Welcome to The Local Mystic ✨
I’m so glad you’re here! 🤍 It’s always been my dream to connect with people through deep conversations and good writing. And now you’re here!
I’m Sierra, a witchy woman, author, and yoga teacher. I’m here to help you reconnect with yourself and live more intentionally.
As a subscriber, you can expect:
Monthly Full Moon Guides - Explore the magic of each unique full moon with folklore, rituals, and philosophy talks.
Yoga Classes - On-demand, no ads, just you, me, and your mat. 🤍
Guided Meditations - Connect with your higher self through quiet connection. I’ll guide you the whole way.
Essays & Guides from My Life as a Modern Mystic - Personal reflections on building a life that feels intentional and joyful, where you can manifest anything you want.
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Meet the writer:
Hello hello hello! I’m Sierra, the soul behind The Local Mystic ✨
I found spirituality, like a lot of people, from the bottom of a broken heart with nowhere to go.
I’d dabbled in yoga poses when I was younger, thanks to my mom’s old Yoga Journal VHS tapes. My best friend and I would laugh and flop over the floor in attempted shoulder stands. I carried a bit of the practice with me to college, but then – like a lot of people – I got busy. I had schoolwork; I had a job; I had a boy, and I let my sense of self slip through the cracks. It wasn’t until I was standing at the wrong end of a painful breakup with no sense of direction that I realized I’d lost myself somewhere along the way.
After that, I threw myself headfirst into my yoga practice and the study of spirituality and meditation. I cried openly on my mat, created space in my body and my heart, and found my way back to myself. I realized how transformative yoga and self-study could be and how much I wanted to share that with others.
Not long after, I made the decision to leave everything in my Midwestern town and relocate to New Orleans. I knew I wanted to study yoga and experience a bigger life, and that’s all I needed. I came down to the swamps with a wonderful support group, survived a flood, robberies, terrible service jobs on Bourbon Street, and began my studies as a yoga teacher.
New Orleans also provided a wonderful opportunity to explore and expand my interests. I began studying herbalism and paganism, and expanded what the ideas of healing and religion meant to me.
After living in New Orleans for five years, my partner Steven and I packed up everything and took our two dogs on a cross-country trip in our newly converted camper van. We lived the #vanlife for about a year before we settled in our new home in Portland, Oregon.
These days, I’m teaching at local studios and festivals, writing for Yoga Journal and various music publications, and releasing my first book!! I’m honored and thrilled to share my passion and the principles of this practice with my beautiful, ever-growing community.
May The Local Mystic become a place of inspiration and magic for you. I can’t wait to watch you grow.
xx Sierra
