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# Susan Stibler

Joy, Vitality, And Innerpeace Love your Life!

## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.susanstibler.com/blog/)
- [Sacred Release Ceremony](https://www.susanstibler.com/2025/12/sacred-release-ceremony/) - Make Sacred Space Light a candle. Let its flame or glow anchor you in this present moment. Breathe, allow the outside world to dim and settle into stillness. Call forward your guides, ancestors, your highest self, your intuition. Invite in whatever supportive presence feels right for you. Clear the Way Take one sheet of paper
- [Golden Milk](https://www.susanstibler.com/2025/11/golden-milk/) - A simple and delicious ayurvedic beverage for Vata (autumn and winter) season. It aids digestion, calms the nervous system, supports a healthy anti-inflammatory response, and helps you sleep well . Ingredients 2 cups milk of your choice (cow’s whole milk or plant milk, I like almond.) 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder 1/4 tsp. ginger powder 1/4
- [Blueberry Muffins](https://www.susanstibler.com/2025/08/blueberry-muffins/) - Dry Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups flour (I used 1 cup Red Mill "1 to 1 Baking Flour" plus 1 & 1/2 cups Maine Grain Wheat Organic Pastry Flour) 1 Tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 to 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp cinnamon Wet Ingredients:
- [Breathe in calm, Breathe out smile](https://www.susanstibler.com/2024/11/breathe-in-calm-breathe-out-smile/) - This is one of my all time go to easy access and profound mantra meditations. I have used for many years! Recorded on my paddle board October 31, 2024, York Maine. Breathing in I calm my body. Breathing out I smile. Living in the present moment, I know this is a wonderful moment. Thich Nhat
- [Contentment](https://www.susanstibler.com/2024/03/contentment/) - It's not always easy to be with what is, especially when we'd like things to be different. Living in a world of conflict and chaos is hard. We get busy, distracted, frustrated, angry, sad, maybe even hopeless. Instead, we might try being present with what is right here, now, within ourselves and our own lives.
- [Best Gluten Free Waffles by Susan](https://www.susanstibler.com/2024/05/best-gluten-free-waffles-by-susan/) - Separate 2 eggs lightly whisk egg yolks (for wet ingredients) beat egg white until stiff white peaks form (set aside until time to fold them in) Wet ingredients 1 & ½ cups almond milk (or your choice of milk) 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar let rest a couple of minutes, then add: ¼
- [Orange Molasses Ginger Cookies<br>(gluten free) OMG](https://www.susanstibler.com/2024/01/orange-molasses-ginger-cookiesomg-cookies/) - Shanti is patient & hopeful I first made these cookies years ago for a retreat, and this revised version for our Self- Care for the Holidays cooking class, using freshly ground ginger brought back from my 2023 trip to India. (Don’t worry, you don’t have to go to India. You can use any ginger powder.)
- [Best Ever Cranberry Orange Muffins](https://www.susanstibler.com/2024/01/best-ever-cranberry-orange-muffins/) - I was going to call these holiday muffins but they are too delicious to save for holidays only. Perfect for the winter season, gluten free, with a bit of warming spices, a great flavor combination, not too sweet, pleasantly tart bites of cranberry against a background of aromatic orange. Highly recommended by my husband and
- [Susan's Autumn Coleslaw](https://www.susanstibler.com/2022/10/susans-autumn-coleslaw/) - Did you think coleslaw was just for a hot summer picnic? Well I'll tell ya, the best coleslaw happens in the fall, at least here in New England. The secret is the sweetness in the quality of fresh local cabbage! And the fresh apples too! Succulent red cabbage can be hard to find so if
- [Masala Chai](https://www.susanstibler.com/2022/12/masala-chai/) - This is my favorite fall and winter tea. It is warming and delicious. Feel free to adjust the spices to your taste. Don't forget to find a cozy spot, sit and enjoy! Masala Chai Concentrate (Warming spices and tea with milk) adapted from masalaandchai.com for one batch of chai (serves 4) Ingredients 1 inch of
- [Memorial Thank You](https://www.susanstibler.com/2022/05/memorial-thank-you/) - May we rise like eagles in courage, strength, grace and beauty! May we evolve toward victory over hate and violence, and honor one another in the great mystery of life. On this Memorial Day, thank you to all those who gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom. I never had the opportunity to meet
- [Slowing down](https://www.susanstibler.com/2022/10/slowing-down/) - Fall invites us to slow down, gather all parts of ourselves and reflect. When we align with nature's rhythms we have an opportunity for rejuvenation. The past weeks have allowed me to draw inward, focus and savor all of life. The glory of life around me is stunning, the people and connections authentic, and at the
- [Lovingkindness for Lily](https://www.susanstibler.com/2019/02/lovingkindness-for-lily/) - All sentient beings need love! Lily was one of these beautiful beings. We met her in Esperanza on Vieques Island in Puerto Rico before the devastating hurricane Maria savagely swept the island later that year. Vieques is the land of remote beaches, great snorkeling spots, Mosquito Bay, a bioluminescent bay with dinoflagellates aka (dinos) that
- [Clearing](https://www.susanstibler.com/2019/01/clearing/) - I don't know about you, but I definitely have a crazy monkey mind (just ask my husband), and my energy doesn't like to sit still (my friends will attest to this). Yet, I have learned that holding awareness in my very heart of being, creating stillness, and resting inside myself are the keys to my
- [Contemplate the Beauty of Spring](https://www.susanstibler.com/2019/03/contemplate-the-beauty-of-spring/) - Find a comfortable place in nature to sit or stand. Take a moment to connect to the earth and feel the support beneath you. Let your awareness be with the space around you, the air and the expansive sky. Breathe in the fresh air. Be present. Using all your senses, allow your awareness to focus
- [Who am I on this Independence Day?](https://www.susanstibler.com/2021/07/who-am-i-on-this-day-of-independence/) - I was born a white woman, born and raised in America. Some of my ancestors were Native Americans who, in their time, were not counted as real people. They were shamed, changed their names to try to fit in, and their birth records were destroyed. They were locked away in asylums because they protected their
- [Cultivate an attitude of gratitude](https://www.susanstibler.com/2019/04/cultivate-an-attitude-of-gratitude/) - It's not just about being happy. Sometimes we're up and sometimes we're down. Let's face it. There is suffering in life. We lose our loved ones, relationships end, we are wealthy one day and later we are in dire need. The scenarios are different for all of us. We all have pain and sorrow in
- [Summer Salad & Strawberry Vinaigrette](https://www.susanstibler.com/2019/06/summer-salad-strawberry-vinaigrette/) - Celebrate the gift of summer greens & strawberries! It's a short season here in New England and the time is now. Try planting some in your own back yard, porch or go to your local farmer's market. This salad has mixed lettuce greens, arugula, microgreens & edible flowers (pink rose, nasturtium, pansy & marigold. Strawberry
- [Maine Summer Salad](https://www.susanstibler.com/2019/08/maine-summer-salad/) - Ingredients All Freshly picked Salad greens mix (washed) sprouts cucumbers bluberries crabmeat (mixed with lemon, sea salt & pepper) Dressing (whisk together) olive, oil lemon white vinegar mustard sea salt & pepper Sit by the sea & Enjoy!
- [One thing I know for sure.... Love is the answer! <br> And Trust, Faith & Surrender](https://www.susanstibler.com/2020/03/one-thing-i-know-for-sure-love-is-the-answer/) - "Nature's Promise," Kittery Point Maine, photo by Susan 3/21/2020 Ten years ago our daughter Cada was lying in a hospital bed hooked up to every life support possible. She had the rarest case of anthrax. One night Cada was surrounded by nurses and doctors who were trying to get her extreme hypotension (crashing blood pressure)
- [5 Attributes of Self Compassion](https://www.susanstibler.com/2019/08/5-attributes-of-self-compassion/) - Self compassion allows you to live a life more connected to yourself and to those you love. And when you have compassion from the inside out, it expands into an ever widening circle. Research has demonstrated that self compassion helps to decrease anxiety, depression and stress and to increase our coping skills and happiness. To
- [Strawberry Chia pudding with Toasted Coconut](https://www.susanstibler.com/2022/06/strawberry-chia-pudding-with-toasted-coconut/) - Just made this with our online group, so fun and delicious! Picked the berries at Butternut Farm in Farmington NH. Cooking utensils needed iron skillet (or any fry pan) saucepan measuring spoon grater large mason jar & cover lemon juicer Chia pudding Ingredients ½ cup chia seeds 2 cups of your favorite coconut milk or
- [Integrity as Self Care](https://www.susanstibler.com/2020/09/integrity-as-self-care/) - Ever have the experience of not being honest & true to yourself? Maybe you put someone else first when it wasn't warranted, or went along with another's idea of right & wrong just to please them. Maybe you're the "nice" gal or guy and always have been. Why should you stop now? How dare you
- [Raindrops on Roses](https://www.susanstibler.com/2020/03/raindrops-on-roses/) - The day was dark and I found my self alone on the path by the river. In fact I saw no one out during my hour and a half walk. The raindrops felt like tears in my heart. Then I stopped to be present with this rose bush and its raindrops. One of my favorite
- [Savor The Moment](https://www.susanstibler.com/2018/11/savor-the-moment/) - Pause What are you grateful for in this moment? What brings you joy? What gift is life giving you? Notice what arises. Feel this, hold it in your awareness, savor it. Let it fill your senses. What do you notice? warmth, tingling, happiness, gratitude ...... Enjoy and savor this. Stay with it for at least
- [World Mental Health Day](https://www.susanstibler.com/2018/10/world-mental-health-day/) - 7 Tips for Mental Health Every Day Take a break Research shows taking even short breaks throughout your day increases motivation, clarity, focus, productivity and creativity. Go Outside in Nature "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."
- [Alive](https://www.susanstibler.com/2018/07/alive/) - What makes you feel Alive? Well, for Shanti (my shetland sheepdog), it's standing in the pouring rain, under the rain gutter, lapping up the water and getting mud soaked. Shanti has a soft tissue leg injury and is on restrictions: no ball, no running, no jumping on the bed, no tug of war, no beach
- [Happy International Women's Day](https://www.susanstibler.com/2018/03/happy-international-womens-day/) - Too short, too fat, too old, too black. That's what they told the great Sharon Jones! It didn't hold her back. Here's Sharon watch this Got any exterior criticism holding you back? Now's the time to let it go and Shine on dear sister!
- [Happy Earth Day](https://www.susanstibler.com/2018/04/happy-earth-day/)
- [Back yard Fall Qi-Gong](https://www.susanstibler.com/2017/11/back-yard-fall-qi-gong/) - 10 Minute Qi-Fusion Practice, a Fall Flow For Releasing Stagnation & Enlivening You!
- [Qi Gong in Vieques](https://www.susanstibler.com/2017/01/qi-qong-in-vieques/) - Join me for two minutes of Qi gong by the water!
- [Downeast qigong break](https://www.susanstibler.com/2017/08/downeast-qigong-break/)
- [Be the light that you are](https://www.susanstibler.com/2017/10/be-the-light-that-you-are/) - The leaves are turning the heat of the summer is passing. The days have been filled with natural disasters, violence and hatred. The world needs our discernment, our compassion, and our right actions. Time to release the old, let go of beliefs, attachments, fear, aversion or whatever holds you in a state of constriction with
- [3 Steps for rejuvenating your body, heart & mind](https://www.susanstibler.com/2017/10/3-steps-for-rejuvenating-your-body-heart-mind/) - 1.Make sacred space Take time for meditation, relaxation or a walk in nature. 2. Create an intention (Sankalpa) How are you are moving in your life? Is it in alignment with your values and your integrity? 3. Find a daily practice that you can begin & commit to this week. give yourself a blessing self acceptance
- [Freedom](https://www.susanstibler.com/2017/07/freedom/) - I wake up and look out my window - joyful summer flowers blooming, the sparkle of water in our pool, birds cheering the day and sun shining over the garden! I am grateful for many blessings, my freedoms, for sweet America, for the forefathers who came together with a vision to resist oppression and wrote
- [The 5 A's for Inner Peace](https://www.susanstibler.com/2017/06/the-5-as-for-innerpeace/) - I've been breaking ground and unearthing while getting my garden ready. It's amazing what comes up from the ground: old rotten roots, hardened clumps, grubs that can destroy new plants, worms and toads full of life. Seems like an analogy for life, when we take time for reflection, inquiry and acknowledgement of the present moments,
- [Lessons from the Iguana Spirit](https://www.susanstibler.com/2017/01/lessons-from-the-iguana-spirit/) - The iguana is a satisfied and restful creature who knows how to bask in the magnificence of life! The iguana has clearly mastered the Art of Simplicity!

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## Events

- [Awakening Joy 2026](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/womens-june-retreat-2026/) - A Women's Retreat June 12-15, 2026 Midcoast Maine Four Days to Breathe, Rest, and Come Alive Again If you are the woman who has been holding it all together and is finally ready to be held herself, ready to slow down and immerse in beauty and a touch of luxury, then this retreat is for
- [Nourishing the Practitioner<br>September 14 - 16, 2026](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/nourishing-the-practitioner-2026/) - Self-Care through Qigong, Meditation, & Nature For Therapists, Counselors, & Healthcare Professionals September 14-16, 2026 Discover the healing art of qigong in this experiential retreat. Learn a 5-element qigong practice to release stress, rejuvenate, and prevent burnout. Experience meditation and compassionate reflection while immersed in nature and community. Cultivate embodied self-care for resilience and joy
- [Goddess Star Island Retreat Sept. 11- 13, 2026](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/stargoddessselfcareretreat/) - Give Yourself a whole lotta love! Take a journey out to Star Island and an exploration inward during the dark of the moon. Release physical, mental and emotional stress as you nourish and rejuvenate in nature and a community of warm-hearted women. Time for new beginnings! Qigong • Gentle Yoga • Moon Salutation Lovingkindness Meditation
- [Tending the Light Within <br> Women's Wellness Coaching](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/life-coaching/) - Make space to care for you and your inner light. Life can feel overwhelming. The ups and downs, the pain, the loss. The weight of the world, the noise of daily stress, the quiet ache of not feeling quite like yourself. If you're longing for a little calm in the midst of today's chaos, you've
- [Qi Fusion <br> Qigong, Yoga & Meditation](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/qi-fusion/) - Contact Susan for your private or small group online Qi-Fusion session What is Qi-Gong? Qi is the life force energy that flows through everything in the universe, including your own body. Gong means cultivation, skill, mastery. It is your mindful and skillful work with the energy around you and within you. Qi-Gong is the practice
- [Star Goddess Self Care Retreat 2026 <br> September 11-13](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/star-goddess-self-care-retreat-2025-september-5-7/) - Join us and enter the wonder of island, sea, stars, and sunsets! Release physical, mental and emotional stress as you nourish and rejuvenate in nature and community. Help yourself to a healthy nervous system, calm mind, strong body, and emotional well-being. We will practice qigong, meditation, gentle yoga and have time for self- reflection. You
- [Inner Peace <br> Women's Retreat June 2024](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/june-innerpeace-retreat/) - Thank you all!
- [Women's Self-Care for Autumn 2024](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/self-care-for-autumn/) - Nourish your Mind Body & Soul Sacred self-care! Practice meditation and yoga nidra for calming your mind and body Practice Silence Learn and practice basics of Ayurveda Cultivate positive qualities of gratitude, pleasure and joy Qigong for Fall health Autumn Nourishment - enjoying the harvest Ritual Meditation Nature as
- [Nourishing the Practitioner](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/practitioner-events/) - Thank you Practitioners Nourishing the Practitioner 2023 You are awesome! Check back soon to see what's next!
- [past professional trainings](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/past-trainings/) - The Compassionate Heart Practices Thank You Clinicians 2019!
- [past events](https://www.susanstibler.com/event/past-events/) - Goddess Weekend Thank You Goddesses 2019

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