The foundation of any movement for social change must come from internal shifts first. The most effective way to change the world is to change how we see the world.

The process of shedding perfection is a process of healing deep cultural wounding and ancestral trauma. The only passage way back to the fullness of the sacred present is by seeing and experiencing this moment, our bodies and ourselves as we actually are. It is in this reunion and remembering that we begin to reclaim our inherent power, magic sauce and joie de vivre.

As an anatomy nerd and trainer, I find that yoga, developed in an extremely different context than us modern humans live, with its strong emphasis on stretching and folding, doesn’t always address our need to strengthen our core and the back line of our body to prevent discomfort or injury from excessive screen use and sitting.

How do we work with negative thoughts about our aging process? How can syncing to nature’s cycles support healthy aging? What would it be like to live in a culture where wise elders are the leaders? Check out the interview….

Embody the mantra “gratitude is my natural state” by practicing this live embodied meditation and playing with these four practices to deepen your relationship to the abundance of the Earth.

Stepping into circular time by understanding your month, your year and your life around the Wheel of the Year is a healing and liberatory practice of reclaiming trust, acceptance and inner empowerment as a way of life and building a more resilient, regenerative and beautiful world.

Once upon a time, we were all indigenous to a land. At this time on the planet when humankind is struggling to find a new way, an ancient future, indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing are invaluable guides reminding us of what it is to be human. The indigenous part of us remembers that we belong to the land and that everything is connected

The contraction and expansion of our heartbeat, the waning and waxing of the moon - all of life pulsates between polarities. As plants are now intelligently pulling their vital energy back towards their roots in preparation for the holiness of the dark, it’s time for us to lighten our load by cleansing the mind of either/or thinking to recover balance as we travel between the temperature and energetic extremes of summer and winter.

Our moving meditation is strength building for the journey within, to hradya, the cave of the heart. Our inner world is a battle ground where the forces of love and fear meet again and again. If we are brave enough to be awake for this meeting - love wins every time. Learn how meditation literally reshapes our brain, minimizing fear reactions while building focus and intention.

How shall we protect and amplify this inner well of power we’re building? Enter boundaries.

Healthy boundaries are an affirmation that we are a sacred space.

The body temple also demands respect and care to maintain its potency as a source of healing, service, and transformation. Enter the plant teacher - stinging nettles.

At this most yang time of the year when solar energy is at its peak we look to the great Goddess Kali to explore our relationship to power.

Kali is the ferocious warrior who will do literally anything to wake us up. But hers is no gentle wake up call….

One week a year the sun burns slow, long and hard, climaxing in orgasmic radiance as it grazes the skin of earth in the northern hemisphere.

Celebrate this week as holy.

Body rolling is not only a pleasure packed health boost but a meditative pathway to presence, kindness, self knowledge, intuition and self love. Combing through stagnated tangles in muscle fibers can unblock not only the physical but the energetic channels of the body.