Sanctuary for the Heart.

02/11/2026

This is our nature.....

safe with me.

02/11/2026

The sound of the fire crackling brings me back from the morning news. The sound of traffic and the early morning light coming under the heavy dark curtains remind me of all that is simple and ordinary. Here. The cool air on my skin and the smell of fresh coffee. I am drawn to simple looking, listening and noticing the space between objects not as respite but as the felt sense reality of being here. This body that has been oriented towards survival is learning that it’s safe to rest here; held in the warm heart of right now.

02/11/2026

Silently rebuilding what history broke 🙏🎯💫🙌✨

02/10/2026

The body is fundamentally a survival system. What is often seen as either a high functioning identity or a wounded pathology is an intelligent system that has been misunderstood in it's complexity and capacity to protect at all costs. It's not something to be judged; forced; overridden or blamed but a sensitive and highly attuned system that also knows how to rest into it's gentle nature of being when the proper conditions of safety; attunement; connection; care and compassion are restored.

02/09/2026

Healing trauma is not about changing or fixing the past. We're creating the proper conditions for the past that still lives undigested in the body.

02/09/2026

People often ask me if I have a practice and I say yes all day long. Practice is my Life. There isn’t a separation between my life and my practice. Life is my practice. I have no goal for practice beyond being here and even that I hold lightly.

02/09/2026

The Way It Is

There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.

~ William Stafford

02/08/2026

Sometimes I wonder how many spiritual teachers have walked themselves home through the fire of dissociation. Stopping at anything less than that is spiritual bypass.

02/08/2026

We all disconnect from ourselves in very particular ways. Instead of judging, take a moment to realize how much stress caused your system to split off from what was really happening. Be kind; patient and reassuring as you find your way back to yourself. If it feels too big reach out for support.

02/08/2026

What best supports our physiology is being in our life in a very simple and ordinary way. Nothing more than that.

02/07/2026

Really helpful to know. Most of us in our culture are in a certain amount of freeze or shut down which has a huge impact on the quality of our lives and our well being. If you want to learn more about this reach out to me and ask about my work with trauma and the nervous system.

This week's video answer this question: Can coming out of freeze hurt? The short answer is yes!The longer (more nuanced) answer is found in the full video li...

02/07/2026

A true guide on the spiritual path will always always point you back towards this simple and ordinary moment.