Dr. Stephanie Shelburne

10/25/2026

This class is perfect for anyone interested in learning more nourishing themselves, family, friends through simple remedies. Whether you're new to the kitchen or just want a refresher that includes community and conversation, this is a great opportunity. It begins Nov 9th, which is perfectly aligned with holiday gift giving! (:

𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧.

Honey and lemon in hot water has soothed sore throats for generations, and fresh ginger steeped in a cup has settled more unsettled stomachs than anyone could count. These remedies moved hand to hand long before anyone wrote them down.

A simple one to keep close as the weather turns. Slice a thumb of fresh ginger into a mug and pour just-boiled water over it. Let it steep under a saucer for ten minutes. The saucer keeps the warming aromatics in the cup instead of the air. Once it has cooled enough to sip, stir in a spoonful of raw honey and a squeeze of lemon.

Some of us grew up beside someone who knew these things, and some of us never did. Either way, the medicine is still in the pantry, waiting to be recognized.

This November, Dr. Stephanie Shelburne & NESBEM Faculty opens Kitchen Remedies, an eight-week short course in the medicine already living in your kitchen. More soon. Link in bio."

10/25/2026

Felt Sense – Energy Body

Ask a willing friend to stand ten feet away while you lower your eyes. Have them approach slowly and silently, then say “stop” at the first moment you sense a change in your embodied space. Compare where they are standing with what you noticed.

10/24/2026

The other day in a salon, I was explaining coherence when someone said, "Oh, you mean it's like magic?"
And I could only say, "Yes, exactly."

For most of human history, magic and medicine walked the same roads, from Greek curse tablets to the herbwife's willow bark that gave us aspirin. At its root, magic is a way of paying attention, and that is exactly what coherence asks of us.

With Samhain so close, steep a cup of rosemary and wrap both hands around the warm mug. Take three slow breaths with the steam, receiving the plant on the inhale and offering a thank you or a wish on the exhale. Then sip, and notice how all of your systems respond.

The full essay is on my blog, link below. What feels a little more magical for you this season?

A conversation in a salon ended with "Oh, you mean it's like magic?" and the answer was yes, exactly. From Greek curse tablets and Kepler's mother to Einstein's spooky action at a distance, this essay follows the long friendship between magic and science, and closes with a little practical magic for...

10/23/2026

The other day in a salon, I was explaining coherence when someone said, “Oh, you mean it’s like magic?”

And I could only say, “Yes, exactly.”

For most of human history, magic and medicine walked the same roads, from Greek curse tablets to the herbwife’s willow bark that gave us aspirin. At its root, magic is a way of paying attention, and that is exactly what coherence asks of us.

With Samhain so close, steep a cup of rosemary and wrap both hands around the warm mug. Take three slow breaths with the steam, receiving the plant on the inhale and offering a thank you or a wish on the exhale. Then sip, and notice how all of your systems respond.

The full essay is on my blog, link in bio. What feels a little more magical for you this season?

10/17/2026

There’s always more.

That feeling that life is good enough… and yet, we know there is more. This is the reason I’m opening Inanna’s Descent & Sacred Return to a group this year. Inanna had a full temple, a kingdom and a good life, and she still chose to go down through the seven gates. Many of us know the quiet niggling that tells us there’s a deeper, wider way to live in our own lives.

Before you scroll on, notice where you feel the word “more” in your body. It might be a reaching in your chest, a settling in your belly, or a tightness at your throat. Stay with it for a breath before you decide what it means.

Starting October 29, I’ll walk the descent with a small circle of women through all seven gates. We’ll rest through the Holy Nights and still meet as a group, and in January we begin the ascent home.

Classroom opens October 29

First live gathering: Sunday, November 1, 2–4 p.m. Eastern
18 weeks · $497 · payment plans available

Join my interest list through the link in my bio and I’ll send you a code for $100 off.
Comment CIRCLE for the full details.

Music: “Lasting Hope” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0

10/14/2026

This is a simple example of some of the things we work with in our ABEM program.

Harmony with what?

When we talk about attunement at NESBEM, we mean bringing every layer of yourself onto the same station. Each of the Five Vital Resonance Systems (Physical, Mental, Emotional, Soul, and Cosmic Bridge) can be tuned in or drifting, and most of us can feel the difference long before we can name it.

Picture sitting down to begin a creative project you care about. Between stations, the breath stays shallow and the jaw tightens, a dozen thoughts compete for attention, a low hum of worry runs underneath, and the reason you started has gone quiet, so the work feels like something you are doing alone. Dialed in, the breath settles low and even, one clear next step comes forward, worry gives way to warm interest, and the project feels connected to something larger than you.

A radio left alone drifts off its station, and so do we over the course of a day. Attunement is the practice of keeping your hand on the dial.

Try this the next time you sit down to work:
1. Let your exhale run a little longer than your inhale for 5 breaths, and let your jaw soften.
2. Write down the single next step and close anything that isn’t part of it.
3. Name, out loud or in the margin, why this work matters to you and who it reaches beyond you.
Then begin, and return to these three whenever you notice static.

This week’s slide comes from Module 3 of our Applied Bioenergetic Medicine program, where students practice attunement across all five systems with live teaching and mentorship. You can learn more at newenglandschoolbem.org or through the link in our bio.

Which layer drifts off the station first for you?
Breathwork MindBody

10/14/2026

We’re aware of the seasonal shift from the perspective of being annoyed, colder and shorter days, having to get up in the dark for work... but are we aware of the rest of the story? The way our body registers it in every system?

Here’s a simple eating practice to open your awareness.

As the light changes, all of your systems are shifting with it. Your brain sets its daily rhythm largely by light, and your liver and gut take many of their cues from when you eat, so your appetite and your energy begin moving with the season, often well before we notice.

For one day this week, slow down and feel into what’s actually happening within your pattern of eating and feeding. Note the time you first feel ready for food, the time your energy dips, and the time you feel satisfied after a meal, and use simple words like clear, dull, steady, or hungry. That evening, read it back without analyzing it or judging it, and just feel into what it shows you.

It’s such a simple way to come into relationship with ourselves again, through this seasonal shift and really through any ordinary day.

What did you notice? I’d love to hear it in the comments.
wheeloftheyear

10/10/2026

Who are you when no one needs anything from you?

I’m opening enrollment for Inanna’s Descent & Sacred Return, and I am so excited to share this with you.

Inanna was the Sumerian Queen of Heaven and Earth, and her life was good. And still, she heard a call from the Great Below that she could no longer deny. And so down she went through the seven gates, relinquishing what she wore as queen, one piece at a time, until she stood bare before herself, the sacred feminine, her sister mirror.

Beginning October 29, I’ll walk this descent with a small circle of women for 18 weeks. We’ll go down through the seven gates together, rest through the Holy Nights of Christmas and the New Year, and in January begin the return, re-mantling only what truly contributes to who we are becoming.

I’m gathering women who are excited to make this journey together and willing to give one another thoughtful attention. There will be room for conversation, quiet reflection, and the choice to keep personal experiences private.

Take a moment with that opening question. When no one needs anything from you, what do you notice in your body, and what do you want to give your attention to?

Our classroom opens October 29. Our first live gathering is Sunday, November 1, from 2–4 p.m. Eastern.

The journey includes:
• Live Sunday gatherings
• Recordings within 24 hours
• A digital companion workbook
• A private Mighty Networks classroom and community

Tuition for the full 18-week guided circle is $497, with payment plans available.
Comment CIRCLE and I’ll send you the details about joining.

10/09/2026

Every unfinished thought you carry quietly draws on all of your systems. Here’s how to close one in under a minute.

Oh, I know this feeling so well. The day looks fine on the surface, and yet underneath there’s a hum of things half-started, half-answered, and half-decided, each one tugging gently at your attention.

I call these incomplete attention cycles, and they are one of the most overlooked drains on your energy. Each one keeps a small part of you on duty, waiting. Researchers have even found that simply making a specific plan for an unfinished task helps the mind stop circling back to it.

And here’s the part I love: closing a circle can be as simple as putting the lid back on. Think of it like food from a lovely meal. You don’t have to eat it all at once, you can cover it, tuck it away, and trust that it will be right there waiting for you next time. When you schedule something or consciously set it aside, you’re giving that thought a safe place to rest, so your attention can come home to you in the meantime.

So here’s the practice. Take one slow breath and ask, “What is one thing still open in me right now?” Then close that circle by completing it, scheduling it, or setting it aside on an exhale, and notice what shifts in all of your systems when you do.
It’s such a small thing, and I find it so beautifully freeing.

Save this for the next time you feel scattered, and tell me in the comments which way you closed your circle today: complete, schedule, or set aside. 🌀

10/04/2026

Who will you be when they don’t need you anymore? The descent of a 4,000-year-old goddess might hold your answer. 🌑

Inanna was an ancient Queen of Heaven and Earth, and her life was good. And still, she heard a call from the Great Below and went down, surrendering something she wore as queen at each of seven gates: her crown, her jewels, her power, and finally her royal robe.

I’ve walked this descent every year around Samhain for about twenty years, and this year I’m opening it to a circle of women in The Descent & The Return, an 18-week live journey with NESBEM’s Mystery Traditions. Beginning October 29th, we go down through the seven gates together, rest through the Holy Nights of Christmas and the New Year, and in January climb seven gates home, choosing consciously what we reclaim.

This is for you if your life is good, nothing is wrong, and you still feel that pull toward something more.

Here’s how to step in:
🌑 Join the waitlist now through October 10th
🌒 At the New Moon on October 10th, everyone on the waitlist receives a special $44 enrollment (full tuition is $497)
🌓 The $44 offering closes October 26th, and the gates open October 29th
Comment DESCENT and I’ll send you the waitlist link or follow the link in my bio.