I don’t know anyone who has seen a real life alien, the kind from outer space, but if we look at how aliens are typically depicted, they are not the healthiest looking individuals. There is a popular theory that ETs could very well be us, traveling back in time, and without saying a word, their grey, malnourished forms are the warnings they have come to share. Aliens seem to be saying we may be technologically advanced, but we’re not having any fun. We can’t feel anything. Se

I’d like to awaken you to very small feeling. It’s so quiet. Like a Who from Hooville calling out from their microscopic world on a flower petal, it just can’t compete with all the loud horns and bright lights. The sound of our breath or the touch of clothing on our skin is loud by comparison. No matter how much it calls out, for many of us it has a hard time breaking through. Get quiet, close your eyes, and send your focus down into your body. Your somatic wisdom is down the

When someone invites you to take a breath, you can’t help but…take a breath. In all the yoga classes and workshops I’ve taken over the years, there’s something about the invitation, the reminder to take a breath that has somehow irritated me. Being invited to take a breath causes an interruption of thought. Sometimes when I am invited to take a breath, I hear the annoyed voice of my ego saying hey! I’m thinking very, very important thoughts over here! Darn you and your let’s

When it comes to our intimate lives, many of us feel like a fuzzy bristled dandelion seed floating in the wind. At the whim of the weather, hoping the breeze will deliver us somewhere special. Hoping we will find great connections or maybe a partner if the breeze blows just right. I hear from folks all the time how they struggle to find intimacy. They do everything that they know how to do and it is not working. Our technological world may appear to be creating great tools th

We are born into a sensual world. From the moment we take our first breath, we are swimming in an overwhelming sea of sensual information. Before our newborn brains can process what’s happening, breath, touch, sound, movement, taste, smell and light are beginning to define our new embodied reality. Let’s begin right now by focusing on our breath. In and out. Feel and follow the expansion and contraction of our lungs. For those who meditate, this sensual meditation is a great