“Our bodies are living ecosystems, and like the cycles of nature, we also ebb and flow, go backward and forward, contract and expand, and move through necessary phases of growth, death, and restoration. Contrary to what we might want to believe, healing is not a linear process but an ongoing spiral into subterranean spaces of darkness where we confront the unknown. Where we rest, regenerate, and eventually expand outward into bloom. We might resist the dark spaces inside us but the truth is, most of our healing and growth happens underground and under our skin. We need dark, protected spaces to let the most tender parts of ourselves form. Rest and retreat are just as necessary as the warmth and illumination of light.” InspirationalNatureHealing Book:Awakening Artemis: Deepening Intimacy with the Living Earth and Reclaiming Our Wild Nature Source: Awakening Artemis: Deepening Intimacy with the Living Earth and Reclaiming Our Wild Nature