The Ivy House

05/07/2026

I am You, from another point of view - https://mailchi.mp/blissed/plai635h04-6473669

04/28/2026

02/09/2026

Never Leap Ahead of Grace - https://mailchi.mp/blissed/plai635h04-6472025

01/29/2026

12/05/2025

Is your worth tangled in doing? - http://eepurl.com/jtQlek

12/03/2025

Is your worth tangled in doing? - https://mailchi.mp/blissed/plai635h04-6470438

05/03/2025

Enough said❣️🫶🏼

04/25/2025

Scrolling numbs us and seems to help us forget about our worries and problems. But numbness isn’t the absence of feeling, it’s the overwhelm of too much feeling! And if we continue to mindlessly scroll and numb out, the nervous system gets taxed and this is where anxiety and depression can begin to take over. The antidote? Walk, garden, meditate, call a friend, walk with a friend, read, prepare a yummy meal. Limit your scrolling!

04/15/2025

A great time discussing all the ‘interesting’ health remedies we need being women over 50!🤣

09/18/2024

When I first started meditating in my 20s, I realized my Mind was incredibly fickle. I noticed that some days I’d wake up in a great mood and the very next day I’d be slightly depressed and nothing in my life or life circumstance was different then the day before. Thus began the inner journey of knowing myself rather than trying to change the world and people around me. I highly recommend putting shoes on your own feet rather than paving the world with leather.

09/15/2024

I have been blessed to be drawn to and able to attend many silent retreats over the years. I feel like if I would’ve found Alaya much earlier on in my journey, there would’ve been much less struggle and suffering. But life isn’t ever what we expect. Alaya helps us all to see more clearly and have a deep acceptance of our own lives. Since meeting her over three years, I have softened into my life, feeling and allowing more grace. But even these words fall short to describe what has happened inside of me since meeting Alaya. It is a rare gift to have access to such a clear teacher in an intimate setting. Alaya helps us to see and embody our true nature beyond all of the layers of conditioning and hard crusty layers of defensive armor and stories.

A silent retreat is an opportunity to rest, to deeply rest and that’s why the Awareness yoga that I offer is such a wonderful compliment to this teaching. I’m very excited, humbled and honored to be co-facilitating with Alaya. Our next retreat is a four-day retreat next month in our favorite retreat center, just outside of Knoxville! The land, the comfortable accommodations and the delicious garden food are all a part of this retreat experience. We have a few spots still available!