Just a couple short weeks ago, day after day slid by, each similar to the other in predictable ways. Now, every day brings unexpected changes and increased uncertainty. Today, I’m not going to spend time recounting all of the potential impacts of living during a global pandemic. Rather, I want to speak to more of […]
Your Body Is a House. Are You Home?
With Embodiment, Boundaries & the Ancestors starting in just under two weeks, three questions have been on my mind: what helps us fully inhabit our bodies (the first step to setting boundaries)? what interferes with our ability to fully inhabit our bodies? and… why is fully inhabiting our bodies (or embodiment) so important? Today, I’d […]
Choosing to Belong
It is night and I’m standing beneath a star-filled sky having just completed some prayers and offerings with two other ritualists. They are standing close to one another, heads together, speaking quietly. I see this, noticing the much wider span of distance between the two of them and myself. My body begins to contract, an […]
When Feeling Your Feelings Doesn’t Work
I’ve spent 20 years learning to be present in my body and feel my feelings – to not run from them, to not repress them, to not deny them. Also: refining skills that allow me to not become overwhelmed by the feelings and/or act out from them in ways that are harmful to myself or […]
When Overwhelm Strikes – 3 Practices to Restore Peace and Clarity
I’m in the middle of a pregnancy scare. As I’m typing, I’m waiting to find out either way. Fortunately, with regards to what I’m about to say, whether I am or not doesn’t matter. Let me set the scene. As many of you know, I’m married. We have one child. We actually kind of want […]
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