Enchanted Eros Intimacy

02/03/2026

Hey loves, if you’re feeling severely dis-regulated with everything surfacing in the larger arena or in your personal experience, there’s a breath practice I’d love to share that was life-changing for me in the wake of Helene when I needed to get back in my body enough to focus on the tasks in front of me, or settle my system enough to get good rest.

It starts with a deep belly/pelvic inhale, slight hold at the top, then a two-part exhale. Part 1 of the exhale is a gust out the mouth with sound til about 70% empty, then the final Part 2 of the exhale is a sharply expelled breath with pursed lips like you’re blowing out a candle. Slight hold at the bottom of the exhale.

It works best with a slight spinal undulation where you curl in on the exhale looking in toward your belly button, then expand up on the inhale with your heart shining forward.

I highly highly recommend taking a few moments to sit with this breath, especially when you feel adrenaline surge or overwhelm take over. It can help clear the backlog of emotions and settle the nervous system, so that you can be more present with where you are now and what’s needed in the moment.

Thanks to Rob Kancler for teaching this breath, absolute game-changer.

With you, beloveds. We are the storm.

02/03/2026

What if the widespread phenomenon of “ice” is pointing toward the same underlying imbalance needing attention on an individual and collective level?

Across somatic psychology, spiritual traditions, mythology and ritual, ICE and FREEZE carry remarkably consistent meanings. They point to states of constriction and immobilization, survival through shut down, emotional blocking and numbness. In trauma physiology, freeze is the nervous system’s last-resort intelligence when fight or flight are unavailable.

What I find so striking at this moment is that freeze is no longer only an individual trauma response. It has become a collective experience.

Oppressive systems do not rely on violence alone. They rely on immobilization. Freeze is induced through confusion, overwhelm, fear without clear outlet, fragmentation of attention, and learned helplessness.

Freeze has been a dominant posture in our culture for decades. Yet what is beginning to emerge within this current climate is the rise of a movement born of connection, care, and choice…A Great Thaw, the way out of our collective freeze.

What Minnesota and many other communities stepping out in protest and stepping up in support teaches us by showing up in the cold weather with coordinated movement enacted in communal solidarity is how a skillful thaw begins. Not with force, not with denial, but with presence, connection, and intentional action.

This is a model for inner work and outer engagement alike, showing us the way from freeze toward flow, from contraction toward collective care…

Excerpt from my article “From Freeze to Flow: ICE, Ice & Our Collective Trauma Response.”
Full article published on Medium, link in the comments✨🕯️🙏🏼💕

01/22/2026

✨can you hear the call?✨

Join us in the erotic underworld - learn more at the link in my bio, dear one

01/21/2026

It’s so good to be back with you in this virtual space, sweet spirit. I’ve been ever dancing with life’s ebbs and flows.

If you’d like to go deeper with me, you can sign up for my newsletter through embodyenchantment.com. I’ve been sharing weekly love letters about what’s been stirring in the depths… 💌

02/28/2025

A New Frontier of Intimacy
Deep breath. Open Heart. Shared Connection.

Life has gotten real, y’all.

A great many of us are feeling the overwhelm of these tenuous times.

With so much happening externally, it can be challenging to know where to turn for stability, what to do for ourselves and others, and how to connect to a sense of grounded purpose and clarity.

When it’s hard to even know what’s real, what matters, and what we can focus on, the most important thing we can do is to slow down. Take a deep breath. And turn inward.

This is an invitation to do just that, so you can find the inner resources necessary to ride the changing tides with grace and resilience. It feels like such a timely gift to get to assist with this upcoming retreat, and it would be such a joy to share this experience with you.

The Intimacy Retreat is being organized by August Coy Ote and facilitated by Rachel Rickard, co-founder of Embodied Intimacy, lead facilitator for Belly2Belly.

Join me and these incredible guides for 6 Full Nights of…

- Daily Intimacy Practices
- Somatic Movement & Breathwork
- Evening Ceremonies & Fire Circles
- Immersion in Nature
- Tranquil Mountainside Accommodations
- Gourmet Cuisine
- Personal Rest & Relaxation
- Community Sharing

Through practices that combine breath, movement, and relational exploration, you’ll uncover the magic of being present with yourself and others in ways that are gentle, profound, and transformative. Reimagined for the modern soul, this ancient wisdom invites you to melt into shared waves of sensation and emotion.

This retreat weaves together elements of:

✦ Relational Presence: Cultivate deep listening and attunement with others.

✦ Somatic Awareness: Tune into your body as a guide to connection and authenticity.

✦ Vulnerability as Strength: Discover the power of openness and the beauty of being seen.

✦ Sacred Rituals: Honor the profound connections between breath, heart, and life itself.

Nourish your body.
Soothe your nervous system.
Surrender into the loving embrace of Life, Nature & Community.

Check the comments for registration details!

01/31/2025

Hey Charlotte, NC!
Are you craving a little sparkle to light up your midwinter void? There's a fire a-kindlin' over here at The Glowing Hearth, and there's still time to register to join us. This is the perfect opportunity to feel supported as you pull your energy in and enter the darkness to see what visions for the season ahead are gestating at your core. Find nourishment and inspiration within, bring a little light and clarity in, and let the beauty unfurl. This is that beautiful moment of pause just before the awakening.
There's magic to be found here.

A flame beckons. The fire kindles. A calling stirs from deep within, urging you to arise, to shake off the midwinter frost and bring some sparkle into your world. The Glowing Hearth invites you to join us for our initatory event as we open the doors of our healing sanctuary to the public for the ve

07/21/2024

Deep in our hearts, we know that trees hold a magic as ancient as time.

We’ve sat beneath them many times, taking comfort in their sturdy shelter while forgetting that many of these beings have witnessed hundreds of years of history and cycles of change.

Throughout the ages, trees have healed us. They’ve given us air to breathe. They’ve protected us from storms. We've used their wood to build homes and create a sense of safety. They’ve given to us in every possible way.

In their infinite generosity, trees hold the wisdom of the world deep within their roots, raising it up to the heavens with their emerald branches.

What would it be like to hear them speak, to hear the stories these ancient voices have to share?

Join me live on Zoom Monday, July 22nd for The Wisdom of the Forest: Grail Council.

In celebration of Mary Magdalene’s feast day, I will be joining a group of ten incredible wisdom keepers and storytellers who will share channeled messages, oracular transmissions & sacred ceremony with the trees.

The Live Event on July 22nd is FREE to attend!

For those participants as well as those unable to join us Live, there will be opportunity to purchase the recordings, along with Special Gifts from the presenters as part of a Fundraiser to benefit the reforestation of Oak trees in Ireland. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards the creation of a documentary detailing the importance of reforestation and the efforts already underway in Ireland to restore the magical Oak Groves that once guarded this ancestral land.

SIGN UP: https://magicalstorytelling.com/the-wisdom-of-the-forest

03/15/2024

Inner Alchemy: 5 Tools of Transformational Embodiment begins on the Equinox, March 19th.

It doesn’t always work to try and simply “let go” of intense emotions and thought patterns around certain situations in our lives- we must process our emotions in order to integrate the lessons of our experiences. We do this by addressing the emotional residue on a physical level in order to fully metabolize our experiences by leaning in to the intensity, honoring our darkness, giving it the time and attention it deserves, giving it expression and drawing the lessons from those experiences in a way that brings resolution without bypassing. Only then can we truly align with the next evolutionary pathway of our journey.

Join me for Inner Alchemy, and learn to use the embodiment techniques that form the foundations of Ta***ic Practice in a week-long ritual exploration to alchemize the density of past experiences into gold for your future endeavors.

Find more info at…
https://enchantederos.com/inneralchemycourse

03/13/2024

“To live an Enchanted Life is to pick up the pieces of our bruised and battered psyches and to offer them the nourishment they long for. It is founded on a vivid sense of belonging to a rich and many-layered world. It is creative, intuitive, imaginative. It respects instinctive knowledge, ethical living and playfulness, and relishes story and art.”

Reading these words by Dr. Sharon Blackie reinforced on every level the intuitive nudge I‘ve been following to rebirth my business as Enchanted Eros under the umbrella of Enchanted Life Designs. I found her book, The Enchanted Life, after I’d already felt the name come through and was searching to see what other associations with it exist. Her words resonated through my cells, since the enchantment she describes is exactly what the harrowing experiences of the past several years have helped reawaken within me, and exactly what I desire to invite others into should they be brave enough to meet me in these realms.

03/07/2024

Sometimes the difference between spirals of despair and bursts of inspiration lies in learning to ask the right questions...and then being completely unattached to the answer as it arises. It's not just in the question itself, but the quality with which we ask it. Inspiration responds to curiosity. We have to be open to receive the guidance that comes through.

When I asked, "Who am I, and what do I really have to offer?" I never could have anticipated the response I received from the void. But the truth of it set off fireworks in my being, and has shaped the course of my journey ever since...
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Credits...

Cover Image : Witch by Aimee Lynette
Image 1 : Justyana Elwart (Source: Pinterest)
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Music by Benjamin Tissot (Source: bensound.com)

Getting to experience the magic of life is so often about learning to ask the right questions... Image 1 : Justyana Elwart (Source: Pinterest)Image 2: From D...

02/28/2024

Thanks for the outpouring of love and support for the transformation from Temple Gaia to Enchanted Eros.

In this video, I share more about how this metamorphosis came about, where I’ve been hiding during my three-year sabbatical from social media, some of what I’ve experienced during this time, and what the trajectory is for my work this coming cycle. Stick around til the end to learn about a special offering I’m cooking up for the Spring Eqinox!

Three years have passed since I followed my inner guidance and took a step back from social media to embark on an underworld journey of personal-inquiry.In t...

02/17/2024

Deep in the belly of my inner cave, my creative cauldron has been bubbling. It’s been three years since I felt the calling to withdraw from this platform, to burrow deep and nurture my tender places within the comfort of the void.

While I have been quiet, though, I have not been idle.

I've been collecting experiences these past several years, and oh they've been a-stewing, seasoned by grief and loss, with a taste of underworld journey, a fair heaping of divine guidance, a few sprigs of deep soul connection, a dash of inner resilience, and a healthy dose of fairy s**t.

Finally, what I’ve been cooking, working, feeding, nurturing deep within myself is about ready to be served up. Would you like a taste, dear ones?

Well, pull up a stool and cozy up by my hearth fire. Bring a vessel to drink from and your listening ears, for I have stories to tell, gifts to share, and a meal of precious wisdom hard won by the harrowing experiences of adventures passed to serve up for you now.

The next chapter begins, and I now claim my seat as the Embodied Enchantresss, mystress of Eros, weaver of words and of worlds.