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Blooming Spirit

A seasonal field guide for coming home to your body, your rituals, and the people who help you feel held.

Wellness · crystals · communityVol. 01 / 2026
Blooming Spirit Magazine September/October 2026 cover featuring an amethyst geode, plants, and autumn leaves

A little seasonal magic, in print.

The featured issue

09/10

September / October 2026

Our first revamped issue explores the gentle practices that make steadiness possible: a quieter nervous system, intuitive rituals for the days after burnout, and the local spaces that help wellness become a shared language.

Editor's letter

Letter from Ava

September / October 2026

Blue and purple hydrangeas blooming in a leafy neighborhood garden beside tree-lined homes
Ava’s weekly flower therapy throughout the summer.

Blooming Spirit was first published in December 2024 as a space for reflection, wellness, and meaningful connection. After that first issue, I took a pause—not because the work no longer mattered, but because I needed to receive. I was moving through grief, and eventually burnout. My body and spirit were asking for something different: less striving, more listening; less pouring out, more allowing myself to be held by rest, care, creativity, and community. That pause became part of the journey.

Now, I'm happy to welcome Blooming Spirit back. This return feels quieter, deeper, and more honest. I'm grateful to share a more readable form of wellness—one that meets us in real life, in our bodies, homes, relationships, rituals, and seasons of change. Within these pages, you'll find reflections on meditation, intuitive wellness, crystals, community, movement, and the small practices that help us come back to ourselves. My hope is that something here encourages you to slow down, notice what you need, and make space for your own becoming.

You do not have to bloom on command. Sometimes blooming begins with resting, receiving, and remembering who you are beneath the exhaustion. Thank you for being here for this next chapter of Blooming Spirit. May these pages offer a little inspiration, companionship, and room to breathe.

With warmth,

Ava

Editor, Blooming Spirit

The people behind the pages

Made with a little help and a lot of love. Our contributing writers are the roots beneath the bloom.

Blooming Spirit Magazine September/October 2026 cover featuring autumn leaves, flowering plants, and a large amethyst geode
Ava Adames, writer and founder of Violets in Bloom

Ava Adames

Ava Adames started writing in the fourth grade — daily entries in her diary. Today she writes local wellness articles, haikus, and short stories with a sprinkling of magic. She also records mindfulness nighttime meditations for relaxation. Her work has appeared in Glenside Local and The LO/URE anthology, published by Sannii Crespina Flores. She is also a co-author of the forthcoming anthology Who Am I? Unlocking the Power Within. Ava is an NBC-HWC behavioral wellness coach and the founder of Violets in Bloom.

Fall Schedule featuring five Violets in Bloom wellness offerings: a Saturday fall walk, Ivy's Saturday meditation, Mel E.'s Monday yoga, Kirsten's Wednesday yoga, and Ava's Sunday Pilates, with times and QR codes for each class.

Classes & invitations

Fall Wellness Offerings

Gather a little more stillness, movement, and restoration into the season.

Movement & Mindfulness Meditation flyer with six Saturday sessions from September 12 through October 17, 2026, pricing details, and a QR code for registration.
Yoga Foundations with Mel E flyer for Monday beginner-friendly classes at Violets in Bloom, with session dates, pricing, and a QR code.
Wednesday Night Yoga flyer for Kirsten Holistic, featuring a six-week Wednesday evening series, class details, and a QR code placeholder.
Returning to the Womb flyer for a six-week virtual reset and regulation series beginning October 4, with enrollment information and the printed website address.

Meet the Fall Wellness Instructors

Portrait of Mel E.

Mel E.

Certified 200-Hour Yoga Teacher · Reiki · Sound Healing.

Beginner-friendly class Mondays at 6:00 p.m.

Instagram: @melenergyflow

Portrait of Ivy

Ivy

Certified 200-Hour Yoga Teacher · Reiki Master · Meditation · Sound Healing.

Mindfulness & Movement series Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.

Instagram: @risingphoenix555

Portrait of Kirsten

Kirsten

Certified 500-Hour Yoga Teacher · Reiki Master · Meditation.

Hatha Yoga Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.

Instagram: @kirsten_holistic

Portrait of Ava

Ava

Certified Pilates Teacher · 200-Hour Yoga Teacher · MBSR Meditation & Sound Healing.

She teaches Pilates on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Violets in Bloom.

Instagram: @avaspointofview

Seasonal invitations

A few more ways to gather.

Keep following what opens a little more room for wonder, movement, and connection.

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Fall Walk With Ease and Talk graphic showing a diverse group walking together through autumn trees.

A fall community series

Fall Walk with Ease & Talk

Step into the season with a complimentary community walking series for mindfulness, movement, and easy conversation.

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