In this special holiday edition of the Women's Sanctuary Podcast, host Arlia Hoffman guides listeners into a sacred guided practice through poetry.

She guides the listener through multiple poems from various authors such as Emily Jane, Deborah Anne Quibell, Hafiz, Rumi, and Maya Angelou. These selections are intended to inspire love, compassion, and a reconnection to one's wildest nature.

The episode concludes with John O'Donohue's Christmas Blessing, leaving listeners with heartfelt wishes for grace, mercy, and patience.

Poems:

Breaking up with Rushing, by Emily Jane

Let Silence Nestle In, by Deborah Anne Quibell, from Soul Bird

Now is the Time, by Hafiz

The Ocean Surge & Love Dogs, by Rumi from Rumi, The Book of Love

Remembering Our Billions & Rainmaker, You Could Be the Water, by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, from Untie the Strong Woman

Succulent Wild Woman, by SARK

Happiness, by Jane Kenyon, from Claiming the Spirit Within

A Christmas Blessing, by John O’Donohue

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