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Escape to Nature (while sitting in your office)

9/21/2018

What do you have displayed on your desk that helps you get through stressful days? Do you know how to create a sensory experience and soul connection for yourself? I will show you how at the Soul Oasis & Vision Board Woman’s Workshop that I am co-hosting with Megan Gunnell on October 13, 2018.

Soul Oasis and Vision Board Women’s Workshop

9/13/2018

Soul Oasis and Vision Board Women’s Workshop
October 13th, 2018 9:30am - 2:30pm

Where: St. James Lutheran Church, 170 McMillian Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. 48236

When: Saturday, October 13th, 2018 from 9:30am - 2:30pm

Why: Because who doesn’t need a little soul restoration!? The Soul Oasis and Vision Board Women’s Workshop provides us with a chance to reflect on what we want to bring more of into our lives and reflect that energy into our homes. Our souls will also expand as we have fun creating a vision board to support the manifestation of what we’re calling into our lives this season.

Your Hosts: Megan Gunnell and Jody Pear will be your workshop hosts for the day!

Prioritizing and Details: Color Consultation

9/7/2018

shraga kopstein

I received a call from someone who was well into the process of renovating her kitchen. She found herself unsure if she was making the right decisions with the details. She wanted to know what color to stain her new wood floors, where to end the crown molding, whether or not to keep her current custom window treatments, how to update the fireplace, and color options to paint the kitchen, dining room, powder room, and family room that can all be seen from the kitchen.

As you can see, this beautiful kitchen is well on its way and heading in the right direction!

Simply A New Wall Color? (House-coaching)

8/30/2018

Many people feel their house is imperfect and hiring a designer to come in and find those “imperfections” is a big step, and one I don’t take lightly. I honor my client’s privacy so the photos you see below have a filter applied to intentionally blur the details. The reason I am sharing this with you is to explain why my House-coaching skills are needed in this particular situation.

I was called to this house for a color consultation in the master bedroom. My client recently removed the wallpaper border and just wanted to freshen things up with a new wall color.

It's Not Just For Seniors Any More (A Delicate Move)

8/23/2018

Vlad Sargu

A couple of weeks ago, my dear clients moved into their new home at Lakeshore Senior Living. The service I provided for them is called A Delicate Move which I created a couple of years ago, specifically to help elderly people who are downsizing into a senior living apartment. Working with seniors in this manner has been deeply fulfilling to me but I now realize this service isn’t only helpful for seniors. Before I explain why, here is a testimony from my client’s wonderful daughter. She was so kind to write about the experience which gives you an idea of how it would be to work with me:

My Dining Room (Creating A Soul Oasis with Jody)

8/16/2018

photo by Max Wedge

As I have been refining my niche of creating a soul oasis, I discovered that a soul oasis really comes down to storytelling. The items we choose to display in our environments have stories to tell us. If we want to create a home that restores our soul, we need to be sure that it is telling us really good stories!

This is my dining room. From my perspective as an interior designer, I have a critical view because it is outdated and primarily unused during the spring and summer months. It is located in the center of our house which is not ideal and it has no windows. We are considering a renovation which could completely change the function of this room as it currently exists but that is still a year or two away. In the meantime and in the words of Byron Katie, I learned to “love what is.”

From my perspective of creating a soul oasis, this room has deeply meaningful stories to tell! For instance, the beautiful (cough, cough) brass chandelier has been used by my husband's kids for nearly their entire life. Adding simple shades to each bulb made it more appealing to me and I fell in love with the history. The two sailboat pictures were a Christmas gift from when we were newly dating. The third picture (on the top shelf) is one that my husband loves. I have never been fond of it but adding it to this collection of other gold-tone items is visually appealing to me so we’re both happy!

Shari's Photo Collage (Creating A Soul Oasis with Jody)

8/9/2018

Emotions, life experiences, pain, joy, vulnerability, beauty in ugliness, wonder, and hope. This is what Shari captured in this beautiful collage she created (by hand) many years ago. She has placed the collage in different areas of her house and now it hangs in an office, where she works outside of her home, where other people can appreciate her creation. Others may see the beauty and creativity but only Shari knows the stories behind each image she carefully selected. When time allows, she fits in a few minutes of meditation and she remembers each story that every image tells her.

Mel Robbins: The Art of Savoring (Creating A Soul Oasis with Jody)

8/8/2018

Have you ever heard of Mel Robbins? She’s a renowned motivational and keynote speaker, a CNN legal and social commentator, the creator of The 5 Second Rule, and a best-selling author. I have watched countless free videos and audios that she creates and I receive Mel’s “Take Five” every Thursday which is packed with helpful and inspiring content.

I love this five minute video where she talks about The Art of Savoring. It is filmed in her beautiful dining room during her favorite time of day. The best part (to me) is that she is describing a soul oasis!

Max Wedge Photography (Creating A Soul Oasis with Jody)

8/2/2018

Vulnerable. I had no idea I would feel this way when Max Wedge walked through my front door with his camera and various equipment needed for the day.

Kirsten Steno's Pathfinder Vision Board (Creating A Soul Oasis with Jody)

7/26/2018

I love synchronicity! When I submitted my first blog post about my vision board two weeks ago, my mentor, Kirsten Steno, posted the latest version of her Pathfinder Vision Board on Facebook! There was no way I could’ve known that would happen but it did. Kirsten said: “My latest Pathfinder Vision Board. Life priorities rated “10” on top, and work/purpose priorities underneath. I believe we can ask, pray and attract what we desire by having a vision and focusing our attention on it. By doing so, we ‘release’ the outcome, trusting it will all be good. Take a closer look at what came to life from my board in the next post!”

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Soul Oasis and Vision Board Women’s Workshop
October 13th, 2018 9:30am - 2:30pm