Embodied Essence

01/15/2026

When you begin to understand the body as a field of intelligence rather than something to manage, something shifts.
Choice becomes less about effort and more about alignment—not with an ideal, but with what is actually true in this moment.

In my new Substack piece, I write about listening not as a concept, but as a lived way of being. I share a small contemplative practice and reflect on how this kind of knowing is so ordinary we often overlook it.

If you’re feeling called toward a quieter, truer way of moving through life, you’re welcome to come sit with this.

Link in bio✨

01/15/2026

“When you begin to understand the body as a field of intelligence rather than an object to manage, something shifts. Choice becomes less about decision-making and more about alignment—not with an ideal, but with what is actually true in this moment.”

In this piece, I speak about listening—not as a philosophy, but as a lived way of being. I share a simple contemplative practice, and reflect on how this kind of listening is so ordinary we often overlook it.

If something in you is ready for a quieter kind of clarity, you may feel at home here.

link in bio✨

12/07/2025

Winter invites us home—
to the core
to the warmth that never fades,
to the stillness beneath all movement.

A new reflection is up for this season of returning.
✨ Substack Link in bio

Winter’s Invitation Into Being: the quiet wisdom of the season

11/06/2025

11/03/2025

The world looks different after awakening.
You may no longer fit in the way you once did.

This in-between space is not a mistake.
It’s the threshold where love learns to walk in form.

New Post on Substack —

After the Veil Thins: Living in the World After Awakening

🌿 Link in bio to read the full reflection.

09/25/2025

Comfort Measures: Deep Dive

Saturday November 1, 1-4pm
North Carolina Birth Center, Chapel Hill

Planning a physiological birth experience out of hospital? Planning an unmedicated hospital birth?
Partners wanting to support with confidence.
Doulas wanting to support out of hospital birth.
This class is a deep dive into comfort measures and techniques for the birthing time. Whether you are a birthing person, partner, or a doula, this class will take you on a journey of exploring the senses and the way our body and mind interpret our environment and how to access safety within our system. Some topics we will explore in this class will include:
Grounding touch
Environment
Mindset & reset
Aromatherapy
Positioning & Movement
Hydrotherapy
Breathe & Vocalization
Tools & how to use them
This is a hands on class with demonstration and practice to build confidence. Wear comfortable clothing.

09/24/2025

I’m so grateful to collaborate with Sacredsong Birth & Wellness - sacredsongdoula💗🙌

Birth is more than a physical passage. It is the threshold where life imprints itself most deeply into our being. The way we enter the world—whether through ease, challenge, intervention, or separation—leaves a mark. These imprints live not in our conscious mind, but in the tissues of the body, ...

09/23/2025

Bare feet on the bank, wind on my skin, sun dancing on the water—this is the altar. The present moment holds it all.