I am sitting here, already feeling an increased sense of holiday induced stress and urgency, bracing myself for all of the Black Friday (and beyond) inbox madness… wondering just what it is that I would actually enjoy receiving in MY inbox over the coming weeks. Sitting here, I’m realizing I want to hear from some […]
Let’s Gather And Descend Together
This week has been a flurry of activity. Every day filled to the brim (and overflowing). Throughout it all, I’ve noticed (yes, again) this tendency towards elevation, towards ascension… out of my body, into my head, yes. Perhaps even out of my head and into the space surrounding me … and beyond. I look at […]
The Risks Of Fundamentalism
I am freshly returned from my vision fast/quest where I was so beautifully held by the seen and unseen in the mountains of Eastern Montana, traditional lands of the Kalispel and Schitsu’umsh people. Today, still feeling quite incapable of forming full sentences, I am here to offer you a conversation facilitated early last month by […]
7 Approaches That Work To Dismantle Fundamentalism
As you may recall, I think of fundamentalism as a pattern of beliefs, sensations in the body, and behaviors that are characterized by a stark black/white view of the world, judgment (of self/others), and rigidity. Further, fundamentalism is a pattern at play everywhere in the world around us; it isn’t limited to religion/s. Today, I’m […]
The Confusion Of ‘What We’re Told’ versus ‘What We Feel’
Last week I wrote that even when our bodies/nervous systems are being activated into fight, flight, freeze or fawn AS IF they are under threat (when our lives aren’t actually in danger), our bodies can be trusted. Further, I wrote that ‘Intensity does not always indicate Truth‘ and that it is important to learn to: discern […]