HOLY ENERGY

Reiki is based on ancient healing wisdom that transcends time and culture. It is instinctual to put our hands on what hurts. It is...

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Winter Solstice

In aligning ourselves with the seasonal cycles, we are wise to take our cues from nature: The animals are in hibernation. The plants are goi

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The Love in the Air is Thicker than the Smoke

How can we let the transformative quality of fire move through us in a good way? It is tempting to focus on the dramatic evidence of loss al

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#MeToo -My Journey into Exquisite Resilience

I have silently witnessed, with gratitude, and relief, the echoes of my experiences of sexual trauma in the words of my sisters. This is...

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We changed our last name to Ayla, here's why ...

Naming our own matrilineal lineage is an initiation of our sovereignty and an invocation of our milk line. My daughter, Nymue, and I did...

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Ida and Water Blessings

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...

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Nymue, Acupuncture, and the Tao

Nymue has been into receiving acupuncture lately. When she sees the tables set up she often asks me to put needles in her- even...

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Cultivating Wildness

One of the biggest sources of dis-ease I see in my practice comes from people not listening to their inner truth and conforming to how...

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Marion Rosen

Marion Rosen passed away on Wednesday at the age of 97. She was still seeing clients a few months beforehand. Marion’s work is...

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