The Gift in Slowing Down

It’s so easy in the fast pace of modern life to get going at such a pace that we forget to look around and notice where we are. This is especially true when we’re focused on a specific goal or destination. We lose sight of the journey itself and all the...

The Magic of Rosen

I recently began trading Rosen Method Bodywork sessions with a colleague. It’s been a while since I received this work and I am feeling grateful for the opportunity. I had forgotten how powerful it is, and how profound it is to be touched in this way....

Anxiety as Gatekeeper II

I wrote before about anxiety as the gatekeeper, and specifically addressed how it can be safeguarding other emotions that you’ve learned from your family are dangerous or taboo. But anxiety can also be the guardian of the threshold as you venture forth into life...

Anxiety as Gatekeeper I

I’ve come to think of anxiety as a gatekeeper. It lets you know when you’re getting too close to some internal or external experience that’s off bounds. This can take a variety of forms. For example, internally it can mean you’re getting close...

Post-Perú Musings III

When I was in Perú, communing with the plants in the jungle, I was told by one of the facilitators there, that all the shamans in the jungle came to the decision to make the plant medicine available to the wider world at the same time. The plants told them that it was...