Our next big shift: Introducing ForestBody, the new UpwardSlopes (Part 1)


Hey there, today I have an important announcement for you, with exciting details :)

Coming January 2026, we will officially be shifting from UpwardSlopes over into ForestBody!

The creation of ForestBody.com and ForestBody LLC are the next giant steps towards the fruition of the long-time vision of mine: A vision that holds the full integration of the mind/body/earth embodiment work that I have been focused on these past many years.

This is where spirituality meets biology and ecology, weaving together as one seamless, truth-centered, heart-centered, and practice-centered space:

One that leads us right into what matters most:

  • For humanity
  • For this whole, one Planet Earth

It begins right here, with you:

  • Your healing
  • Your growth
  • Your expansion

And it weaves immediately, directly into the whole:

  • Your family
  • Your communities
  • Your ecosystems

Weaving together, as one beautiful whole.

Because, no longer can we, as human beings, tell ourselves self-centered, isolated narratives of healing, growth, and expansion.

You are not separate from this Earth.
And
she needs healing.
Just as we all do.
So that we may, each and all, move forward as a collective into that most desirable state of harmony:

Life, in its fullness, in its truth, expressing in the way it is best here to do.

It's true, we've got a long ways to go. No matter. For with each step, we will move into the spaces that we are best meant to be, to experience what is here - right here! - to be experienced as it is known, healed, transformed.

A practice of healing.
A practice of growth.
A practice of presence.

A process, a path to be walked, each step of it all bringing more of you into connection with the gifts of what it is to be here, embodied.

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I will be back in your inbox tomorrow to share more about how this transition is going to look, and with more to say about ForestBody and The Embodied Path.

For now, I wish to answer some of the obvious questions.

What do you need to do?

Nothing. This email list will automatically shift over to ForestBody beginning January 1st 2026. If you wish to continue on with us, simply hang tight and enjoy the ride. If you wish to depart from our community, I understand. You can unsubscribe at any moment.

What this means for you?

In terms of content, much of what is here will be the same. I have already begun to teach The Embodied Path, so much of what I have already spoken to on embodiment, grounding, presence, discernment, and more will be showing up in the future.

The difference is that, these past months, I have been hard at work putting together a structure and process to better teach this body of work. It is this structure and process that will allow us to hold this body of work (to learn it, to practice it, and to embody it!) that is shifting.

Putting "the unknowable" into a learning structure

Now, if you know me, you know that my mind is constantly at work trying to make sense of this world we live in. I did this first when I created Your Health, Reprogrammed - my best attempt to understand our modern metabolic health and disease crisis through systems biology, biochemistry, nutrition, neuroscience, etc.

Now, I bring to you my best attempt to understand mind/body connection, and to expand this into a mind/body/earth connection - doing so through what I am calling The Embodied Path and New Earth Embodiment.

We've already been doing this for the past many months and years. Now, we get to do more of it, and to do so in a format that can help bring the material through in a more grounded and cohesive manner.

Big love,
Katie

Hi! I'm Katie

I tell stories and teach practices focused on a fully embodied experience of this life. Whether I am out running on the trails, climbing mountains, teaching a yoga class, writing a book, or working with a client 1-on-1, I am here to support a greater connection (mind, body, Earth) as we become ever more capable of healing: our own selves, our communities, and our dear planet

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