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♨️ usually somewhere in Colorado or the Southwest soaking in hot springs, car camping on public lands & moving slow outside

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Putting yourself out there and hoping people see the magic you create is SCARY. Taking a leap and going for it is SCARY. Building partnership and friendships through building a business, however, is PRICELESS.

I’ve had so much fun connecting with women and building up this silly vision of I have. I created @healingwaterswildheart to help myself heal and it’s such an honor to be able to guide others through their journeys. I never tell a customer they HAVE to have it. Unless it’s a @lumaturkishtowels then yes, they have to have a robe or towel if they don’t already. But when it’s comes to my bracelets and crystals, I want their energy to guide you. Your purchase is because you were called to it, I’m simply the conduit to bring positive energy 😊

I’m so excited to attend more markets this upcoming holiday season so stay tuned! ✨

#smallbusinessowner #womeninspiringwomen #gemstonebeads #jewlerymaking #handmadeincolorado

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We feel so grateful for all of the help and excellent company we had on the farm this summer ✨ THANK YOU to each and every volunteer who came out this year.

We are inviting you out for one last volunteer day, and we'd also love to celebrate the turn of the seasons. We will need help with weeding, pruning, and seed collecting... But we will also make time for some tea, good conversation and simply enjoying the perfect fall weather 🍂

Event details are in the final slide. We would love to see you here on the farm, Sunday, October 25th. Come by any time between 10am and 4pm, for any amount of time that works for you. See you there!!

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Well the inaugural Nature & Nervous System 1/2 Day Retreat at O-Bar-O went off without a hitch. ☀️🪻💟

» In part due to the phenomenal weather we had - squeezed between 2 weeks of heavy rain. 🌧️
» Partially because of the incredible environment and amenities provided by Natalie and Herb🧀 plus the access to nature and its ability to aid us in healing, when called upon. 🌲
» Moderately due to the curriculum, the ease through which folks leaned in, expressed, listened and participated with an open heart. ❤️

MOSTLY, it was about the people who showed up. It’s always about the people. Thank you to each and every person who carved out valuable time to care for themself, soften into the moment, move slowly and unrushed and trust me with their day. ✨

You filled the container- and i couldn’t be more grateful.

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Tomorrow is the deadline to speak up for the Roadless Rule. If you’re in Colorado or Idaho, where state-specific roadless protections exist, your voice still matters. Share your experiences, what these landscapes mean to you, and why protecting roadless areas across our National Forests matters.

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Mocktails & Manifestations was a huge success✨️

When women gather, there's magic made on so many levels, and that's what happened last night

Friendships were formed
Expansive conversations had
Depth shared
Dreams supported
Standards challenged in healthy ways
Group growth
Women given a chance to shine and support each other in their unique ways

What more can you ask for?

Thank you, @thewitcharoundthecorner for leading us through a powerful full moon ritual

Thank you @chacon.familia for hosting us

And thank you to every beautiful women who helped make our first M & M so special! Def more to come!

If you're bummed you missed it, don't let FOMO keep getting you down.

Join us inside of BBB and come be a part of the magic🪄

Come flirt w me in the dm's to chat ab joining us😘

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This drought is a real motherfucker. So let’s do something about it. 🌊

Come join us at Sloan’s Lake for a community gathering to care for ourselves and Mother Earth. We’ll use breath, movement, and sound to go inward, ground into our bodies, and connect with the natural world around us.

50% of donations will benefit @cowatertrust , supporting their work to restore water to Colorado’s rivers.

And Brittany Leffel, conservationist and Colorado native, will be selling handmade COLORADO RIVER BRACELETS at a special price for this event, with 50% of proceeds also supporting CWT. @healingwaterswildheart

Come breathe, move, connect, and give back to the rivers that sustain us. 💙

Date: Sept 2, 2026
Time: 6-8p
Location: Sloan's Lake
Tickets: $35 (early bird tickets still available for $25 for 1 more week)

Link in bio!

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@healingwaterswildheart is like a love letter to myself where I can heal. It weaves and alchemizes like a river itself. I’ve healed thorough soaking in hot springs to calm a worried mind, and I’ve headed through beadwork to calm a hyperactive mind.

Everytime a person, whether it’s a friend or a follower, buys a bracelet, it’s like a drop of rain on a cracked desert floor. It slowly brings flowers, joy, and life back into my life.

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So thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here in this journey. I hope you’ll stick around, because there’s plenty of space for all of us.

My whole journey has been about being able to have control over my life. It’s not easy, and would be impossible without the support network I’ve grown along the way. My business will operate with that same spirit.

Made to wander.
A landscape to carry with you.
DM to order 🙏

#adhdwomen #healingjourney #fyp #beadedbracelets womensupportwomen

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Stop chasing the next adventure, there is so much worth noticing right where we are. Pause and really feel the awww, the feeling nature is giving you in real time.

The yellow, mineral-rich runoff winding through a mountain creek. The deep greens of an alpine forest. The burgundy, ochre and cream layered across the desert.

Those are the landscapes that inspire me.

Healing Waters, Wild Heart is my way of slowing down long enough to notice a landscape, then turning what I see and feel into something you can carry with you.

A bracelet won’t replace standing beneath the mountains or following a dirt road into the desert. But maybe it can bring you back to that feeling when the landscape feels far away.

You don’t always have to travel farther to find inspiration. Sometimes you just have to pay attention to what’s already here.

Which landscape has been asking you to notice it lately?

Made to wander.
A landscape you can carry.

#LandscapeInspiredJewelry #MadeToWander #smallbusiness #SouthwestColorado #HandmadeGemstoneJewelry

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Same wild heart. A new way to carry the landscapes you love ✨

Hi, I’m Brittany—and if you’ve been here for a while, you know this space has always been inspired by hot springs, saunas and wild places. I started this page after a painful separation in search of healing & finding joy. Along the way, I discovered new rituals and ways of finding peaceful pause.

This evolution feels necessary as I look towards the future. And let’s be honest, my ADHD is always on the hunt for its next hyperfixation.

Healing Waters, Wild Heart is growing into something new.

From my tiny house in Durango, Colorado I’m turning the landscapes I love into handmade gemstone jewelry, polished stones and beautifully imperfect pieces of the earth.

I’m learning as I go—working with my hands, following my curiosity and finding the story held inside each stone. Every piece is inspired by a real place and created to feel like a small part of the landscape you can carry with you.

The first journeys are:

Cedar Mesa — Mookaite
Mineral Creek — Ocean Jasper
Weminuche — Jade

And this is only the beginning.

You’re invited to follow along for new pieces, favorite landscapes, behind-the-scenes moments and all the wandering that inspires the work. This is the next step in the healing journey.

If a piece feels like yours, send me a message to purchase or ask about sizing. I’m also open to group orders (hiking groups, yoga retreats, and somatic breathwork classes I’m looking at you 👀)

And tell me below—which journey would you choose?

Pick your journey.
A landscape you can carry.
Made to wander.

Xoxo Brittany

#BeadedBracelets #HandmadeGemstoneJewelry #SouthwestJewelry #MadeToWander #WomenSmallBusiness

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What day works best fornyou to attend the Mid-Year Magic workshop?

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Would you stay here if you had access to your own private hot springs? ✨

📍 @desert.reef Florence, Colorado

Colorado hot springs | wellness vacation | experiential hotel | stay in a tiny house | stay in an airstream | adult only hot springs in Colorado

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This season brought it all: packed film festival crowds and quiet backcountry moments, first tracks and first snowshoes, uncertainty on the landscape and urgency in the policy arena. From classrooms in the snow to conversations in Congress, from grassroots action to national storytelling, it was a winter defined by variable conditions and a community that kept showing up. Read our season recap (link in bio) to hear from WWA staff on how this alliance turned challenges into momentum and why the work ahead matters now more than ever.

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