Welcoming Change

Change comes for all of us, doesn't it? Sometimes it's welcome: the first signs of spring, a much-needed vacation, a refresh to the menu at your favorite lunch spot. Sometimes it's less so: an unexpected event, a decision made without your input or outside of your control, a loss. In fact, I've e... Read More

Rooted Resilience in Tender Seasons

This month, I've been exploring with a group of clients the topic of resilience – not as gritting our teeth or “pushing through,” but as something far more interior. What emerged was a distinction that feels especially relevant as we head into colder, darker days and a season that can stir up jus... Read More

Releasing Control

I’ve been working with a group of clients these past couple of months on the theme of releasing control. This morning, while reading We Were Made for These Times by Kaira Jewel Lingo (no relation), I was reminded of how the mindfulness practice of accepting what is offers us such relevant tools. ... Read More

Meeting the Moment

Happy Summer Solstice! After a long and somewhat rainy spring here in Virginia, summer is here in all it's boldness! The long days, bright heat, and sharp visibility of this season – and this moment in history – feel like an invitation to come out of hiding, to move past what we've been held host... Read More

Joy in a Time of Chaos

I've been thinking and talking a lot about joy. Honestly, I've also been thinking a lot about anger, and grief, and disappointment, as I know many of you have. I've been thinking about how this type of chaos is designed to overwhelm us, shut us down, to disengage, to hide ourselves away. It makes... Read More

Beginning 2025 with Intention

We hear so much about intentions, resolutions, and commitments this time of year. Marketing campaigns for Dry January, weight-loss programs, and the ubiquitous “new year, new you” slogans can overshadow the quieter self-reflection that the winter season invites. But we're skeptics—we know how fle... Read More

Solstice reflections and what's new for 2025

Happy Winter Solstice my friends! Today is the longest, darkest night of the year, and tomorrow the light will begin to return. This is a time for reflection and inner exploration, as we turn the corner on another year and head into the holidays. This time of year can be a complication of emotion... Read More

Practicing Presence in Uncertain Times

We are living in some undeniably uncertain times. The evenings are growing longer and colder, the political landscape is fraught with uncertainty, a genocide is being broadcast live, and 2024 is poised to become the warmest year on record. Change and turmoil is accelerating all around us, and wit... Read More

Building Resilience in the Body

I've been thinking a lot recently about resilience. Not the armoring that braces us against challenges, the physical or emotional toughness that keeps us safe but distant, or the grit that tells us to put up with an unhealthy situation. No, I'm talking about how our bodies recover and respond tha... Read More

Somatics and Yoga

I, like many people, took the long road to get connected with my body. I was the awkward kid in gym class, my non-competitive nature getting the best of me (and my confidence) in any team sport and in relationship to my own body. I was chronically shy and reactive under pressure because I hadn't ... Read More