Blog Post Title One

Now that December is here, we have a wonderful opportunity to reflect on this year as we prepare for 2025. In this letter, I am sharing a reflective process I’ve used for many years with my coaching clients, and in my own life, to bring insights and clarity as we close one chapter and step into the next. 

More than just an email, this is an invitation to meaningful reflection. It might be helpful to save it for when you have some quiet time. Set aside an hour with your favourite drink and engage with the process at your own pace. Enjoy!

When I was a yoga teacher over a decade ago, I used to offer a New Year's Eve retreat on a floating platform on a lake in a beautiful national park in northern Thailand. Sounds idyllic, right? It was! The picture above is from that place.

Apart from the morning meditation and yoga practices, swimming in the lake, and the great food, the retreat’s main intention was to guide participants through a two-part process:

• Looking back through the year coming to an end

• Looking ahead to the year about to begin

Since then, this process has become an annual ritual of mine every December. 

We begin with the look-back through 2024, which includes six steps: 

1) Acknowledge, 2) Process, 3) Release, 4) Reaffirm, 5) Integrate, and 6) Celebrate.

Continue reading for more context and detailed instructions on each step. If you'd rather go straight to the questions, click the button below to access a Guidebook with only the reflective prompts: