The Light of Day

As I write this, we are poised in the brilliance of the Summer Solstice.  The energy is wild, palpable, available and real.  Our task these days is how we are focusing in this abundance of possibility and uncertainty.  I am looking out my window at the foliage of a large grouping of trees, mostly maples.  It is late afternoon and the sunlight  is topping the leaves with a dance of light.  The color is many shades of vivid green. The wind is intermittently blowing, bringing the rustle of leaves into motion.  The trees, leaves, light, sound feel indescribably alive, their beingness flowing in a steady stream.  I am a witness to them and as I stay in my place, next to them, observing, I learn, I take in, I understand, I am humbled, I am settled, I am calmed by their graciousness. These days, my mind goes to “Where is Graciousness?”

I remember how important it is to remain in beauty, how important it is to realize the power of your thoughts and points of attention.  Everything is riding on maintaining the beauty of your own being, your own essential truth and letting it flow and connect.  That forms the web, the template that allows life force to thrive.

There are so many ways to express this.  I have had a phenomenal season of teaching and leading Authentic Movement groups, Constellation groups and private sessions.  I am in awe of the courage and authenticity that people are exhibiting.  I cannot be anything but hopeful as I witness this.  I have had the opportunity to tend my beautiful dog, who had an extreme surgery in April.  Her surgery caused me to slow down, to sit with her, to be present with what it is to have your structure, your bone, literally sawed in half and repaired and to be patient and present with the severity and the miraculousness of the healing process.  How do we tend— each other and ourselves when the very core of us is restructuring.  This is what we are in the midst of.  May graciousness abound.

I have a few offerings coming up.

—I am offering a 2 hour Authentic Movement Event at the White Dove Herbal Sanctuary on Wednesday July 29 from 5:00-7:30 entitled  In the Sacred Garden Beyond Time.  Contact me if interested or look on White Dove Herbal Sanctuary website for details. www.whitedoveherbalsanctuary.com

—I am offering a Family Constellation workshop on Sunday August 23 from 1:00-5:00 in Montpelier. Here is the link for more information and to register https://www.jansandman.com/event-details/family-constellation-workshop-3

Please register by August 1 and indicate whether you would like to present a constellation (2 spots) or be a representative.

—If there is sufficient interest, I will be offering a second Authentic Movement group on Wednesday evenings in the fall.  Let me know if you are interested in this.

May Graciousness abound.

Love,

Jan

Navigating Change

Late April in Vermont brings us trout lilies and daffodils, lively birds, a still bare landscape, cold rushing waters, a blush of green. We can still see the structure of the earth that will soon be dressed fully in vegetation. We are navigating this change, a familiar one, often a very welcome one. We meet it with the newness in ourselves that has gestated through the long winter and birthed as the season turns. Just now, as the green blush colors our world, we begin to sense the flow of the new energy. Can you feel and sense your structure, your inner support, your compass?

Where is it landing in you? Where are your thoughts taking you these days? What landscape is your heart traveling? How are you extending your energy? There is a newness afoot, a never before now afoot and it feels to me that the quality of our presence, attention and choices are more important than ever. Keeping a wide vision to allow the influx of light along with staying with the inner flame to keep the direction you want to be headed in steady.

In the accelerated and massive change we are experiencing, some things remain as markers. The earth around us continues to blossom. Love is a felt presence, nourishment and life force, unrivaled potent available river. What else? What else is a steady beacon for you? Let's go this way, not out of naïveté, but out of choice for what leads with love.

I am offering a Family Constellation workshop on May 30 from 1:00-5:00 in Montpelier. You can find more information on my website. It is a powerful experience of connection, change and love. Here is a link to this workshop.

Family Constellation Registration Link

I am also offering an Authentic Movement workshop for beginners, those who are interested in this form and have not yet experienced it or would like more grounding in the basics. The workshop will happen in Montpelier on Saturday, May 23rd at 1:00-5:00 Here is a link to register.

Authentic Movement Registration Link

For more information go to my website.

So good to connect with you all,

love,

Jan

Absorbing Light

January 23, 2026

In these January days, as the sun’s angle brings us a clear uncomplicated light, illuminating a primarily white landscape, I recognize the importance of maintaining that capacity for light. The sun is so welcomed, so promising, so hopeful. To simply sit, stand, lie, move in it, brings about a completion, a fullness. And with this absorption, comes the capacity to go forward .

Our world right now is in such a time of unparalleled energy and change. The inner state must always remain anchored in Love. Above all else, that is the pathway.

Many of you know, but some may not, that my beloved husband died in April on my birthday. I have been navigating the landscape that this has brought about: the expected and surprising changes that have arisen in the aftermath.

I journeyed to Mexico in October/November with dear friends.The place, the company, the culture, the holiness, the love, the painting workshop I was engaged in, the Day of the Dead ceremonies allowed something to settle and complete and something to arise. I am beyond grateful.

I am resuming offering Family Constellation workshops now. Just about exactly one year later from the last constellation workshop just before the final chapter of my husband took hold.

I am offering a Family Constellation workshop on Saturday March 14 from 1-5 in Montpelier. Details can be found on my website under the Events section. You can RSVP through that or directly to me.

Click Here for Workshop Details

As always, feel free to ask any questions and to pass along the information to anyone who you feel would benefit. The work is a clear vehicle for opening the way for entanglements to shift and love to flow.

jansandman@comcast.net (802) 522-5032

May our paths cross soon.

Love,

Jan