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Rooted in presence and authenticity. Inspired by soulfulness and curiosity. Her running adventures have even led her to participate in the prestigious Mt.

I specialize in holistic well-being and retreat photography that tells your story through the quiet beauty of meaningful journeys. Erica Schwarting Harrison sees life as art, skillfully weaving her diverse experiences into a vibrant tapestry of creativity and service. With a background as a fashion model and designer, Erica has always had a keen eye for aesthetics and detail. This artistic sensibi

lity continues to influence her current work as a professional photographer, where she captures the beauty of people, places, and purpose with a distinctive blend of authenticity and elegance.

Erica also oversees specialized services in a healthcare setting. In this capacity, she channels her creativity and compassion into initiatives that enhance the well-being and inclusivity of her community.

Her commitment to service extends beyond her professional duties. Erica is deeply involved in her community, frequently organizing and participating in various charity events. Her leadership and dedication to philanthropy have mobilized resources and support for numerous causes, demonstrating her ability to make a tangible difference in the lives of others. Running, for Erica, began as a personal hobby and a therapeutic means to rehabilitate a foot injury. However, what started as a simple exercise routine soon blossomed into a profound passion. Over the years, Erica's love for running has taken her to countless race events, including half and full marathons, trail races, and Ragnar relays. Kilimanjaro Marathon, highlighting her commitment and enthusiasm for the sport.

05/10/2026

My daughter slayed Mother’s Day this year.

She surprised me with a morning out in Charlotte and somehow knew exactly what would make me smile.

First stop: coffee and cars at the Lamborghini dealership.

One thing about street car people… they know how to create a scene. Good coffee. Beautiful builds. Conversations happening everywhere. A whole mix of personalities connected by the same appreciation for design, speed, sound, and culture.

Honestly, the vibe was immaculate.

Love you

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04/05/2026

Crazy for bananas. 🌿

03/31/2026

Through My Lens

At certain points, the way you’re living begins to feel more aligned… and less recognizable to the people who knew you before.

Growth doesn’t just change you. It reconfigures the relational field around you. You respond differently and hold new boundaries. What you’re available for, and what you’re no longer willing to carry becomes clearer.

From a self-awareness lens, people organize their understanding of you through continuity. When that continuity changes, it can create friction. Sometimes subtle, but felt.

Through a positive psychology lens, this often reflects movement toward greater congruence, living in ways that are informed by your values, awareness, and a more integrated sense of self.

The discomfort that can follow isn’t incidental. It’s part of the recalibration. And not all relationships reorganize at the same pace, or in the same direction.

Some deepen. Others stretch. And some may unravel temporarily or even permanently.

The relationships that endure tend to be the ones that allow for evolution, where connection isn’t contingent on you remaining who you once were.

It’s simply a reflection of change.

02/25/2026

Through My Lens 📷

Playfulness is not the opposite of responsibility. It’s the companion to resilience. 🌿

Through my lens, I’ve noticed something: the people who carry the most, careers, caregiving, grief, growth, are the ones who most need permission to stay light.

Because play is how the body metabolizes stress. It’s how relationships stay warm instead of transactional. It’s how creativity survives adulthood.

When we play, we shift from performance to presence. From proving to participating. From control to curiosity. And curiosity is a healing posture. 🌿

Holistically, mind, body, spirit, playfulness keeps us flexible. It interrupts rumination. It strengthens bonds. It signals safety to the nervous system. It reminds us that joy is not something we earn after the work is done.

It’s part of the work of being fully alive.

There is something powerful about an adult who can hold depth and delight at the same time. Who can grieve honestly and still laugh loudly. 🌿

Playfulness is courage. It says: “I will not let the weight of life steal my aliveness.”

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Location: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

02/23/2026

Sun out. Engines loud. Legacy louder.

Former model behind the lens. Elite car model in front of it.

Same sunlight. Different generation. Same fire.

Today I’m not posing, I’m framing. And watching her own the road in a way that makes my heart do about 120 in a 45.

Beauty. Chrome. Confidence.
And a whole lot of horsepower in the DNA.
Location: Charlotte, NC
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02/10/2026

Celebrating the beauty of connection across all cultures.

01/31/2026

Through My Lens: Presence Is a Stress Intervention

Presence isn’t a mindset. It’s a physiological intervention. 🌿

When life stays in constant motion, the nervous system doesn’t get the memo that you’re safe. It stays alert. Scanning. Reacting. The body treats unanswered emails, calendar pressure, and background worry like ongoing threats.

That’s the problem. 🌿

When I intentionally slow down and bring my attention to what’s happening right now, my breath, my feet on the ground, the room I’m in, my system gets a different signal. Heart rate eases. Muscle tension softens. The mind stops racing ahead to the next demand.

This isn’t abstract. Research consistently shows that present-moment attention reduces stress load and improves emotional regulation. Not because life gets easier, but because the body stops staying in alarm mode all day. 🌿

I don’t need an hour. Sometimes it’s two minutes:

🌿 A slower exhale
🌿 Jaw unclenched
🌿 Eyes noticing what’s actually here, not what’s coming next

That small pause interrupts the stress loop.

Presence doesn’t fix everything. But it shortens how long stress stays in the body, and that matters for mental health, immune function, sleep, and long-term wellbeing.

For me, being present isn’t optional anymore. It’s how I stay regulated in a culture that rewards constant urgency. 🌿

And I have to choose it intentionally, because the day-to-day hustle will happily consume every unprotected moment. 🌿

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For upcoming retreats, visit www.satsangproject.com

01/23/2026

Through My Lens: Finding Your Way to the Sacred Yes 🌿

Through my lens, you don’t decide your way to the sacred yes. You clear space for it.

The path usually starts with exhaustion, when the old yeses stop working. When your calendar is full but your spirit feels thin. That discomfort isn’t failure; it’s information. 🌿

Finding your sacred yes means slowing down long enough to notice what costs you more than it gives. It means listening to your body when it tightens instead of expands. It means paying attention to resentment, it’s often a sign you’ve been saying yes where your values were trying to say no.

The sacred yes doesn’t arrive all at once. It shows up quietly, after you’ve honored a few necessary no’s. After you’ve stopped explaining yourself. After you’ve trusted that alignment matters more than approval.

For Aging Heroes, the sacred yes is rarely about adding more. 🌿

It’s about choosing what’s true for this season, and letting the rest fall away.

Through my lens, the sacred yes isn’t something you chase. It’s something you earn by living awake. 🌿

Retreat:
Guide: Charleen Stokes
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01/03/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDAR 🗓️
I’ll be there. Come join me.

12/17/2025

Through My Lens | Choosing a Different Holiday Path

Through my lens, traveling during the holidays is a quiet act of non-conformity. It is a gentle decision to step outside inherited expectations and notice what happens when familiar patterns fall away.

Curiosity takes the lead, and we begin to ask different questions. What do I need this season? What actually feels meaningful?

Through my lens, the holidays become less about obligation and more about exploration. Simplicity shows up through intentional choices, fewer performances, and more space to listen inward.

In moving beyond the expected, travel becomes a mirror for self-discovery, reminding us that meaning is personal, flexible, and often found in the smallest, most honest moments.

May this season invite you to choose your own rhythm and trust the quiet wisdom that emerges when you live on your own terms.

• non-conformity • holiday travel • self discovery • experiences over things

11/17/2025

Wild Roots Rising Family, your full photo album is ready. If you were part of this beautiful November circle, check our WhatsApp thread, the link and password to the full album are waiting for you there. Erica captured the weekend with so much heart that even scrolling through the images feels like stepping right back into the firelight, the laughter, the creek, the morning steam rising off your tea.

If you haven’t popped into the group in a few days, go take a look. Our moments are there, the quiet ones, the brave ones, the tender ones. All held so beautifully.

Seeing these moments through Erica’s eyes has reminded me again why I do this work, why gathering matters, why slowing down matters, why returning to ourselves matters.

For those watching from the outside, these albums are one small glimpse into the world we create together.
A world of story and ceremony, community and courage, firelight and belonging.

And if your heart whispers “I want to be part of that someday…” Just wait. More retreats are coming. 🤍

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Next Gathering:
Rising Through the Muck
February 13–16 | Virginia
Limited spaces — 4 rooms remaining 🌿

Retreat guide: Satsang Project
Photo By: WanderKin Photography

Address

111 E Fleming Drive , Suite 251
Morganton, NC
28655

Website

https://wanderkin.smugmug.com/, http://www.agingheroes.com/

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