Soul Medicine

The intention of SOUL MEDICINE is to offer you, the listener, ways to reconnect to your soul.   This week I talk about BOUNDARIES. Seems to be a hot topic with many clients of mine and it IS the topic of this new Astrological Year that begins March 20-21, 2023. Boundaries: why they are necessary, how to set them lovingly, how to love yourself first, and why setting compassionate, loving...

🎧EPISODE 49🎧 The intention of SOUL MEDICINE is to offer you, the listener, ways to reconnect to your soul.   This week I talk about yoga the practice, versus asana …. 1/8th of the practice. I’ll be honest I have a hard time with people thinking that yoga is only for flexible, fit people. Yoga means to unite, to yoke, to bring things together as one. Asana defined is a steady, comfortab...

The intention of SOUL MEDICINE is to offer you, the listener, ways to reconnect to your soul.  I offer so many tools and modalities, but I also have access to some amazing women … and so it begins. On this week’s podcast I’ll introduce you to Dr Sarah Anne Rothman:  acupuncturist, Naturopath, breathwork facilitator and friend. You’ll meet her before we talk about all the topics YOU reque...

Manifesting is such an overused word. The reality is we are manifesting in every second. Every thought becomes a word, words become things, and all that becomes your life. So convenient how we take full credit for the things we WANTED to create, but not for the things we feel are less than desirable. The truth is, you created it all… every single thing. And this whole idea of Co-manifesting … mani...

Self-doubt is a tricky little bugger.  Sneaks up on you when you need it the least.  Of course it's nice to know where it all started, but it's more important to begin telling a new story about your ability to co-create your dreams with the Divine.  Self-doubt will kill every dream you have; it will sabotage your best laid plans; and it will derail you from living your most desirabl...

How sacred is this life?  How sacred do we treat this life?  Are you living with a sense of sacred reverence or reacting to all life is tossing "at you."  I don't know about you but I want to revel in the beauty of life, the magical encounters, the priceless depth of intimacy, the humility of forgiveness and the alchemy of love.  I have zero interest in small talk, surface skim...

Thank you @officiallymcconaughey for giving me the words that could not come yesterday. Enough is enough – not as if all the times before this mass shooting meant less, but everyone has a breaking point.  The breaking point, of all breaking points honestly. Gun violence, racism, violence against LGBTQ+, education “reform”, pro-choice, women’s rights … it’s a bunch of political bullshit that I...

What are you saying YES to these days?  Let’s start there. And then notice where and why you are saying no to life.  Conversations I’m hearing lately include fear and discontent with how the world is “turning” again.  Um, hello … it never stopped turning.  We are only beginning to witness reverberations from the shift that awakened more people than ever before.  The trick...

Devotion is defined as “love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause”. I define it as something that takes your breath away.  That makes time stand still.  That fills your heart with expansion. It feels like an abundance in life; an overflowing of love and of all resources. It’s not free from challenges, or pains, or uncomfortable-ness.  No, devotion holds everythin...

Courage is the highest connection you have with the Divine.  Courage is the bridge from sky to Earth.  It's the moment you go beyond the "should" in life, and get to the yes.  It doesn't always show up as an act of "doing" something - it can be in the nothing that courage comes into play.  Example:  a momma bear, like myself, stepping back and allowing their child to go th...

Authenticity:  the act of being genuine.  It can be tough - people may judge you.  You may not get those likes.  You may not gain the popular vote if you're authentic.  No one may agree with you.  This is one issue with being authentic.  Another factor may be fear.  Fear of being "called out" - or rubbing others the wrong way.  All of these things affec...

The idea of surrender is a slippery slope.  It's defined as letting go of control, but the truth is, we never had control anyway.  So how could that be the definition?  When you let go and surrender to the gifts already inherent within yourself, your life shines brightly. You radiate love and abundance.  But because the undertone of surrender is one of “giving up”, you bec...

I revisit this word every year around this time.  Just after July 4th and before the New Moon, mid year.  It's just unavoidable.  And every time the word means more to me.  As we are all awakened to this "New Earth" that has been brewing beneath the surface of our lives, we are offered a opportunity to liberate ourselves from so much.   Liberation begins with recognizing w...

"Initiation:  The action of beginning something."  Although I think it is more than that.  It's those moments in your life when you are not only "beginning" something, but when you are moving beyond something.  Sometimes those moments show up as a challenging interaction with someone else.  Or a pivotal decision in your life.  Most often, it's in those moments where y...

Excerpt from my book Oms from the Mat   Patience, when we really breathe into it, reveals the truth.  You feel me on this one? I remember, when I was younger saying, out loud (this is no joke), “I wish I could wiggle my nose and get to where I am supposed to be next.”  When I got older and I was going through a tough time, instead of dropping into the struggle, I would run away and...

Ritual is defined as "a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order."  While I can respect this definition I find it to be much more than that.  For me, ritual is simply a ceremony that connects us to a higher power.  Across all religious cultures, there are rituals that are important and impactful to connection.  The...

Attunement:  the experience of unbroken feeling connectedness by providing a reciprocal affect and/or resonating response.  I love this definition.  Makes so much sense. How attuned are you to the energy around you?  The people you call family and friends?  The flow of life?  Is it supporting you and sustaining you? Or is it dragging you down?  Attunement is a wo...

But not really … this week is about any “re” word.  Any word that has “re” as it’s prefix.  This simple prefix offers up an opportunity to come back to something in your life and give yourself space for it to show up differently. And honestly, we can all use that!   Re-member  Re-view Re-visit   When we do this, we choose between lowering our energy, remaining st...

I had a hard time naming this podcast.  The theme for class this week is PRAJNA ... or wisdom. So we could call it that.  Taking the wisdom from 2020 and parlaying it into 2021.  But I also like to think of PRAJNA as clarity.  That kind of wisdom that can only grow out of experience. Diving into the lessons and drawing wisdom from the depth of the moment. Or in our global home...

It's time to pause ... to regroup.  To realign.  To restructure.  To replenish our souls.  To begin again.  I believe in Divine Timing and that all is well, even when it doesn't look that way.  Even when it's uncomfortable as hell... which is what we are experiencing now.  Taking action too quickly will result in perpetuating patterns.  Sitting still doing n...

Frequency: the measurement of energy and vibration.  What does that have to do with you as a human?  Only everything.  Where you "vibrate" is what you create.  This isn't "good vibes only" ... this is your undercurrent that is creating your life.  This is the heart and head merging together putting a focus on big decisions that must come from the heart for powerful healing...

Ahimsa is usually translated as nonviolence, but this goes far beyond physically hurting others or ourselves.  First and foremost we have to learn how to be nonviolent toward ourselves. We can include verbally abusing ourselves – becoming consciously aware of what our “I am” statements sound like.  This can be as subtle as criticizing our body, our actions or even saying things like, “I’...

Have you ever wanted to do something for yourself and then decided at the last minute, “I better not,” or thought “I shouldn’t do this... I have so many other obligations I need to take care of first”? We all do it—put everyone else’s needs first. If you’re a woman, it’s almost an inherent trait to put yourself last. But just for fun, dare I ask, why? Why do you continue to put everyone else’s nee...

90,000 thoughts a day, only 21,600 breaths.  You are bound to fall into a pattern and react instead respond. What does this have to do with communication?  Everything! The way you communicate to yourself is actually the first thing you must focus on if you are to have successful relationships.  Because whatever is showing up in relationship outside of yourself is actually in direct...

Divine Guidance is a real thing. It's the highest octave of listening.  It's following the tune of your heart without concern or consultation of anyone else around you.  Listening to divine guidance and following it are two different things!! So listen in, tune in, and then follow the pulse of your heart.  Tangible action is why you're here. We can listen in all we want but if there...