When I say aliveness, what do I mean? Aliveness is the opposite of numbness. It is the full capacity for responsive sensation, encapsulating the entire range of the human capacity to feel, from grief to joy. Aliveness is sensuality, eroticism, connection with the natural world around us, with people and with community. It is a…
Category: Wellness
The Art of Living Body First – An Overview
The Art of Living Body First An Overview Introduction Our birthright is to feel wholly and vibrantly alive. From the moment we came into this world, our bodies guided us to express what we needed to feel complete and well. When we were small and helpless, it was our cries and our body language that…
Wholeness 101: Beyond Gender and Identity
Wholeness 101: Beyond Gender and Identity A 6-Week Online Group Coaching Experience for members of the Trans/Queer/GNC community Co-Hosted by Ilana Grostern and Zoë Galle.Day and Time TBA, beginning in early April on Zoom. Register here. Towards the end of March we will be sending around a Doodle poll to determine the best day and…
Coherence Matters
A little play on words for you this morning. I’ve been on a #ketogenic diet for the last few weeks and my mind is SHARP AF, so the double entendres are coming in fast and furious. Coherence matters. The word coherence implies the qualities of a unified whole. Matter is defined as something that takes…
Hishtavut, Revisited
An oldie, but still me. It’s been an astonishing realization as of late that instead of moving with the chaos into more chaos of my own I am instead connecting more and more deeply with a neutral experience of myself and the world. This is the state that we know as equanimity. Sometime mid last…
Activating the Third Factor through Body-Mind Communion
I am so pleased to share my first article on the body-mind connection, and why fostering it reduces dependency on emotionality. This is a perspective that I’ve been personally integrating over the last year, and stepping into my true vocation has allowed me to create a platform to share information with you, about you, that…
Guided Self-Noticing
An Exercise in Tuning in to this Moment through the Body This is a technique I use to guide my clients into attuned connection with their bodies, bringing attention to the connection with the physical nature of the world around them. We end by focusing our attention between the eyes and tasking the mind to…
My introduction to equanimity
Eight years ago when I first embarked with intention on my wellness journey, I began posting photos of my belly on social media. The purpose was definitely brag related, but it was never about weight. It was always about how the outward appearance of my belly reflected a state of inner chaos, and how the…
Free Flow
As I wait for my painfully slow dryer to remove the remaining dampness from the clothing I want to wear to work today, I am thinking about BREASTS. This summer I made the decision to become more comfortable with the nature of my breasts, and release myself from the conditioning that requires them to be…
Skin Food for Thought
So I think I mentioned a couple of posts back that I’m going to be turning 42 in March. And though I TRY very hard to not subject myself to social standards that place value on youthful appearance, it is a daily challenge to accept the way that age has written itself on my face. I…
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