Rev. Di Anna Ritola

05/10/2025

All set up and ready to share the joy of Mismatched Luggage: Unpacking Your Sexual Baggage for Your Spiritual Journey with folks at The Rainbow Bookfair!

05/07/2025

First rhubarb harvest of the year!

Though it’s been very soggy the past 3 days, we have sunshine and a light breeze today. Healing in nature is a vital part of our philosophy here at True North. People in pain get relief when we are able to remember our interconnection with the world of plants, animals, dirt, insects, and microbes.

05/06/2025

True North Healing Sanctuary now offers Relationship Coaching Retreats and Elopement Packages!

I'm so excited to share this news! I've just added two package deals to the True North Healing Sanctuary offerings. Farmhouse Elopement Package = $1000 2 to 10 guests Short & Sweet Ceremony Sparkling Wine or Non-Alcoholic toast 30 - minute photo package Pre-Marital Coaching Retreat - $1500 Prepare E...

02/04/2025

The light is arriving earlier and staying just a bit longer each day. Hope feels a little more tangible.

Gather strength, sister resistors! We have much to do.

And when you need rest and healing, come to the Sanctuary and let yourself be cared for.

12/04/2024

Doing and Being, Being and Doing

We are officially in the midst of one of the seasons that can feel really overwhelming. My mom used to fill late November and early December with writing holiday letters and addressing cards (no form letter on a photocopier for her!), baking cookies, cinnamon rolls, and fruit cake to dispatch to nei...

12/02/2024

So much of the difference we encounter between ourselves and others comes down to the fact that we cannot ever know all about them, nor can anyone else know all about us. Heck, most of myself is a mystery unfolding over time!

11/05/2024

This beautiful piece of art by my friend Indygo Wolf brings joy to my heart every day.

What do you keep in view that brings you to the heart space of joy and gratitude?

10/16/2024

What's Coming Up at True North Healing Sanctuary

The weather has turned colder here in Western Massachusetts. We had our first near-freezing temps a couple nights ago. All I wanted this morning was a comforting warm bowl of oatmeal with raisins and walnuts. If you're like me, you're thinking of cozy sweaters, hot soup... and the lack of daylight.....

10/03/2024

A heart full of hurt

Grieving comes on us throughout the year, but here in October it seems most apparent as we count down the days to Halloween, All Souls Day, and Day of the Dead. We remember our beloved family, friends, animal companions, and those we have admired but not known personally who have passed through the....

09/28/2024

What a glorious morning!

Grateful for this space of peace and inspiration in the midst of all that is happening in the world.

It’s vital that we each find pockets of respite and calm so we can center ourselves, clear out the mental static, and access our heart’s desires that will lead us to our connections, communities, and purpose.

09/27/2024

Next Sunday, Oct. 6, I'll be at Witch Slapped in Pittsfield, MA offering chakra clearing sessions. You can walk in and sign up, or you can DM me and reserve your spot now.

09/03/2024

Sunrise this morning after the energy of the new moon last night gives us hope and a sense of wonder to be part of a world of change and transformation.

I have been dancing with some of my shadows lately. In the discomfort of facing parts of myself that I usually try to ignore, I am reminding myself of my capacity for self-compassion and patience.

My shadows (and yours) are not enemies of our “better” parts. They are the parts we haven’t yet healed fully. And that’s ok.

Today offers another opportunity to sit with our pain and confusion and simply allow love to be present as well.

I invite you to start with a simple practice of breathing and imagining that you are wrapped in a quilt of light and dark fabrics. Each piece has its place and the whole is more complete because of the contrasts.

So it is with each of us.