A place to soften.

Connecting more deeply within through contemplative practices

We begin exactly where you are. Together we create space for the body to settle, the heart to soften, and to remember the wisdom that has always lived within.

YOGA MEDITATION AYURVEDA TALK THERAPY RETREATS

Leslie Storms practicing Black Lotus Yoga on the beach, integrating yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, and contemplative practice to cultivate presence and embodiment.
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Offerings

There are many paths inward. These are a few of the ones I share.

Quiet interior created for rest, meditation, and contemplative practice, reflecting Leslie Storms' approach to creating spaces for healing, reflection, and renewal.
Leslie Storms practicing a handstand in nature, reflecting decades of devoted yoga practice, embodiment, contemplation, and connection with the natural world.

One-on-One Sessions

Yoga

A candle resting on soft linen, symbolizing stillness, meditation, contemplative practice, and creating space to slow down and reconnect.

Stillness

A hand-crafted flower mandala created by yoga teacher Leslie Storms as a meditation and prayer practice, honoring beauty, presence, and devotion.

Energy Healing

The Santa Barbara coastline, reflecting yoga, contemplation, retreat, and the healing relationship between nature and the human spirit.

Retreat

Yoga teacher Leslie Storms practicing an advanced backbend in nature, reflecting strength, devotion, embodiment, and a lifelong yoga practice.

A Lifetime of Study, A Lifetime of Practice

For more than two decades I've studied across healthcare, psychology, yoga, meditation, and holistic healing. Each path has deepened my understanding of what it means to meet life with steadiness, openness, and compassion.

  • Registered Nurse

  • Marriage & Family Therapist

  • Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT)

  • Meditation Teacher

  • Reiki Practitioner

  • Ayurveda Nutrition Counselor

  • Certified Aromatherapist

  • Marma Point Therapist

While each of these traditions offers its own wisdom, I don't see them as separate paths. Together they continue to shape the way I listen, teach, and care for myself and others.

Meditation and prayer as a contemplative practice, creating space to listen, soften, and reconnect with the wisdom within.

Our Time Together

Whatever you’re carrying, we begin where you are.

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REFLECTIONS

Heartfelt writings on the inner life, contemplative practices, and the quiet work of living with greater awareness.

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Navigating Life Transitions without Losing Yourself
Navigating Life Transitions without Losing Yourself

Life inevitably invites us across thresholds through grief, illness, heartbreak, unexpected change, and new beginnings. This reflection explores how to move through life's transitions with greater peace, self-trust, and compassion, without abandoning yourself along the way.

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Yoga and the Courage to Stay Open
Yoga and the Courage to Stay Open

Our bodies remember the stories that shaped us. This reflection explores how yoga gently teaches us to remain open amidst fear, old patterns, and life's inevitable challenges, inviting us into a deeper relationship with ourselves, with life, and with God.

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A Holistic Nurse’s Guide to Creating a Healing Space at Home
A Holistic Nurse’s Guide to Creating a Healing Space at Home

Creating a healing space at home is not about perfection. It is about intention. In this reflection, a holistic nurse shares simple, intuitive ways to support rest, regulation, and quiet healing through the spaces we create and the presence we bring into them.

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PRESENCE

LISTENING

BELONGING

Invitations

to Return to Yourself

01.

BREATH

Before saying yes, fixing, or stepping in...

Take one slow breath and quietly ask: "What do I need in this moment?"

02.

FEEL

Place a hand on your heart, close your eyes.

Awareness begins here. When we rest attention upon the body, we begin to remember ourselves.

TRUST

Invite yourself to let go of any needs to get it right.

What’s meant to settle, will. We are already whole.

03.

Openness

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Steadiness

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Compassion

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Trust

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Connection

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Openness • Steadiness • Compassion • Trust • Connection •

Before You Go