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Episode 96

96: Spiritual Book Club for Women: Gentle Living, Rest & Stress Relief by Courtney Carver

There is a softer way to live…

and this month, we are exploring it together.

Join us for a free Spiritual Book Club for Women on Thursday, April 23 from 7:00–8:00 PM (Zoom) as we dive into the powerful and heart-centered book:

Gentle: Rest More, Stress Less, and Live the Life You Actually Want by Courtney Carver

✨ This is more than a book discussion—it is a sacred pause. A moment to breathe, reflect, and reconnect with yourself in a supportive circle of women walking the spiritual path.

🌸 About the Book

In a world that constantly tells us to do more, push harder, and keep going…

this book offers a radical, healing alternative.

Organized into three transformative sections—Rest, Less, and Rise—this book shares 30 gentle challenges and simple practices designed to help you:

• Release overwhelm and chronic stress

• Slow down your nervous system and reconnect with your body

• Create space for what truly matters

• Shift your mindset without burnout or pressure

• Live a life that feels aligned, peaceful, and authentic

This is about finding strength in your softness…

fierceness in your flexibility…

and learning how to rise without force.

🌿 What We’ll Experience Together

During this sacred one-hour gathering, we will:

• Reflect on key themes from the book: rest, simplicity, and gentle living

• Share personal insights and experiences (optional—come as you are)

• Explore how “gentleness” connects to the Divine Feminine path

• Discuss practical ways to incorporate these teachings into your daily life

• Hold space for one another in a supportive, heart-centered community

✨ You will also receive inspiration to help you:

– Let go of pressure and perfectionism

– Create a more sustainable spiritual practice

– Reconnect with your inner wisdom and natural rhythm

🎧 Special Media Inspiration

We will also reference insights from Courtney Carver’s work and teachings, including her message on simplicity and intentional living.

🔗 Author Website: https://bemorewithless.com/

📺 Includes inspiration from a CBS News feature clip highlighting her philosophy of living with less and embracing a gentler life.

🌸 Who This Is For

This gathering is for you if you are:

• Feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or constantly “doing”

• Craving a slower, more intentional way of living

• On a spiritual or healing journey

• Wanting connection with like-minded women

• Ready to embrace softness as strength

You do not need to finish the book to attend—just come with an open heart.

🌿 Event Details

📅 Thursday, April 23

⏰ 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Zoom)

💻 Online Gathering (Live + Community Discussion)

💖 FREE to attend

✨ Register here:

https://yourcosmicconnections.com/pages/classes-and-events

Hosted in partnership with our sponsor, Cosmic Connections, supporting your spiritual journey with classes, community, and sacred tools.

🌸 Final Invitation

You don’t have to earn your rest.

You don’t have to push to be worthy.

You don’t have to live in constant urgency.

This is your invitation to slow down… soften… and come back to yourself.

Join us for an evening of reflection, connection, and gentle transformation.

🎧 Listen & Subscribe

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🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections Nashville

This episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.

🎁 Listener perks:

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Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.

👉 Visit Cosmic Connections:

https://yourcosmicconnections.com


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Bertena is a spiritual teacher, priestess, and intuitive guide who blends ancient wisdom with grounded, modern insight. She is the creator and host of The Spiritual Sanctuary, a podcast devoted to the Wheel of the Year, Divine Feminine wisdom, goddess traditions, ritual, meditation, and soul-aligned living.

With decades of experience as a college educator and a deep background in spiritual studies, Bertena brings a rare combination of academic depth and embodied spiritual practice to her work. Her teachings weave together seasonal spirituality, priestess paths, somatic awareness, tarot and oracle wisdom, and contemplative ritual—always with an emphasis on empowerment, discernment, and personal sovereignty.

Bertena is the founder of the Ancient Arts of the Priestess Academy, where she offers self-paced courses, seasonal lessons, and immersive spiritual education rooted in the cycles of nature rather than hustle culture. Her work is especially supportive for women seeking a slower, more meaningful spiritual path—one grounded in trust, rest, and inner authority.

Through her podcast, courses, and writings, Bertena invites listeners into a sanctuary space where wisdom is remembered, not rushed, and where spiritual growth unfolds in its own time.

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