Upstream Field Guide {a soulemama sponsor}

Greetings from Upstream Field Guide! 

Who are you? What’s your purpose? And how do you live in a way that makes sense for you? Where all those little decisions about time, work, money, and relationships actually propel you towards a greater good? Living upstream means paddling against the flow of culture—a well-meaning, good-intentioned culture that, frankly, has gotten it wrong about a few things. But paddle we must, using our well-trained arm muscles and a good compass… because it’s the right thing to do.

From Tsh Oxenreider, author of Notes From a Blue Bike and founder of The Art of Simple, Upstream Field Guide is an eight-session, self-paced e-course that leads you through the process of discovering who you are, what’s your purpose, writing your personal (and family) purpose statements, then putting it all to good use.

You get specific insight to make a game plan for simplifying your life: unique-to-you ingredients that make up your reality—and how to make 1 month, 3 month, 1 year, and 3 year goals. It includes podcasts featuring Tsh’s candid and practical teaching style, with downloadable worksheets you’ll use to create a journaling notebook as you work through the course. There's also extras, like printable (and frameable!) art, Spotify playlists to get your journaling juices flowing, and audio interviews with other people sharing their wisdom about stuff they love: decluttering, personality tests, saying no, and more. It's like therapy, only cheaper.

Tsh's main site is The Art of Simple, she writes an occasional newsletter, and she shares her love of worldwide travel on Instagram.

SouleMama: Welcome to sponsorship on SouleMama! Please tell us about the beginnings of your business, and how you've come to be where you are now?

Tsh: I started writing my blog back in early 2008, as a creative outlet for my life as an expat in Turkey and as a mom to two littles. It found a loyal audience, and ever since, I've loved spending my time encouraging and sharing the joys (and challenges!) of intentionally choosing a simpler approach to life. The Art of Simple has evolved in to a community of like-minded people in search of permission and inspiration to live unconventionally—not because we’re in the mood to be rebellious, or because we’re better than our neighbors—but because it’s the right thing to do.

In early 2015, we (finally!) launched our first e-course, Upstream Field Guide. It's been so gratifying hearing from Upstreamers how the course is changing their lives, and we look forward to meeting the many more people to join us along the way. All are welcome.

This weekend, Upstream Field Guide is generously offering the following gift to ONE lucky SouleMama reader:

One lifetime membership to Upstream Field Guide! (Each membership provides Upstream access to all household members.) 

 

In addition, Upstream Field Guide is offering 10% off all memberships until April 15, 2015. Use code "SOULECANOE" at checkout.  

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I love the concept of paddling against the culture.
Posted by: Amy