{"id":550,"date":"2026-01-06T19:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wakingground.com\/?page_id=550"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:31:31","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wakingground.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;About&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; background_color=&#8221;gcid-1482cfde-1a53-4def-9df7-d6557d8aba15&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;circular&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0) 67%|#ffffff 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;67%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; vertical_offset_phone=&#8221;&#8221; vertical_offset_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; horizontal_offset_phone=&#8221;&#8221; horizontal_offset_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; min_height=&#8221;868px&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-171px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|2px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px||40px||true&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; z_index_phone=&#8221;&#8221; z_index_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; module_alignment_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; module_alignment_phone=&#8221;&#8221; module_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-1482cfde-1a53-4def-9df7-d6557d8aba15%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1367.9px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|5px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; background_color_tablet=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; background_enable_color_tablet=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=%22font-size: xx-large;%22>Welcome<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=%22font-size: x-large;%22>A warm welcome to WakingGround<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In my practice I offer a space for people to explore where they are, how they are and who they are. 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