Drink in the Growing Darkness with Water's Medicine
The rains began on the Autumn Equinox here in Portland. A signal from Water that Autumn was underway. That Water was taking the reins and...
Partnering with the Energy of Spring
It’s Spring tomorrow! How are you feeling about it? Thrilled? Anxious? Somewhere in between? This Spring Equinox aligns with the new moon...
What are Your Unworthiness Tales?
A client came to me because he was experiencing abdominal pain, and had gone through all the Western medical check-ups and tests, which...
An Herbal Ally for Emotional Times
One of my favorite things to do when I’m feeling emotional, chaotic, or just a bit ungrounded, is to sit with the plants. I find a tree...
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...
The Holy Well of Grief
A few nights ago I woke up with a deep ache in my chest. A dream I was still floating in had drawn to the surface old stories,...
Lessons from the Wildfires - The dance of Fire and Earth
The other day, giving a bodywork session to a very fiery client of mine, I received a powerful image of her standing in her full power, a...
On Power and Control
I recently had a major revelation. That somewhere locked deep in my body, my unconscious mind, was a belief that if I let go of control,...
Spring Equinox: Exploring Balance
As we arrive at the spring equinox, we are hovering in momentary balance between day and night, light and dark. These two forces of...