To those who are awakening. What if consent is not only about who may touch us, but how we touch the world? The conversation about consent is usually framed from an individualistic perspective: Who has consent to touch me? While this is true and important, perhaps we...
Have you ever looked at windblown land and wondered what made it so wonderful? Those places, eroded over centuries into soft waves and rapturous textures of stone, have come to exist through constant exposure, shaped and reshaped by the elements. These landscapes hold...
A new story is emerging around manifestation and creation—one that moves beyond the individualistic narrative we’ve been wrapped in. The old story says we can achieve anything our hearts dream of, often tied to fantasies of wealth and success that serve only our...
Boundaries have been a long journey for me, as I know they are for many. Life has gifted me with countless opportunities to explore complexity, and many of those lessons have centered around boundaries. These experiences have taught me how to listen to myself with...
The seasons are changing—yes, from winter to spring. The days are getting longer, the weather is warming, snow is melting into crystal streams, and flowers are birthing through the dark earth. But in the realm of our human experience, the season of collective...
Through the misty sunrise, my eyes chase an image, struggling to make sense of what I see—my sense of safety seems to hinge on understanding the visual. I’m certain there’s some malefic presence stalking my solitude. But as the light of dawn breaks, I realize my gaze...
As it seems to happen in our world, when a word becomes more widely used, we adorn ourselves in the popularity of utilizing it without fully understanding its meaning, or we make its meaning fit our limited perspectives. We hold words as authority, and we don’t fully...
As Eckhart Tolle wrote 20 years ago in his book A New Earth, life is changing. We are living in a time of shifting consciousness. This has always been the case—generation after generation, our understanding evolves. As we grow, we often look back and realize that many...
I’ve left many things because I wasn’t happy: relationships, friendships, houses, cities, and jobs. I recall in those experiences saying that I just wasn’t happy. I wasn’t always clear on why I was feeling down, but I would feel softer once I gained distance, and I...
I’ve had a blissful day, I experienced so much productivity at work, I had meetings that felt fluid and connected and I taught a yoga class that was immensely nourishing for myself. I felt richly connected to my heart by the end of the day. But when I walked into my...