31 days of Compassion, Writing, and Reflection
with Andrea Hylen and Beth Shekinah Terrence
Navigating Endings and Beginnings, and the Spaces In-Between
31 Days of Compassion, Writing & Reflection
To Register, Go to:
https://heart.bethshekinah.com/31daysaugust2026
Beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but it’s everything in-between that makes it all worth living.”— Bob Marley
Three Program Options:
- Online Program Dates: August 1 ~ August 31st
- Virtual Retreat: Sunday, August 16th
- In-Person Workshop: Sunday, August 23rd
Guided by Andrea Hylen & Beth Shekinah Terrence
During this 31 Days of Compassion, Writing and Reflection, the intention is for you to have an opportunity to:
- Reflect on what has been ending this year and the seeds you have been planting for new beginnings.
- Explore feelings and your vision for the emergence of a new world filled with greater compassion, kindness, and care.
- Build a foundation for well-being and resilience by cultivating compassion through daily journal writing prompts, which invite you to practice and reflect.
- Connect with yourself and community through an online connection space for sharing our experiences, writing and insights.
- Explore how to navigate the endings and beginnings while tapping into the space in between.
- Themes will include rites of passage, initiations, being at a crossroads, standing at the threshold, transitions, planting seeds, safety, and collective, ancestral, and individual change.
We have been and continue to be living in incredibly challenging times. There is much uncertainty in the world and it’s taking its toll on all of us – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Many of us have been or are currently being stretched to our limits or even beyond. We are being asked to give to our families, friends, in our work relationships and in our communities. As we’ve emerged from the effects of a global pandemic and our increasingly chaotic world continues to impact us, many are feeling a sense of depletion, loss of hope and many layers of grief that we cannot even yet understand.
We are navigating between endings and beginnings, and the spaces in-between. This can be a very unsettling place to be as our natural human tendency is to seek order, stability, and a sense of control over life and our experiences.
In many ways, the universe is asking us to let go and step into a new way of being with ourselves, others, and the world around us.
This 31 Day Program Includes:
- 31-Days of reflections and questions for journal writing and inspiration for creative explorations posted daily from August 1st ~ 31st.
- Compassion practices including meditation and mindfulness, gratitude, cultivating connection and more.
- An online community of women and men journeying together to cultivate change in ourselves, our relationships, and our world.
Details:
Online Program:
For 31 days, Beth or Andrea will post a quote, narrative, and questions for reflection every day in the Secret Facebook group. Compassion practices and meditations will also be shared. When you register you will have access to the course portal where will be posting program information and prompts at the end of each week. Comments and interacting in the safe community is encouraged.
Online Program Dates: August 1st – August 31st / Program Cost: $47
Virtual Retreat
The 31 Day Program plus a 4-hour virtual experience on Zoom. The intention of this retreat container is an experiential container offering an opportunity to connect more deeply with the program materials and your own experience. It will include writing, restorative practices such movement and meditation, and sharing in community.
Date: Sunday, August 16th / Time: 10 AM – 2 PM ET on Zoom
Program Cost: $97
In-Person Workshop
The 31 Day Program plus a 4-hour in-person experience. The intention of this in-person workshop is to connect more deeply to the program materials and your own experience while engaging in interactive group activities. Our time will include writing, restorative practices such movement, meditation and constellations, and community sharing circles Limited to 18 participants.
Date: Sunday, August 23rd / Time: 1 – 5 PM in Annapolis, Maryland
Program Cost: $147
*For anyone who is interested in coming to both the Virtual Retreat and In-Person workshop, there is a discounted price available. Each option will have unique exercises and prompts. Contact us if you’d like to explore this option.
To REGISTER for Program:
https://heart.bethshekinah.com/31daysaugust2026
Meet Your Facilitators & Guides
Andrea Hylen believes in the power of our voices to usher in a new world. She is the founder of Heal My Voice and The Incubator, an online coworking space for women. She has worked with hundreds of women and men who have used writing and creativity to reclaim their inner authority and step into greater leadership.
Andrea is the mother of three adult daughters, one deceased son, and lives a house-free lifestyle with a mailbox in Los Angeles. This is her way of embodying the possibilities of a sharing economy. Check out her new book: “Follow the Clues: Living Your Life as a Grand Experiment with Curiosity, Courage, and Creativity.”
For current programs, events and ancestral lineage healing, visit www.andreahylen.com.
Beth Shekinah Terrence is a shamanic and holistic transformation facilitator, recovery coach and spiritual healer. With roots in spiritual wisdom traditions including Mayan Shamanism, Hawaiian Huna, Sufism, Buddhism and Judaism as well as esoteric teachings from around the globe, she brings a universal approach and honors all traditions.
With over 30 years of experience as a holistic healing practitioner and educator, Beth Shekinah holds a vast toolbox of modalities to support body, mind, emotion and spirit. Whether working with clients one on one, leading workshops or supporting organizations in recovery, resilience and well-being, she brings a heart-centered approach viewing “compassion as the medicine” we need for transformation, healing and integration.
Learn more or explore program and session options at https://bethshekinah.com