Blog
I am considering this space, not so much a blog, but a place to share writing and inspiration. At times, I will share the writing of others probably because it’s speaking to something in me at that moment. Other times, I will share my own writing, or examples of writing that have come from workshops like the ones that I will be holding. In the spirit of what guides this whole venture for me and what I hope to invite others into, it won’t be a space of a pre-determined regularity, expectation, or “have to.” Instead, it will hopefully respond to deep impulses from within myself, intuitive notions to share, and the attempt to follow through with spontaneous pulls toward connection.
Patterns
Looking for the thing that is different…
October and Ancestors
October: the season of change, of decay and dying; not dead yet, but on its way…
Slowing down and orienting to our senses
I was out on a recent Saturday afternoon walking the dog. The weather was almost sublime, and we were walking on one of my favorite streets…
What if you didn’t try so hard?
As a recovering perfectionist, the idea of not trying so hard has been an ongoing journey with many phases, levels, layers and revelations…
Fall Workshop Series Coming Soon!
This October, I will be holding a 4 week workshop series on Active Imagination and Dreams.
Summer Solstice 2024
In this video, I am sharing a poem and some music with you. Happy Summer Solstice to you!
Listening to the Layers
One of the reasons I am drawn to somatic work and to depth/dream work similarly is the acknowledgment of and working with layers…
Beltane – a poem and a dance
A few bits, but by no means a full dive, about the history and meaning of Beltane, include its translation as “bright fire” or “mouth of fire” in Irish…
On this New Moon Solar Eclipse day
On this New Moon Solar Eclipse day, however it finds you, take a moment to let yourself move…
Exploring Self-contact
This video explores using self-contact and touch to support settling, relaxation, grounding…
Mourning Dove
At the end of 2023, I got to participate in a beautiful writing workshop by Sylvia Lindsteadt.
Imbolc
The first time I really felt the meaning of Imbolc in my body was about 5 years ago on the dance floor at a 5Rhythms dance in Philadelphia with Rebekah Zhuraw…
Soma and Soul
Why those words and what is this work that I’m doing?…
Video reading of A Blessing for Traveling in the Dark
I am trying a little something different in this blog post. Usually, I would just post a copy…
Up with the dog at the dawn of New Year’s Eve
The turning of the calendar – the man-made calendar, the calendar that was superimposed on the earth…
Turning Towards the Dark
I am a self-proclaimed lover of fall and winter. I enjoy the move into darkness and colder weather…
Fall Morning
This is an excerpt of some morning pages/journal writing from a year ago on this morning…
The Sun
A poem that I have worked with recently that expresses “wild love” for the sun…
Another example of a writing prompt/practice
The Glosa is a poetic form that usually has four ten-line stanzas, preceded by four lines quoted from another poem…
First Sharing
A glimpse of what I imagine will be the kinds of creations we are exploring together in this space and in upcoming workshops…