A Space for Insight and Reflection

Rosen Method bodywork in Berkeley and Oakland — gentle, listening touch that releases held tension and the feelings underneath.

Liu Ming (1947–2015) was a Daoist teacher of Chinese medicine, the Tong Shu, and seasonal living. His student Bronwyn Ayla, L.Ac., remembers his life and teachings.

Last week, I was blessed with a visit from Ida Resi Alit, the High Priestess of Bali for a water ceremony. Ida is a Balinese priestess who, as a teenager, emerged from a near-death experience channeling mudras and speaking several ancient languages - none of which she'd had any prior experience with. This extraordinary woman then went on to be named High Priestess of Bali on her twenty-first birthday. To date, she is the youngest woman to hold the post, with her predecessors