Hello dear one,

I am thrilled you are applying to be part of something truly special.

This isn’t so much an application as a way for me to start to get to know you and your story. Even this is ritual––a time to pause, to reflect, and to sit with each other.

I encourage you to close your eyes and take a few deep breaths, and to allow yourself to express in whatever words and ways feel good to you.

This is already the beginning of the journey––a step toward something new, of speaking out loud the vision stirring in you.

I am here to witness you and honor your story.

—Shel