Ways to Tend your Body this Winter
Let's face it: our bodies have been through A LOT in the past few years. There's been an increased amount of fear and stress at the same...
What Does it Mean to be Embodied?
Embodiment is a term that’s thrown around a lot in both the bodywork and spiritual worlds. It can seem counterintuitive, as it appears...
Your Body is a Multidimensional Map and Territory
Welcome to the Winter Season, where soft light slowly begins to fill us up again, starting at our deepest layers. It is here in winter...
Quaking Aspen and the Web of Life
Amidst a moment of deep despair over the changing climate, I reached to my altar for a Quaking Aspen branch that I had found in Utah,...
Sacred Reciprocity: A plant medicine story with Oregon White Oak
Last week I ventured to Sauvie Island on a whim to be out in the crisp sunshine. As I meandered the trail, my eyes were drawn into the...
How often do you listen to your body?
Photo by Raychan on Unsplash I'm guessing you, too, have been bombarded by Black Friday deals an overflowing inbox, and sensory overload...
Death, Change, and the Eternal Self
Well, the rains have returned to the PNW, and here in Portland I can feel the deep relief emerging from the land and the trees. A Western...
Samhain Season: Seeing Beyond
Samhain time is probably my favorite time in the wheel of the year. It may be because it’s my birthday, so I resonate with the energies...
The Best Possible "Gateway Drug"
Image from United Plant Savers This is a story about one of my first powerful plant spirit medicine experiences. It was one that took...
Plant Spirit Medicine: working with local plants
We are well on our way into October, one of my favorite months, as the liminality of the Otherworld begins to shine through. I've already...