πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ From Big Swim to Bigger Purpose: The Journey Continues

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πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ From Big Swim to Bigger Purpose: The Journey Continues

In July, I completed my Big Swim - I swam a total of 10.25km throughout the month. A journey that was as much about mindset, breath, and heart as it was about stroke and distance.

Every stroke through the pool reminded me: we are always in motion, even when it feels still. We are always capable of more, even when we feel small.

Swimming, for me, is more than a sport. It’s meditation in motion. A returning home. A soul-deep remembering of trust, surrender, rhythm, and breath.

🌊 That journey taught me:

* The body holds wisdom, and we can always return to strength - one breath, one length at a time.
* The water listens – to our stories, our grief, our power.
* We can meet ourselves with love in every stroke, even in the moments we want to quit.

Now, a new chapter begins:
I will be applying to become a swim teacher.

It just makes sense.

To share my love for the water, to teach others not just how to swim, but how to trust the water. To feel safe. Free. Strong. Joyful. What greater gift than to serve?

πŸ’« As I prepare for this next step, I also return to my own practice:

* Perfecting the tumble turn and dolphin kick (still a work in progress!)
* Increasing endurance and strength, in and out of the pool.
* Honoring mindset, because the water mirrors what we bring into it.

This feels like a full circle moment - from the Big Swim, to story-sharing on The Creative Soul Podcast, to weaving healing and movement into the lives of others. Even the Wise Weeping Willow would smile at the quiet strength in this transition.

To anyone on a threshold of change: trust what feels aligned. Let your heart lead. Your next step doesn’t need to be loud, it just needs to feel true.

Here’s to swimming forward, with purpose, presence, and a whole lot of love.

Thank you for reading β™₯️

Aley


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An update about this blog

I'm Aley Young, the heart behind this blog.

It was a soft, grounded space where healing, personal growth, real food, and gentle truth meet.

A living journal - a place where I shared the moments, lessons, and inner shifts that have shaped my own journey, from nervous system healing and regulation to motherhood, identity, and becoming alongside the slower, earthier parts of life: the garden, the sourdough starter, the kitchen.

But now it is retired ...

Thank you for being here - some of you for years now.

After a lot of reflection, I've decided to step back from this chapter and follow a new calling: natural gardening. It's where my heart is right now, and I want to give it everything.

But nothing here is disappearing.

- The courses are still here - log in anytime with your existing account.

- The blog is still up to read, and the podcast is still here to listen to, whenever you like.

- Nothing is being taken away. I'm just not adding to it anymore.

If you've walked through this content with me, thank you. Truly. It mattered.

And if you're curious where I'm headed next - into the soil, into growing things, into a slower and simpler kind of healing - I'd love for you to come along.

[Visit Natural Companion β†’ https://www.naturalcompanion.co.nz]

With gratitude,

Aley