I've been  hearing a lot about all the "noise" happening in the U.S. The concerns regarding division, separation and harm to others and the environment are evident. While living in different country, a broader perspective is witnessed and the chaos o...

Here’s the truth: it’s perfectly human to struggle with reality, to feel anxious about the state of the world, and to find it hard to self-regulate some days. I've been hearing a lot from women navigating these feelings. The idea that we can simply “...

Your body is a clock — and it longs to be in rhythm with the natural world.

Ayurveda shows us that digestion, sleep, and energy all have their optimal times. Eat your largest meal at midday when your fire is strongest. Go to bed before 10pm when you...

This morning I woke with the enthusiasm of a child at Christmas—except instead of Santa, it was the sun rising over the ocean that drew me out of bed. I scampered down the jungle path, the scent of rich earth and the softness of dawn air guiding me t...

It feels like a fresh start. A new beginning.

Nestled under cotton sheets beneath a swath of nets, I drifted into dreamland last night not long after 7 p.m. The final sleep after three glorious unplugged days . Why not? It was dark, and I was tired....

Buenos Dias

I’m writing to you on a Friday afternoon in Costa Rica just before stepping away for a cyber break—Saturday through Monday, completely unplugged. Already, I feel the tug of habit… that instinct to reach for my phone at every pause, or op...

Do you feel it? The twix in between. 

Outside, the leaves are hinting at autumn’s gold, yet the air still clings to summer’s heat. We are neither here nor there—not fully in fall, not quite out of summer. This is the nature of transition: the in-bet...

If you’re curious about how to make ceremonial cacao or want to experience the beauty of this ancient heart medicine in your own rituals, this video will guide you. I'm offering you a glimpse into my first official ceremonial cacao preparation — a he...

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🌿 Throw Out the To-Do List — Make a To-Be List

What if, instead designing your life around what you get done, you designed it around how you want to be?

Today, I invite you to set your To-Do list aside and creat...

Remember when midlife seemed so far away? Images of wrinkles, grey hair, and soft bellies made our youthful minds shudder. 

But now.... here we are and we can say, f@*k it. These wrinkles were earned in the sun, grey hair is a symbol of wisdom, and ...