In this episode of the Enchanted Earth Podcast, host Maureen engages in a profound conversation with Jackee Holder, a coach, writer, facilitator, and interfaith minister. They explore Jackee's unique journey of finding wisdom and solace through her connection with trees. From her childhood experiences to her daily practices, Jackee shares how nature, particularly trees, have become an integral part of her coaching and personal growth methods. The discussion delves into the restorative benefits of nature, eco-psychology, eco-geography, and journaling prompts inspired by trees. Jackee also recounts her significant encounters with trees like the oak sanctuary in South London and a thousand-year-old baobab in Barbados, highlighting the synchronicities in her life that connect deeply with her ancestry and name. Tune in to discover how you can adopt a tree, engage in nature-inspired journaling, and reconnect with your authentic self.
00:00 Introduction and Overview
01:11 Meet Jackee Holder: A Journey with Trees
02:21 The Power of Maps and Nature
04:38 A Transformative Encounter with an Oak Tree
07:54 Nature as a Source of Healing and Inspiration
11:05 The Wisdom of Trees in Personal Growth
14:44 Cultural and Ancestral Connections to Trees
28:41 Discovering the Baobab Trees of Barbados
32:00 Childhood Adventures in Nature
33:36 The Mystery of the Elder Tree
35:52 The Journey to a New Name
40:40 Nature-Inspired Leadership Prompts
41:36 The Power of Journaling with Nature
48:08 Final Thoughts and Invitations
About Jackee Holder
Jackee is the author of four non-fiction titles, 49 Ways To Write Yourself Well, Be Your Own Best Life Coach, Soul Purpose and two illustrated writing maps, Writing With Fabulous Tree: A Writing Map For Parks, Gardens and Other Green Spaces (2016) and Rewilding The Page: The Urban Forest Writing Map (2021) bringing together the restorative benefits of nature, eco-psychology, eco-geography and self-reflection through twelve tree and nature inspired journal and creative writing prompts. She has published a collection of creative writing e-books and creative resources which are available as free downloads on her website.
Jackee’s professional background is as a leadership coach and coach trainer. She works corporately in financial service as a coach facilitator on leadership programmes in Linkedin, Northern Trust, Bloomberg and in the NHS with senior leaders and BAME nurses and midwives. This work is supported with a groundbreaking practice of facilitating creative writing workshops and online events for writers and creatives nationally and internationally.
Get Your Copy of my book The Enchanted Earth! https://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-Earth-Embracing-Discover-Connecting/dp/1684816858
About Maureen Calamia
Maureen Calamia is a geomancer, teacher, author, and podcaster devoted to listening to land, dreams, and the subtle intelligence of the living Earth. For over twenty years, her work has explored the meeting point of Earth wisdom, consciousness, and place-based spiritual practice.
She is the founder of the Luminous Spaces School, offering online courses in geomancy, feng shui, Earth energy healing, and nature-based spirituality. Maureen offers private mentoring for experienced practitioners and those in periods of profound awakening who feel called into deeper relationship with land and purpose.
She is the author of Creating Luminous Spaces (Conari Press, 2018) and The Enchanted Earth: Embracing the Power of Nature to Discover the Wild in You (Books That Save Lives, 2024).
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
BOOK - The Enchanted Earth: Embracing the Power of Nature to Discover the Wild in You: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-enchanted-earth-maureen-calamia/21477870?ean=9781684816859
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
COU...
