this earth and we need them now more than ever. We need YOU more than ever. We need you to continue doing your important work in the world. We need your intuition, advocacy, and activism. We need your ideas, ingenuity, and vision. But I know how tiring the work can be, and how isolating.
Since most of us can’t do day-to-day life alongside other like-minded women, The Clearing is meant to offer respite and resources, safety and support, and ultimately a space where our unique talents and passions come together to create an alchemy that will change our lives, our communities, and the world.
Connection, Creation, Cultivation
Those are The Clearing's three key principles.
CONNECTION - We're busy women. Constantly on the go, booked, and overwhelmed. We spend the majority of our time taking care of others. When our schedules get full, it's often time with friends that gets cut. But we know how it feels after sharing a meal together or spending a weekend away with other women. It's life-giving. Energy-replenishing. It's healing.
CREATIVITY - When we're stressed, either from what’s happening in our own lives or within the larger systems we're a part of, our creative endeavors suffer. We get stuck, blocked, and distracted. We think there's not enough time or deem our pursuits frivolous. But it is precisely our creativity that's needed. Our ideas, talents, and passions--our art--will sustain us and sustain the world.
CULTIVATION - Cultivation is the process of trying to develop a new quality or skill. There's still so much to learn, especially as our culture shifts and changes. Our minds are healthiest when they continue to be challenged and expanded. When we prioritize our education. And who better to learn from than each other?
These things together constitute sustaining self-care. Time together, time to be creative, and time to learn. They are the lifelines that support us as we support our families, friends, and communities.
What does membership include?
Monthly classes/workshops
Live classes taught by guest teachers and Kristine. Classes will be recorded for those who are unable to attend live.
Weekly writing/journaling prompts
Prompts based on the season, moon cycles, and workshop topics
Community forum
Forum for resource sharing, encouragement, and support
Live community gatherings + brainstorming sessions
Time where we gather together to share what's happening in our lives or brainstorm a topic/problem as a community
Discounted 1-on-1 coaching sessions with Kristine
In-person events + retreats solely for The Clearing members
Need-based assistance program
Eventually, we'll be able to fund an assistance program to meet the needs of our members
What is the investment?
There are two monthly membership plans and a yearly option.
Monthly memberships may be cancelled at any time.
Member
The monthly Member option reflects the "real" value of the membership
Supported Member
The Supported tier offers a discounted rate for those who require additional assistance
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Yearly Member
The Yearly option allows you to pay for a year in full with a one-month discount
Who is The Clearing for?
The Clearing is for women who are longing for community. For those looking for a space to gather outside of social media--an increasingly less safe space. It's for women wanting a place to share their emotions, needs, heartbreaks, joys, and accomplishments. A place where women come alongside one another to offer both intangible and tangible support.
The Clearing is for women who are currently in therapy and want to expand on the work they're doing. It's for women who are not currently in therapy or who can't afford or access it. It's for women who are interested in their growth and healing and know the importance of taking care of and prioritizing their health and well-being. Who know that you cannot pour from an empty cup.
The Clearing is for women who want to make a difference in their families, communities, and the world but don't know how or where to start. It's for women who are burned out and tired and need to be refueled. A place where they can feel hands at their back as they face the world and work to change it.
Let's get started
Create a clearing in the dense forest of your life and wait there patiently.
Carve out space in your busy life, your overwhelmed and overworked life, your spinning head full of ideas, your to-do list full of tasks.
Until the song that is your life falls into your own cupped hands and you recognize and greet it.
Come find a place where you can be nourished, rejuvenated, and supported so that you can better show up for yourself, your family, your community, and the world.
Only then will you know how to give yourself to this world so worthy of rescue.