WHO IS NATALIE DOWLING?
Good question. The answers continue to unfold on my journey to tune in to natural resonance and live in wild authenticity.
The path has not been without obstacles. But the alternative - life in a disconnected and inanimate world - meant being out of sync, out of sorts and out of place.
That showed up as despair, purposelessness and a bunch of chronic illnesses, for which allopathic medicine could only offer band aids.
For many years I had a longing that I couldn’t quite articulate; just this gnawing sense that I was not ‘being’ as I was meant to be. I did not feel at ease with myself.
Only later in life did I see how unresolved trauma and conditioning of the modern world had subdued my wildness and caged my heart and soul.
NUMINOUS NUDGE
In 2013, the universe lured me home with a numinous nudge, while I was hiking on community lands in the NT.
I said ‘yes’ to the possibility of opening without really knowing the terms of agreement. I’ve since been learning to trust that I don’t need to read the fine print. Just keep following the mystery and my soul’s unfolding, even when it’s crunchy.
That capacity only became possible with the guidance of mentors, deep listening, training, questing, dream whispers, plant medicine and a big soul descent.
Along the way I’ve been gathering the wisdom strands that make sense for me. Earth, Story and Sound.