Whenever I think of the element of earth, I think of the ability to ground and be present in our physical body. This ability can be lost during childhood. Trauma can often teach a person to seek safety outside of their physical body – the feeling of having a body but not being fully present […]
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New! Presence Sessions
I just finished reading the book The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose. The book is inspired by Marina Abramovic, a performance artist who rocked the world with her 75 day performance art piece at MoMA in NYC, “The Artist is Present”. Marina sat in a chair with an empty one in front of […]
The Element of Space
Today it’s all about the element of space, and how fitting to start with the eclipse. Thank you to those who shared about their eclipse experiences. For those of you who witnessed the event on April 8th, I hope it was fantastic! I was fortunate to see it with mostly clear skies after a full […]
For Therapists: Demystifying Energy Healing
Part of my mission in combining energy healing with psychotherapy is to demystify energy healing. In the 1980s – early 2000s energy healing was seen as pretty “out there”. Whereas now most people have heard of Reiki and there are tons of practitioners everywhere. The language of energy healing often lands beautifully to explain the […]
Exploring The Element of Water
Wash your faceIn the morning dew…Sleep by the ocean,Letting yourself unfurlLike the reeds that swirlGradually on the sea floor…Feel the seamless silk of the oceanWarm you in ancient buoyancy. from John O’Donohue’s Axioms for Wildness Water is often associated with purification, the feminine, & flow. With psychotherapy & energy healing water can be used as part of […]
3 Models to Blend Energy Healing Into Your Private Practice
Free Live Webinar I am hosting a Free LIVE Webinar called 3 Models to Blend Energy Healing into your Private Practice on Friday, March 22 from 12pm-1pm EST. I created this webinar because: In this webinar: Join me and connect with other therapists who want to do this too. Bonus: For all attendees there is […]