New York, obviously. There is nothing like waking up in a cocoon of a studio to meditate while life begins to pulse outside; the buzz can be felt from walls within walls. A new day and the organized chaos consumes every part of the whole. Energy. Aliveness. Possibility…
Read MoreA significant difference. First of all, you matter and that includes who you are being. Who you are being begins with the thoughts you are thinking and the emotions you are feeling. Both of these give birth to your words and actions, shaping an attitude towards yourself, your fellow humans, the earth herself and beyond.
Starting with a deep breath, I close my eyes and soften. This feels good. In a world that spins round, yes round, it is easy to find ourselves caught in the dual nature of illusion. Pointing fingers, judging this and that based on our own fixed and literal points of view, we may miss the full spectrum life occurring before our eyes and not all of it feels good. Is this why we turn a blind eye at times? What about the possibility of having an addiction to feeling good? Of course, we can see the extreme reach of this on the streets of the Mission District in San Francisco for example. Strained souls seeking to liberate their imprisonment with one more high. Is the truth so obvious? That in seeking to feel good rather than to feel free we may create circumstances that bind us further into our own deception? I did this for years in the name of spirituality.
Read MoreThere comes a moment when the trees are bare, the air feels calm after the autumn winds and the cold settles, inching towards the bones. In some places of winter there is the first snowfall which always brings both excitement and a slight panic to the nervous system of the journey ahead. My yearning for a beach, anywhere, is reluctantly stunted by the reality that it may be a while before my bare skin is caressed by salt water and sand. My hunger for thick stews, root vegetables and carbohydrates also indicates my internal chemistry shifting to meet the new sub-freezing temperatures. The beauty and starkness of death as well as the impending end of the year weave in and out of my subconscious mind, bringing me into a profound reflective state. Here I review the months past as if I am saying goodbye to a chapter of life, which of course, I am.
Read MoreBehold…relief. A scorpionic new moon invites us to seep luxuriously into depths of reflective empathy and love. This Venus retrograde has not been for the faint of heart and to many this new moon energy will feel like a warm bath full of sea salt and vetiver.
Read MoreImagine a world where we reclaim our mind. Where we no longer doubt ourselves in the face of authority, relationships, institutions or identify ourselves with the brands who rule our capitalist tendencies. Imagine respecting one another, our thoughts, emotions, opinions, ways of being, and preferences without the need or desire to change each other. Imagine learning new skills from those who have learned before us without the cost of giving some of your soul away. Imagine sharing what you have learned with others from the true purity of your heart without the need for glamorized recognition even if under the misused guise of devotion or gratitude.
Read MoreIn a moment such as this full moon, the celestial realms are speaking directly to our conscience. It appears as a storm is on the horizon, the wind eerily calms and an unexpected warmth brings new scents of autumn into the senses.
Read MoreSetting the intention to slow down is one thing. And then asking myself why that is important is another.
Read MoreLiberation! After a decade of swallowing my thoughts and emotions due to fear, I now face a new and welcomed type of trepidation. No longer am I hiding behind a mask or behind an image of perfection. I am completely free in my humanness and with an ever-growing hunger to express that which has been oppressed within me for so long.
Read MoreBesides eat Chocolate? Try to stay hydrated since I am mostly likely shedding tears at moments. Move my body and get the blood going, yoga is always my friend in these cases. I tend to write it out and look at my words as I ink them onto the paper of my journal.
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