Hi, I'm Ashley Neese, and I'm delighted you're here.
In a world that pulls our attention in a thousand directions, The Deeper Call is a space where we remember how to breathe again.
This is the space I created after stepping away from Instagram (hello, freedom!). Here, through honest essays, intimate field notes, and simple breathing practices, we're finding our way back to ourselves.
No filters. No performative pressures. Just real conversations about what it means to be human in these overwhelming times.
Our comment sections have become my favorite place to connect—a gathering space where we share our messy truths, small victories, heartaches, and wonderings.
Beyond all the self-help noise, we're simply people remembering how to be present with each other again. Learning to notice the magic in ordinary moments. Coming home to our bodies, one breath at a time.
Everything inside The Deeper Call is designed to fit into your real life - no daily emails, no content overwhelm, just meaningful offerings when you have space for them.
I look forward to connecting with you inside,
Ashley
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Seasonal Breathwork Immersions: Join our twice-yearly month-long guided journeys to explore specific themes through breath (like the How to Breathe immersion)
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About Me
I'm Ashley Neese, author of Permission to Rest and How To Breathe, mother, writer, breathwork teacher, land tender, and novice horse trainer. My family and I share our home with our rescue dogs, five donkeys, eight mini horses, seven cats, and two bee colonies in a valley of wise old oak trees in California.
My work has been featured in retreats and workshops at leading wellness summits including In goop Health and mindbodygreen Revitalize, and in publications such as Elle Japan, Sunset Magazine, WSJ, goop, Vogue, Well+Good, and W Magazine.
A selection of some of my most popular essays—
Thank you so much for being here.
With deep gratitude,
Ashley
