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I’ve just returned from a retreat center in the rainforest in Whistler, Canada.  It was nestled among HUGE trees with a river flowering through the land, and a profusion of flowers and bird life, including hummingbirds. It was breath-taking! One lunchbreak, while walking by the river with other participants in the program, we discovered […]

Do your feel trapped in your body? Like she’s preventing you from being who you want to be and doing what you want to do? I’ve definitely felt this way in the past, as if I was encaged by my cravings and compulsions, and locked into a smaller existence as a result. Feeling physically […]

My life changed when I was introduced to the idea of feminine Radiance.  Until that moment I had a judgement against being “flashy.” I wore black most days, not because I loved it, but because it was “practical.” I felt miserable about my shape, self-conscious of my appearance, and awkward about my sexuality.  I […]

Imagine you have a child who is not doing well at school. You know she’s bright, but it’s not translating into good grades. Imagine responding to this situation by telling her that she’s stupid and lazy. Even if your intention was to motivate her, it wouldn’t work. Your shaming would put her in a […]

You know as much as I do, that the world has gone totally stark raving mad, and as a result women’s lights are dim.   We war with our bodies, minds, hearts, souls, and precious selves.  To end this battle, we need to unlock what my friend and colleague LiYana Silver, calls our Feminine […]

Imagine that giving birth to an awesome experience is something that can happen, not just once in a while, but EVERY time you’re ready to STEP OUT and RISE UP from one situation into another. Imagine that giving birth in a moment of deep surrender can stimulate powerful contractions—signals that the moment has come […]

Do you know how to negotiate and strike a deal? It’s something you learn when you visit India, for example. Haggling over the price is an expected part of the ritual of the market place culture. In our Western culture, the cliche female is not a shrewd negotiator for herself. On the contrary, she […]

On one level, we all want our baseline state of existence to be one of simply feeling good. That’s how we’re designed. Instinctively we are drawn to pleasure. Your body’s natural and healthy response, like all other organisms on the planet, is to want to experience as little as possible stress, and to feel […]

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. I’ve still been thinking of you, though, and to explain, I’ve been productive in ways other than writing emails. Part of what I’ve been up to is playing a lot more music, specifically singing folk music, playing 3 stringed instruments, and hand percussion.  I’ve been […]

Last night Sacha and I co-lead a Spring Equinox Cacao Ceremony in NYC. In front of an atmospheric fire in a Penthouse in SoHo, we gathered in a circle and created a magical mood together.  However, it wasn’t just Sacha and I who created it. The event was designed to be interactive and participatory, […]