In June, in celebration of the summer solstice, I took listeners through a spontaneous solar activation, a guided meditation and visualization on my podcast, Wise Body, Ancient Soul. What really came through when I tapped into the sun’s energy were embedded messages of courage, confidence and love. The sun never doubts its brightness, never questions whether its presence is …
World-renowned Cairo dancer Dina was teaching and performing in Chicago for the first time. And true to “Egyptian time,” her solo show had begun hours after its scheduled start, long after the show in which I had danced for the performer myself. I’d skipped the banquet dinner to save money and had been drinking the …
Let’s be clear about the healing process. You are not broken. I repeat: You are not broken. To be clear, when I talk about healing, it’s not from the perspective that there’s something to be fixed. No, it’s not that at all. What it is, is that: We, as souls, leave this trail. These seeds …
We hold so much wisdom in the body. One of the things that I experienced visiting the Philippines, where my mother’s side of the family is from, is that my connection with my ancestral land was 100% transmitted through my body: Eating native foods. Feeling the earth under my feet. Meeting whole tribes of people …
Times have changed. Once upon a time, healers, intuitives, sensitives, creatives, and seers like us would be whisked off to a temple or mystery school as children. We’d apprentice with a wise elder to hone our gifts. We’d return to our communities as trusted teachers, advisors, and leaders: midwives, medicine women, witches, and priestesses sought …
Ask any woman what her “problem areas” are and she’ll easily rattle off a list. As a woman in one of my workshops blurted out, “What isn’t a problem area?!” Ask the same group of women to list what they love about their bodies, and you’ll be met with fewer and quieter answers. Affirmations alone …
The other day I was having a beautiful, intimate conversation with two dear friends and colleagues. One had a sensitive question around flirting. She and her husband had made great friends with another married couple, and they were spending tons of time together. She flirted easily with the male counterpart of their new friends… …