Embodied Psycho-Spiritual Therapy: Somatic healing and witchcraft
“Ancient goddess traditions understood what modern somatic therapies now affirm: that pleasure, embodiment, and connecting to the senses are gateways to healing and transcendence.” Dr. Denise Renye As i deepen into my personal practices of spirituality and somatic healing, I’m noticing more and more how i’m weaving them together. When i once kept the spools of thread very separate, i’m now appreciating how the tapestry is more enriched when all of me is present. In…
Storytelling as Medicine
We are in the season of Spring where i live, which is represented by the element of Air. This is the time of new beginnings, the fresh air of change,…
Sweet (Inner) Child of Mine
Earlier this month, a poem went viral. At least it did on my Instagram feed. Maybe you saw it too? I loved it for its simplicity and also for its…
Time for Rest: A Winter Ritual Bath
I have been struggling this month with slowing down and just being present with the moment that is right in front of me. I have found it hard to write…
A Bold Embrace of Change: Finding My Deepest Self
It’s Christmas evening and i’m sitting in my dining room, with only candles and the light of my laptop giving me light. I felt called to use the quiet and…
The Paradox of More or Less: It’s Time to Let Hustle Culture Die
Recently, the American Surgeon General shared 2 different research findings that really got my attention. I might be Canadian, but i know our neighbours are not alone in this reality.…
The Closet of Unused Treasures
Grief is a shapeshifter. The last time i saw my mother alive was two years ago on Mother’s Day. She died the next day and i think she waited to…
Giving Birth to the Spiritual Seed Within
I didn’t grow up religious or with a spiritual practice of any kind. I was told as a child that was because even though my parents were quite religious, they…
Self-Care is Honouring my Truest Self
At a special Tarot reading to start the year, I pulled the Empress card. This card is all about self-care, and as this year is about Soft Strength, i felt…