Hello Winter. It is officially your season, though we have been hibernating for many months and seasons in our secure and isolated little dens with our stockpiles of goodies and a select few to keep us company. Your extra-long presence in this epic and historical year has been a practice of quiet endurance, virtuous patience, and awkward, unyielding acceptance. It has been a time to prioritize, contemplate, and simplify. A time to be wise in waiting, to study what is,…
Hello! I have missed you! I have been on a bit of a hiatus due to my slightly clumsy and overwhelmed, yet highly motivated and inspired balancing act of life. In addition to private practice and yoga, I have taken on quite a bit of career growth opportunities with ASU and now also proudly working for Care 7 crisis response as the City of Tempe's Trauma Trainer. I was there in the past as a victim advocate and I'm thrilled to…
Early morning meandering in the desert, despite the intensity of the sun, proved to be a much needed and sweaty cleanse for body, mind and soul. I purposely sought out the verdant wisdom of the desert to learn about and observe adaptation, resiliency, plant and tree communities, critter ecology, water resource and of course and its rich medicines that thrive in this fierce and fiery geologic wonder. The more I understand the systems of nature, the more I understand all…
Trauma is the interruption of life as we know it. I’d say we are all experiencing, whether admittedly or not, some deep shock, grief, fear, anger and serious interruption of life as we know it. Anticipatory angst is a daily internal battle we are facing with the weight of uncertainty in how to manage health care, economic depression, social justice, political propaganda and a sense of personal purpose in the world. For many of us our hierarchy of needs (work,…
