What Menopause is (really) about?
If we strip menopause of all the "noise," the fears, expectations, cultural narratives, medical terms, hormonal blame, and ideas of decline, what are we left with? Just this:The blood stops. That’s it?Yes. Our last blood. A final release. And yet it carries the weight...
About the Netflix Series Adolescent and What It Stirred in Me
I’m writing this as a personal blog post from the heart, in the context of a gathering I lead for mothers and their preteen daughters—preparation for the changes of adolescence, in the body and emotions, and the mother-daughter relationship.In May, I’ll be...
Felt Sense & Flow: A Gentle Practice for Inner Clarity
Chapter 1: My Journey of Discovering Focusing- Focusing and Touch I began studying Shiatsu in 2010, a four-year training. In the third year, we learned diagnostic techniques. What does that mean? It means listening - listening to the voice, its intonation, the breaths...
Breech Baby? Natural Techniques to Support Rotation
While the news of the baby being in the breach position is concerning for many expecting mothers, several alternative methods may help encourage your baby to turn head-down before birth (babies may also turn during the birth itself). One such method is moxibustion, a...
End of Winter- The Year of Dragon
Dear,As we bid farewell to the Year of the Rabbit (a year in which many of us fell into a rabbit hole) and welcome the Year of the Dragon, I am eager to experience the new energy and opportunities this auspicious time may bring on the personal and universal levels....