Astara Raven

What Seven Years at Ronald McDonald House Taught Us

Seven years ago, a single experience planted a seed. What followed became a seven-year exploration of how resonance, rest, and nervous system support can strengthen the entire circle of care surrounding a healing journey. We learned that healing often begins when people are given permission to pause, breathe, and remember they do not have to carry everything alone.

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Keep Rolling

Ekphrastic poetry vividly describes a work of visual art. It brings the art to life and explores meaning in a sweet dialogue between the visual and the literary. Keep Rolling is an ekphrastic poem written by Astara, inspired by Julie Jenowe’s Cascading Moon Lotus Tumbleweed sculpture.

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Open Book

Wildness is surrendering to the innate power that flows through you and all things. Your sovereignty starts with you stepping intentionally into your own “library,” pulling a book or two or three off the shelves, and reading.

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