Ashlee Newman Photography

04/28/2025

🌿 Two Unique Forest Bathing Opportunities 🌿 Experience Forest Bathing with ANFT-certified guide Justine Kies at Shield Ranch.

✨ Saturday, May 10 – Try a 4-hour Forest Bathing session this spring, including a 1.5-mile walk along a tranquil creekside trail, pausing for guided mindfulness prompts and moments of reflection.

✨ October 24–26 – Return during the fall to experience Forest Bathing as part of our 2-night Creative Nature Retreat, alongside other inspiring nature-based activities for a longer restorative getaway.

Forest Bathing is a perfect invitation to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself and the natural world.

Visit our events page to learn more: https://www.shieldranch.com/events/

📷 by Ashlee Newman Photography

02/06/2025

The most beautiful place! Check out their upcoming events. :)

🥾Join us for our Movement Hike on Friday, Feb. 21, from 1-4 PM at Shield Ranch! This is an energetic 4-mile hike perfect for adults and youth ages 15+. Connect with nature while getting in a workout. 🌿💪

Limited spots are available—register now: https://shieldranch.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=/portal/events/10784

📷 by Ashlee Newman Photography

01/25/2021

Over the last couple months of 2020, I had the opportunity to photograph my brilliant friend, , in a few different settings in preparation for her business re-brand. It's been so fun to watch it all roll out in the new year! Check out her IG, or website (link in her bio) to see more, and read about her offerings.
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01/16/2021

This morning I changed my desktop background to this photo. To remind me, when I’m feeling overwhelmed - with the rollercoaster of the past few weeks, year, to:

✨GET OUTSIDE ✨
👉🏼 Get my bare feet into soil
👉🏼 Slow down
👉🏼 Allow room for inspiration, creativity, play, laughter, and divine download wisdom

How do you create these reminders in your work space, of who you are, at your purest?

Photo: ♥️ Forever grateful for these beautiful photos.

12/01/2020

“To return to an alert innocence is not so much an effort, like moving a pile of bricks from here to there, as it is standing still long enough to let the spirit find you. It is said that all that you are seeking is also seeking you, that if you lie still, sit still, it will find you. It has been waiting for you a long time. Once it is here, don’t move away. Rest. See what happens next.

This is the way to approach the Death nature, not as wily and shrewd, but with the trust of spirit. The word innocent is often used to mean a person of no knowing, or a simpleton. But the roots of the word mean to be free of injury or hurt. In Spanish, the word inocente is understood to mean a person who tries not to harm another, but who also is able to heal any injury or harm to herself.

La inocente is the name often given to a curandera healer, one who heals others of injury or harm. To be an innocent means to be able to see clearly what is the matter and to mend it. These are the powerful ideas behind innocence. It is considered not only an attitude about avoiding harm to others or self but also an ability to mend and restore oneself (and others). Think of it. What a boon to all the cycles of loving.”

-Clarissa Pinkola Estes - Women Who Run With the Wolves

03/25/2020

This too, shall pass. This pandemic. This PANIC. This daily wave of depression and unknowing-ness. This fear. This precious quiet time. This awakening. This extra time, every day, to fish and talk and hike and learn more about my lover. This curiosity and time to learn new recipes.This time with the puppos. This too, shall pass.

Photo: Sara K Blanco Photography

01/22/2020

Oh gah. 😍 Sadie girl + James at .

Ready to go back whenever y’all are, ! @ Eagle Pass, Texas

01/20/2020

Beautiful friend. ❤️ @ Eagle Pass, Texas

12/11/2019

Support local makers this holiday season (always!!). Treat someone to the yummy work of one if these incredibly talented women - they’ll feel like a queen, and you’ll feel like the best gift giver ever. 😉 win

Austin - is an amazing spot to score goods from local artists and makers.

Model:
Metalsmithing perfection:
Dress:

11/10/2019

What Sundays are for.

11/09/2019

One of my favorite images from the hunt Wednesday morning- James and Sadie, ready for that 30min before sunrise mark, sky on fire.

Who do you think is more stoked?

11/08/2019

3:45am wake up call. 🤘🏼

9am naptime
2pm naptime
10pm bedtime