A few weeks ago, a young woman came to me for an individual session. She was steeped in spiritual pursuits and also visibly worn out by her current life. As she briefly told me about her circumstances, she ended up dropping her body down on my table and saying, “we’re all just a sack of…
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As I write this, I put my feet on the ground, and I feel tingling on the soles of my feet. Unexpectedly, a strong, emotional wave rises up from my belly, joins this tingle and moves through my entire body. I feel my heart try to squeeze around the feeling, and I have to take…
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Last year I facilitated an online group for the participants of the Embodying Elements Movement Immersion. Quite simply, our bodies wanted more. We started with EARTH. Our ground. Our base. What immediately became clear was how deeply our bodies long to reconnect to the qualities earth holds ~ the steadiness, the silence, the unending presence…
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When I landed in L.A., I made a promise to myself. I promised I would do a daily movement or embodiment practice, no matter what, and just to be clear, there were many day where I wanted to break this promise. As I’ve kept it, what I’ve discovered in the process, has been invaluable. It’s…
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When I was 16 years old, I suffered my first deep-cutting heartbreak. I’d been hanging out with Scotty for 3 months by then. We’d gone to the high school dance together, exchanged small clusters of flowers, and even dressed in matching tones of sky blue. Every time I saw him, I’d burst out in a…
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