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The Sacred Medicine of Anger

May 17, 2022 0Comments

Do you ever feel like your anger gets internally "shut down"... maybe before you've even really felt it? So often, we're conditioned to not feel or express our anger... and yet this energy is a vital part of our life force that needs to be felt and expressed - NOT turned inward. I was honored…

Emergent Resilience 09: Somatic Astrology – Venus Conjunct Pluto: Heart-Depths

December 14, 2021 0Comments

Episode 09: In this Somatic Astrology Episode, we’re taking a dive into the heart space. What happens when the deepest places in our heart are opened up, excavated, and exposed? And what's on the other side? In this episode, I’ll walk you through the meaning of this transit while safely and gently opening the heart space. …

Emergent Resilience 08: Somatic Astrology: Re-thinking Mercury Retrograde… Recalibration & Release

September 28, 2021 0Comments

Episode 08: In this Somatic Astrology episode, we’ll explore Mercury Retrograde as a powerful period of renewal and release. We’ll look at how to work with the “inward turned” energy, rather than fighting it- so that we can move with ease and empowerment through this time of excavation and recalibration.

Emergent Resilience 07: The Paradox of Healing & Sudden Shifts

September 16, 2021 0Comments

Episode 7: In this episode I talk about the paradox of healing, the polarities of masculine / feminine energy in the transformation process, and how to be with the balance of patience and expectation while on a healing path. I also share two examples from my own journey of when big shifts came in…

Emergent Resilience 06: Somatic Astrology – Venus Inconjunct Jupiter

August 26, 2021 0Comments

Episode 6: This is the first in a series of mini-episodes exploring Somatic Astrology. We dive into what it means to have Venus (our heart center) in an inconjunct (choice point) with Jupiter (our expansion and goodness). Drop into the body and feel where you hold this particular challenge, how it's showing up for you,…

Vagal Tone: Your Measure of Mind-Body Wellness

July 30, 2021 0Comments

What is Vagal Tone? Vagal Tone refers to the activity of the Vagus Nerve, and a baseline of parasympathetic action that's present in an individual. Increased Vagal Tone is associated with overall health, including lower inflammation and healthier digestive functioning. The Vagus Nerve Also called "The Wandering Nerve", the Vagus Nerve runs from the brainstem down…

Emergent Resilience 05: Ways of Knowing with Efu Nyaki

January 24, 2021 0Comments

Episode 5: In this episode, I chat with Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and SE Legacy Faculty member Efu Nyaki. We talk about her traditional upbringing, the "ways of knowing" learned from her Nyaki clan, and how connecting to the body and to nature is key to accessing our innate capacity for healing and wellness. Reach Efu…

Do I Have to Remember the Trauma in Order to Heal?

December 14, 2020 0Comments

A common question I hear from clients goes something like this: “I think I’ve been affected by trauma, and that it’s affected my body/ health/ emotional well being.... but I don’t know which trauma caused this so I don’t know where to start to try to release and heal it. Do…

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