Weather Patterns
Written in July 2025 while on retreat with Kathleen on Bowen Island An avalanche of GriefA tornado of JoyA blizzard of AnxietyA tsunami of GratitudeA wildfire of RageA flood of PeaceAn ice storm of DissociationA landslide of Excitement Endless wild loveEndless wild hurtFeral. Untameable. Uncontrollable.Chaos and Creation.Endings and Beginnings. Move Me.Fill me with alivenessRemind meof […]
yoga nidra: who do you think you are?
This yoga nidra practice, exploring the via negativa, emerged from a conversation sparked by a quote from Jean Klein: “We can only know what we are not” (Open to the Unknown, 1990). It is shared by request.
Where are We?
A teacher asks her students in the zoom room, “where are we?” A student answers, “Inside, outside.” ………. One way to begin with this Koan is to take the “we” or more specifically, the idea of me, or anyone. Who are we? What makes us us? “Where are we” can be also asked as “where […]
yoga nidra: pure perceiving
In this practice, we alternate between attending to the particularities of the objects of perception and gently withdrawing attention from them, opening into pure perceiving.
yoga nidra: being receptivity
The practice followed an intimate sharing of the broad spectrum of emotional experience. In it, we explore giving each emotion the space it needs. With an attitude of curiosity, we get to know their colours and textures, felt directly in the body. A soft shift might arise when nothing is pushed away or held tightly. […]
The Quiet Revolution of Co-Regulation
The Quiet Revolution of Co-Regulation Holding a Baby, Holding the World There is nothing quite like spending time with a newborn baby to break your heart wide open. It had been twenty-nine years since I had birthed my daughter, Cameron, and babies had long since drifted out of my orbit. Then suddenly I became a […]
Embracing the Sacred Feminine: A Five-Night Women’s Retreat in Costa Rica
Join us for a wildly nourishing women’s gathering in the lush heart of Costa Rica, where we honor the sacred feminine through vibrant meals, gentle embodiment practices, truth-telling, ritual, deep rest, and joyful rejuvenation.
yoga nidra: the landscape of me
We begin with a gentle survey of the inner landscape, asking ourselves, How am I in this moment? We then consciously release the weight of the body, sensing how much tension it holds. As we do, we may notice the breath naturally deepening and flowing more freely, feeling its gentle caress without any need to […]
supine bodysensing practice
A 20-minute BodySensing practice in the tradition of Jean Klein. Recordings such as this one are not intended for daily use. Listen, follow along — once, maybe twice. Then don’t listen anymore. Extract the feeling of the practice and then do it your own way. Experiment. Explore what it feels like to move with minimal […]
Stillness
An early morning breath practice recorded on the third day of the July 2025 silent retreat. It includes chanting of the Gayatri Mantra and exploration of the dvādaśāntas (energetic localizations of the subtle breath).