Waking the Body After Winter

Winter teaches the body to hold. Shoulders creep up, the jaw tightens and our circulation slows. Spring is season of thaw, warmth returning and everything is sprouting. Your body is awakening again and you can assist it in blooming. This five-minute self-massage is a gentle way to wake the tissues after winter using breath, slow […]
Air Out Your Life

The first warm day doesn’t knock. It slips in through the window. Spring air feels different. It’s sweeter than winter. Brighter. You open something without knowing why. A window. A drawer. Maybe a new version of yourself. Spring stirs out the cold seasons stillness. The light tilts. Shadows move. Dust becomes visible in the beams […]
What is a Spring Sacred Circle?

A spring sacred circle is simply an intentional gathering to help bring in change. It’s not a ceremony in the formal sense. There’s no script to memorize or spiritual experience required. It’s a small group of people sitting together, slowing down, and acknowledging that something is shifting — in the season, and often in themselves. […]
The Sacred Pause of Creativity

I’ve been making mystical jewelry for many years here in New Orleans a city with deep esoteric roots and traditions. My workshop is my creative cozy space and before I begin each day, there is always a moment of stillness, a pause where nothing is being made yet, but everything is already present. I stand […]
Your 5 Minute Morning Sun Ritual

There is a moment each morning when the world has not yet asked anything of you. Before the phone and before the emails. Before the urgency of the day approaches your shoulders. Morning time is when your spirit is most open, so it’s the perfect moment to set your energy for the day. Step outside—even […]
The three T’s from my counter to your kitchen

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