What do you sense when you feel your body? Most of us spend our days in familiar thoughts and feelings — not realizing the body is holding everything we're not feeling. This is where healing begins.
Healing
I’ve been reflecting about this lately, especially in my work with clients. So many times, we are identified with our egos instead of our higher self – am I doing this wrong? I’m going down a rabbit hole of behaviors that aren’t serving me. I don’t know how to make decisions. […]
Aligning to our Higher Self
Recently, I came across a picture of mine in my early to mid 20s. I was struck by the picture – it was a time when I was disconnecting from my soul. I knew I was lost. But I hadn’t fully disconnected yet. Honestly, it was right before I committed […]
Whispers of the Soul
We are not the waves in the ocean. We are the ocean itself. When we stop identifying with our egos, we can dip into who we really are – our Beings. We are not our thoughts or feelings or sensations. Spiritual practices involve taming our egos and building inner resources. When […]
Connecting with our Being to untangle our ego and pains
We live in a profound homelessness, deep loneliness, whether consciously or not. We do our best to fill it. But somehow the feeling doesn’t get filled. Covered over – yes. We don’t understand why. We try and try and try to understand, to fill. And a part of us goes […]
Holy City – Support for our Souls or Un-Holy City
2 “I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” – Hafiz As I grapple lately with increased feelings of uncertainty, I notice a quiet terror building internally. In response, I find myself grasping to hold on to […]
Uncertainty and Allowing
On collective and individual levels lately, there are many tumultuous feelings. We may be feeling like we’re up against strong internal programs and patterns. Because they’re so well practiced and strong, it can be challenging in those moments to connect with the greater truth. At the same time, just a moment […]
Tumultuous Times and Having a Vision
When I was in my early 20s, someone came into my life for a short period of time, a person I felt connected with instantaneously and we could talk for hours and all night. He tried really hard to convince me that I was lovable and that my happiness and […]
How I Moved From Feeling Unlovable To Basking In Love
Earlier this year, my job as a psychotherapist had gotten very stressful, with mounting paperwork and tight deadlines. I felt like I needed to continue working at my job, fearing what would happen if I quit — losing my income, would I go homeless? Going homeless had been my recurring […]