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embodiment - but what is it really?

We are in the habit of coming into unfamiliar territory in the body like a missionary, giving ourselves directives such as “Open up,...

Going Under

-photo by Sally Podmore You have to go under sometimes; to allow yourself to release your grip on functionality and productivity, to...

Am I allowed to walk out the door?

"She was radiant; I almost didn't recognize her!" When you hear this twice in a week, you notice. It rings the bells of other memories,...

The polished story stones

I want you to tell me one of your stories. I want to hear your sing-song voice begin with "Once upon a time..." Like this - "Once upon a...

Questioning Normal

Since so many of our "normals" have been shifted, bent, or removed all together, this is a good time to notice how we react, and what...

Now I will live the life I have

Now I will live the life I have. When I read this line in a random book at a thrift store, I was on retreat on Bowen Island. I...

When it all gets tangled

When I work with clients in my massage practice, the ways the tissues can feel tangled is so obvious under my fingers. Lines of tension,...

Why do we wait so long?

The need for retreat.

Who loves happy dancing feet!?

Wait....is there anyone who doesn't love happy dancing feet?