Diverse societies are more adaptive, resilient and survive longer. Diverse diets support a healthy body and microbiome. Diverse plant life support each other to grow and the health of the whole region. Biodiversity is a key indicator of the health of an ecosystem. Diversity supports life in the earth’s system, and you are a

In a world gripped with social media, false news and AI, it is even more crucial to hold onto your truth.  Your truth is your own story. Your authenticity can be discovered through it, the simple act of putting it into words, and maybe sharing it. Your story does matter. To you and you will

In a world that is loud, it is easy to miss the quiet, soft moments where the earth moves. I was at a breathwork class the other night. This was not the usual deeper, slower yogic breathing, it was the activating, hard work, “go deep or go home” type of breathwork.  I absolutely love this

Good Sunday morning everyone,  Sundays feel like a day of reflection for me. A pause to breathe, ponder, metabolize and write. This is such an important part of healing and expansion.  In life, we can call it trauma, stress, anxiety, or the everyday difficulties and annoyances, but what is actually happening when you take away

First of all, this is what I do when I feel stuck, or blocked. Yup, that’s about it. Ok, now let’s dive in….. Good morning everyone,  I am down in Vancouver on a road trip to see the World Cup Rugby Sevens. Yes, it seems unlikely for me, considering none of my boys are with

Anytime you feel uneasy, you can’t breathe, you are tight and anxious, worried… breathe into your belly and get curious.. what emotion am I feeling?  This IS the healing. Lately, I have been working with many people around the energy of anger, usually either to safely feel and release suppressed, buried anger, or to calm

You might say… why am I talking about contraction when I teach all about expansion? The simple answer is: you can’t have one without the other, and both are equally important.  Like a jellyfish, you can’t know expansion without contraction. This is life itself, the pulsating throb of the heart beat of growth,  the cycle

When I awoke this morning the sun was streaming in my window at our small cabin. Outside, the leaves were gently falling from the giant chestnut tree, wave were lapping at the shore and I could see a slight breeze was blowing.  This time of year is magical for me. It helps that orange and

You were never meant to get it right. Like there is a right to get. You are created to be here, to live and breathe here, to love and be loved, to suffer and experience joy. And to let go of all you have learned that you should be. What would it be like to

Most of the women I work with who are stuck in people-pleasing mode, have difficulty expressing, or even locating the emotion of anger.  There is a link. A very important one.  Seeing as anger is a life-force energy designed to protect and alert the system that something is wrong, not being able to access or