About Sara
quintessence: the poetry of true nature
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Each of these poems represents an element of the inside-in understanding that I have immersed myself in over the last few years, and a lifetime of learning. None of them are a complete picture, and they all represent my own ever-shifting seeing. They can be read in any order, with no prior understanding.
I’ve been touched, pulling this collection together, as I hear the message of each poem as though for the first time. And it is a simple message. A message of exploration for its own sake. A message of the recognition of our true nature as love, freedom, peace, joy, beauty, and abundance. A message that starts to inform our everyday lives. We live more in alignment with the love that we are. Bit by bit, ego is cleaned up. We feel less separate. Sure, habitual thoughts will still arise. We might still feel anxious, angry, or hurt. But the more we know these feelings are not our identity, the shallower their roots.
This exploration points away from therapy, techniques, models, and beliefs and toward the core of experience. It points to what is, beyond judgements, perceptions, sensations, and feelings. It points to the only thing we can ever know for sure, that we are aware. And in awareness, we find the love, freedom, peace, joy, beauty, and abundance we have always been. Right here, right now. A wonderful exploration.
These writings come from the heart, not the head. Let love speak to love.
With Love,
Sara
Publisher Notes:
In quintessence: the poetry of true nature, author and teacher Sara Priestley continues her longtime exploration of both knowledge and experience, moving through reflections, emotions, and inner dialogue to reach a fuller recognition of the abundance of being.
She frames this journey using the five fundamental elements of the universe as themes, grouping poems using the principles of earth, water, air, fire, or essence. Not only does this framework help with the discovery of meaning but also the attribution of it, colouring each poem with a new light.
Though Sara’s approach to poetry is often described as an inside-out way of knowing, she prefers to call it inside-in, to bring recognition to the directness of the paths of understanding. You’ll find profound truths penned with clarity, lightness, and simplicity as you share in her journey, poem by poem. And after you experience all the joy, freedom, grief, and peace quintessence offers, you may discover a new understanding of your own true nature.
Sara is an inside-in, or non-dual, teacher. She works with individuals and groups to point them to a clearer understanding of our true nature.
She speaks from a non-dual perspective at online conferences including Realising Potential 2018, OneWoman.Global 2019, and Women Doing Business 2019 as well as hosting webinars, day-long meetings and retreats. She also supports the YES Partnership, guiding young people as they start to contemplate the world of work.
Sara has previously worked in boutique and international consultancy, as well as the investment sector. More recently she ran a successful massage and Pilates business. She has degrees in Theology and Information Technology, and post-graduate qualifications in Psychology and teaching for further education.
Sara lives just outside London, UK.