Wake Up! Your true Nature Connection is standing by.
Is false certainty keeping you from healing, wellness, and awakening?
“A newfound sense of purpose and mindfulness—exactly what I needed in a chaotic year.”
Elliott
June 2024
Hello. I’m Matthew Kessi, a Nature travel enthusiast, writer, photographer, recovering android, and reclaiming my inner weirdo. I am a healer.
My spiritual journey has been one of amazing transformation from an android who rushed and succumbed to anxiety and misalignment to a calming acceptance of all the things that make me fascinating, mystic, and, yes, an endearing weirdo. I understand what it’s like to try to move from a hectic daily life to connecting with my own wild Nature—it often feels like a fish swimming upstream.
And, yet, the salmon follow their ancestral instinct to do this every season.
You may peruse my website, or check out my social media feeds and see me as a shamanic type, offering healing and wellness in my plaid flannels and all-weather gear. Since I live in the Pacific Northwest, it makes sense to keep warm and dry. That is my external look these days, yes.
But I know that no matter the garb, the road to self-clarity is paved with uncomfortable conversations, days in the quicksand of mind contortions, the terror of healing profound trauma and loss, and the triumph of perseverance.
I’ve resisted my gifts and talents for much of my life! As a child, my mystic sensitivities arrived very early for me, in the woods of Oregon. But sexual violence and emotional trauma–by the time I was six–shocked me into choosing to distance myself from the pains of the external world.
My healing, wellness, and awakening journey–unravelling all the protective webs–taught me that the first step toward the transformational benefits of self-clarity is waking up to your own wild Nature.
“I learned to see nature as an ally and let go of perfection.”
Claire
September 2023Why is waking up to your true Nature Connection so important?
If you are asleep to your own wild Nature, it’s easy to fall prey to external influences that convince you to abandon creativity, vulnerability, and intuition. After all, the incentives in today’s world to get you to slumber are very seductive and profitable. And the fatigue of daily life makes accepting this spell seem very desirable.
I fell asleep during a 25-year corporate career, where I spent much of my time as a chameleon, mitigating risk at all costs. I abandoned myself in a slow death of a thousand paper cuts. Even while excelling in many areas of my professional and personal life, this slumber felt like a smoldering from within, begetting anxiety and the impostor phenomenon. When my position was eliminated, like jumping into an ice bath, the parts of my inner self returned to activation.
But waking up needn’t require drastic measures in the external world. It’s about dusting off and empowering awareness that you already have flourishing in your own wild Nature.
Are you overwhelmed by work stress and seeking renewed purpose? Wake up to what’s at the core of your fatigue so you can make lasting changes that reposition the professional “why?”
Longing for a deeper connection with nature and your true self? Wake up to your creativity, vulnerability, and intuition on the way to surprise and delight in the future.
Yearning for relief from feelings of fear, anxiety, futility, and anger? Wake up to the knowledge within you that already understands how to heal and find wellness.
Can you relate to some of these challenges? Do any of these people sound like you? Click on an archetype to learn how Spiritual Coaching can help you reach your aspirations.
The Uber Busy
Does this sound like you?
- Seeking relief from chronic stress or burnout.
- Desiring more meaning in professional and personal life.
- Wanting to move from a reactive reality to a proactive and peaceful one.
Ever feel this way?
- The mind is a constant hamster wheel that turns and churns.
- Wellness activities are great, but still don’t make lasting changes.
- Nagging feeling that I have nothing meaningful to show for my packed schedule.
Why waking up to your own Nature will help you.
- Learn the root causes of your feelings of burnout to make different decisions.
- Practice being more present to yourself, loved ones, and life circumstances.
- Feel empowered to take more purpose-driven actions and activities.
The Truth Seeker
Does this sound like you?
- Daily life seems “okay,” but I can’t make this dull feeling disappear.
- I have an uncomfortable decision or conversation hanging over me.
- My life feels like a farce.
Ever feel this way?
- I wear a brave face personally and professionally, but it’s not me.
- I’m held hostage to pleasing others and worried about what they think of me.
- I’m trapped in circumstances that aren’t authentic to me.
Why waking up to your own wild Nature will help.
- The truth will set you free.
- You’ll develop the self-clarity needed to keep balanced in difficult conversations.
- Grounding in Nature helps reinforce truth-telling, beginning with yourself.
The Healing Seeker
Does this sound like you?
- Desire to shed limiting beliefs and patterns (e.g., fear, anger, perfectionism).
- Looking for a safe, compassionate space to process emotional struggles.
- Wanting an immediate sense of hope, relief, and trust in a higher power or natural force.
Ever feel this way?
- Burnout from chronic stress, emotional trauma, or a significant life shift.
- Unsure where to turn for authentic, heart-centered support.
- Needing clarity on their “divine assignment” or next step in life’s purpose.
Why waking up to your own Nature will help.
- Gentle coaching that meets you where you are emotionally.
- Experiences that promote a grounded feeling in nature, offering near-instant peace.
- The open-hearted presence and intuitive guidance that help restore hope and clarity.
The Smoldering Soldier
Does this sound like you?
- I’m living with life circumstances that take more energy than they give.
- Nagging feeling that life is passing me by. But I don’t know what to do.
- Parts of my life are just done for habit, but don’t bring me as much joy as they used to.
Ever feel this way?
- Lacking motivation, listless, and not particularly optimistic about the future.
- Feeling that surface-level experiences don’t satisfy deeper needs.
- Unsure how to navigate deeper spiritual exploration without guidance or structure.
Why waking up to your own Nature will help.
- Shine a light on ways to form belonging, resilience, and purpose.
- Infuse energy into life through practice, acting in self-clarity.
- An invitation to look at the world (and yourself) through a lens of curiosity and awe.
The Growth-Focused Individual
Does this sound like you?
- Building upon an existing foundation of yoga, meditation, journaling, or therapy.
- Looking to deepen understanding of universal energy, intuition, and nature.
- Wanting gentle yet impactful accountability that keeps you on the path of growth.
Ever feel this way?
- Feeling plateaued or “stuck” after achieving initial self-improvement goals.
- Unsure of how to keep the momentum going in a fast-paced, distracting world.
- Craving immersive, transformative experiences that lead to tangible life changes.
Why waking up to your own Nature will help.
- You’ll activate an internal powerhouse of potential that never diminishes.
- Further opportunities to rebalance the mind with heart and spirit in lasting ways.
- Recalibrate everyday habits on a path of curiosity and awakening.
“I walked out of the woods with fresh hope, relieved of pain.”
Carrie
January 2025The Approach: What does waking up to my true Nature Connection look like?
Imagine your inner self is made up of three key pillars: Mind, Heart, Gut. Shortly after you register for the first time, we’ll have an intake call to customize the best program to meet your needs–including logistics like planning meeting dates. The initial six 90-minute sessions are virtual on Zoom and based on the fundamentals around “Six Questions to Ask Yourself for a Deeper Nature Connection.” This approach offers a simple and proven structure that can be adapted to best meet your needs.
Here’s what our 60-minute Spiritual Coaching sessions entail:
- First, we begin with a simple Nature Connection practice where I help you prepare for our session. Imagine a virtual slow walk in the forest, as if to fully exhale all the details of daily life so you can be more present to your inner self.
- Then, we’ll work with the general themes for each session, like “How can you say yes to your own wild Nature?” for Session #1. (This is always customized to your needs)
- You’ll have plenty of opportunities to engage curiosity and get feedback. Perhaps you’ll feel inspired to unlock pieces of inner wisdom.
- You’ll depart with seeds planted that you can cultivate until we meet again.
What does waking up to my true Nature Connection look like?
Imagine that your inner self stands on three pillars that require equal strength: the Head, the Heart, and the Gut. Our culture throws all kinds of stimulation at us, wreaking havoc on our own sense of balance, say between fear (which lives in the mind) and courage (which lives in the heart). Emotions can get the best of us, leading to comments made in the heat of the moment that you instantly know (from the gut) were damaging and wrong.
Just like Nature is balanced or rebalances after a shock, it’s in our wild Nature to have balance. But if you’re not always awake to the distribution of influences, misalignment develops, which leads to tension, anxiety, and strife. It might mean you’re unable to manage emotions in the moment or be present to yourself, loved ones, or life circumstances.
Waking up to your own wild Nature allows you to practice and readjust imbalances in the moment for better results in daily life. For example, an aggravating current event article that trips your mind can be balanced with a sense of courage from your heart and the notion of resilience from your gut to keep you from spiraling.
Now, imagine waking up to your own wild Nature enough to hold all the attributes listed below on speed dial to instinctively flow through you in any given circumstance. What would it mean to apply courage to balance another sensation, or allow curiosity to balance judgment of actions taking by a friend?
Finally, waking up to your own wild Nature doesn’t mean you don’t already use your Head, Heart, and Gut. Of course, you depend on all three every day. But waking up to your own wild Nature means you develop more fluency using all the resources within your inner self–leading you to more healing, wellness, and awakening.
Head.
Intellect
Heart.
Emotional Intelligence
Gut.
Discernment
Wake up and return to yourself with simple & proven Nature Connection techniques.
Our DNA holds 30,000 years of deep Nature Connection. You already know how to find healing, wellness, and awakening within your human cells! This magic is embedded in the joy of a flower blooming, the mystique of a technicolor sunset, or the awe of a whale breaching.
With practice, you can awaken–and benefit from–an ancestral sense of belonging, resilience, and purpose. But if daily life drains your batteries, you may need to practice returning to your own wild Nature. These three fundamentals are listed in a more in-depth article, Six questions to deepen your Nature Connection, which you may find helpful.
Opt into your own Nature.
Slow down. Keep present.
Open the door to curiosity.
Key Benefits: Forever impacted by self awareness of your own nature.
Imagine finding peace amidst chaos, approaching challenges with a clear mind, and leading with purpose and authenticity. Spiritual Coaching unlocks these potentials and empowers you with:
- Step-by-step guidance to integrate mindfulness into daily routines.
- New paths and questions to drive personal growth.
- Personalized shadow work tools for deeper self-discovery.
- Practical action plans that blend nature’s wisdom with real-world living.
Do you know what’s next?
My website holds a wealth of information about grounding in the Natural World, including where and how to go Forest Bathing. Check out these helpful articles:
- Forest Bathing for Beginners.
- Where to go forest bathing.
- Forest Bathing in Seattle.
- Six questions to deepen your Nature Connection.
When you’re ready to deepen your Nature Connection.
When you’re ready, I invite you to join me for Parts 2 & 3 of seeing yourself more clearly on the road to transformation. Healing, wellness, and awakening are closer than you think.
Part 2: Crossing the Bridge to Nature’s Wisdom.
In-person and Zoom mystic experiences.
Nature Meditation, Forest Bathing, Wellness Retreats.
Healing, wellness, and awakening might surprise you!
Part 3: Integrating Nature’s Wisdom with Spiritual Coaching.
Tap into your potential with mystic healing and coaching.
A highly customized spiritual coaching program.
Transformation is closer than you think!
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Join my Substack to receive new Nature Connection material each week. This includes photo journeys designed to help you spend a few minutes grounding yourself with beautiful, original Nature photos. You’ll also receive weekly Mystic Nature Connection Tales. These are stories about fictional characters applying shamanic techniques to daily life scenarios.
