Body Mind Bee, Houston, TX (2025)

10/22/2025

"No pain, no gain."
"If you don’t sweat, it doesn’t count."
"Never skip a Monday."

Sound familiar?

These are the mantras many of us grew up hearing—ideas that shaped how we move, eat, and even think about our bodies.
They’ve been repeated for so long that they bled into the yoga world too.

Now we have Power Vinyasa. Sculpt & Flow. Yoga HIIT. Aerial. Acro.�And while there’s nothing inherently wrong with any of those, we’ve lost the essence along the way.
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Because at its heart, yoga isn’t about how anything looks.�It’s about what’s happening inside.

No one can show you what yoga looks like—only what it looks like in their body. Yet many classes still focus on perfecting form & chasing alignment, promising that if you just keep trying, one day you’ll get it right.

So you push. You stretch. You learn to call pain signals a stretch that “hurts so good.”�Because that’s what you were taught: effort equals progress.

But what if yoga wasn't about trying harder at all?
What if it was about noticing… without forcing, fixing, or performing?

The irony of striving to perfect the pose is that you skip right past the practice.

The real yoga is being present with what’s here now—without needing to change it.

Sports & fitness give us performance, progress, metrics.�Yoga gives us awareness. Sensation. Presence.

When the language of performance bleeds into yoga, it disconnects us from what yoga truly is: a practice of being, not doing.

But the beauty of yoga is that it’s always there beneath all the noise. Every time you return to your mat with presence & curiosity instead of seeking achievement, you reclaim a piece of that truth.

We’ve been conditioned to chase someone else’s ideal—to compare & compete.�
But yoga calls us back to something different.�Something quieter, truer.

Because in the end, the more we push, the less we can hear what the body is saying.�
And when you finally start listening… you remember your body was never the problem, it’s a portal.
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If you’re ready to explore movement that honors your body’s wisdom, the Movement & Meaning Membership is your sanctuary for yoga, somatics, & strength that supports the WHOLE you. DM me for details.

10/20/2025

What if the body you’ve spent years trying to fix… was never broken?
What if the tension, fatigue, or pain weren’t proof of failure—but messages from an intelligent system doing its best to protect you?

In the somatic yoga paradigm, body and mind are inseparable—two expressions of the same living intelligence. The nature of being human is that we experience the world through our senses from within this bodymind system.

And in that truth lies both our limitation and our liberation.

Because every sensation, every ache, every boundary you bump up against… is also a doorway into deeper awareness.

Your body is not your enemy.
It’s your teacher.

It’s the sum of your whole life’s experiences and contains memory of your nervous system’s best attempt to keep you alive, safe, and functioning in a world that doesn't stop moving.

When we make peace with that truth, the work shifts from “fixing” the body to listening to it.�
You stop chasing what someone else’s ideals are and learn what your own authentic rhythm feels like.

Your body is not the problem.�It’s your greatest source of wisdom…if you know how to listen.

And the moment you stop fighting it, you start to hear what it’s been trying to say all along.��

Double tap if this resonated with you!

And if this was the message that you really needed to hear today... I've built a virtual movement sanctuary just for you!

Movement & Meaning is your space to rebuild trust in your body’s rhythms—through yoga, somatics, and strength that honors your nervous system. Join anytime, from anywhere. Follow the link in my bio or DM me if you have questions or if you think you might want to work with me 1:1.

And... if you’re craving a deeper philosophical journey, RESTORE returns next year with a renewed invitation into the heart of yoga. Stay tuned.

10/16/2025

We weren’t actually designed for a 24-hour news cycle or a technological landscape that is bidding for our attention 24/7.
We were designed for rhythm — effort and exhale, movement and stillness.

If you’ve felt the ache of caring too much lately, you’re not alone.
Your nervous system isn’t broken if you're struggling to hold it all— it’s wise.
Come learn how to rest, feel, and reconnect inside or next and final Somatic Liberation Circle this Saturday.

The theme: Rest as Resistance - A Somatic Movement Circle for Reclaiming Yourself
Saturday, October 18th 10 am CDT, 4 pm BST.
Live on Zoom. Replays available.

Link in Bio to join, or send me a DM and I'll get you the link.
Tired Pricing available.

10/13/2025

Lately, I keep bumping up against the limits of my own energy.
Some days I wake up ready to build everything I’ve been dreaming of.
And other days… even the smallest tasks feel impossible.

If you’re a sensitive, intuitive, high-achieving human — you probably know this dance too.
You want to show up, to create, contribute.
But your body keeps asking you to slow down.
And the voice in your head whispers some version of, “You’re falling behind,” or “You’re not doing enough.”

I get it.
I've built my whole life around being capable, consistent, and high-achieving.
So when my body says “not today,” I still feel the sting of feeling like a failure.

And here’s where a yoga practice actually helps us, not the movement part, but the awareness that’s at the heart of it all.

Because the truth of it all comes down to perception. Separating sensation from story. The practice is in seeing those thoughts in real time, as they are — stories we’ve been conditioned to tell ourselves to keep us safe.

What if instead of telling yourself a story about what your body saying no means, you just listened?
What if it was just “not right now,” and not “you’re doomed forever.”

Because your body speaks in sensation, and your mind makes up all kinds of stories to help you survive. Our work as humans is to understand the difference, and let sensation have a voice before the practiced story takes over.

So maybe this is what integrity looks like in real time —listening when your body says pause, and remembering that rest isn’t an interruption to your purpose, it’s part of how you stay aligned with it.

Instead of “I’m not living up to my potential,”I’m learning to say, “It is my fullest potential to learn how to thrive in real conditions — not just the ideal ones.”
That’s how we build work — and lives — that can hold our full humanity.

That’s not weakness. That’s the practice.

10/06/2025

Ayurveda — like yoga — was never meant to be prescriptive.

Lately, I've been playing with my daily schedule because as the seasons change, it's a good time to fine tune and see what's still working for you and what's no longer serving you as it should.

Dinacharya, or daily rhythm, isn’t a list of rules to perfect (even though it's often taught this way). It’s really a way of watching how your own nature interacts with the world around you. The body is the laboratory, the day is the experiment, and awareness is the observer.

Even in yoga practice, the goal is not about forcing your body into someone else’s alignment or sequence. The postures are tools for inquiry — shapes that reveal how breath, attention, and sensation move through you. It’s not about getting poses right; it’s about learning what the pose shows you about your relationship with yourself.

Ayurevedic schedules say to wake before sunrise, exercise in morning kapha time, eat at noon when pitta is highest, but the sages also said, “Not everything is suitable for everyone.”
The practice isn’t becoming perfectly obedient — it’s observation.

When you understand the rhythm, you get to play with it.
You notice how the season changes you, how work hours pull or scatter your energy, how one day’s workout feels grounding and another day it leaves you on edge. You keep adjusting — not to control life, but to stay in conversation with it.

This is the svādhyāya of Ayurveda and Yoga alike: self-study through lived experience.
Wisdom comes not from perfect adherence to rigid rules, but from intimacy with your own rhythm.

Play with it.
Notice. Adjust.
That’s the practice.

09/19/2025

We think clarity means a perfect plan: every task mapped, every habit nailed, no detours allowed.
But that’s not clarity — that’s control.

Real clarity is trust.
Trust that when life throws you off track, you know exactly how to come back.

It’s not about doing everything.
It’s about doing the few things that matter most.

👉 Here's 3 action steps to find clarity today:

1. Name your anchors. What are the 1–2 habits that always bring you back into rhythm? (Ex: morning walk + evening stretch, or journaling + protein at lunch).

2. Drop the rest (for now). If it’s not one of your anchors, it’s optional. Stop burning energy on 10 half-done goals.

3. Practice return, not perfection. Missing a day or week doesn’t erase progress. Momentum comes from how quickly you re-enter, not how long you never “fall off.”

Clarity isn’t about never losing your way.
It’s knowing the way back—over and over again.

💬 What’s one anchor routine you can count on to get you back on track when life derails you? Let me know in the comments.

09/18/2025

Perfection says: “If I miss a day, I've failed.”
But real consistency looks like showing up again after you break your streak.

You’re not failing because you can’t keep up.
You’re can't keep up because the "all or nothing" bar you've set doesn't allow for fluctuating rhythms.

Rhythm is the grace to flow with the seasons of your real life.
It’s knowing that one skipped week, one flare, one set back or one hard season doesn’t erase your progress.
It’s the practice of returning, again and again, without shame.
And that's the yoga anyways.

Perfection demands control.
Consistency means allowing for your humanity and giving yourself permission to accept your messy and flawed and imperfect because consistency ≠ perfection.

Next time you miss a workout, meditation, or practice—don’t double down with punishment.
Instead, ask: “How can I re-enter with compassion?”

That’s the secret to consistency that lasts.

💬 If this resonated at all, join me this Saturday for this month's Somatic Liberation Circle: Safety is a Practice – Healing Without Perfection.
We’ll explore how perfectionism mimics protection, and how to release these deeply held survival patterns in community together.

DM me to join or visit the link in my bio. Sliding scale tickets available.

🌀 Link in bio to reserve your spot.

09/17/2025

That’s the paradox most of us live in: focusing on the wrong things and not prioritizing what truly matters.

You can check every box: spotless home, crushing it at work, sending the perfectly worded text… and still, your body won’t let you rest.

Why? Because your nervous system isn’t tracking achievements.
It’s constantly scanning for threat or safety.
This is called neuroception — an automatic process where your body decides, beneath your awareness, if you’re safe enough to relax or if it’s time to fight, flee, or shut down.

When your body doesn’t feel safe, chasing perfection won’t fix it.
You can’t out-achieve a dysregulated nervous system.

What does help? Practicing safety in small, repeatable ways:
- Ground your feet and notice the surface under you before opening your inbox
- Take one slow exhale before answering a text that spikes your heart rate
- Remind yourself, “I am here, I am safe,” when your body goes on autopilot

This is what I mean when I say safety is a practice.
It’s not about doing life perfectly.
It’s about learning how to return to yourself, again and again.

And that’s exactly what we’ll practice inside Saturday’s Somatic Liberation Circle: Safety as a Practice — Healing Without Perfection.

Click the link in my bio to join.

09/16/2025

If you’re hypermobile, you already know your joints move plenty.
The real challenge isn’t more range of motion—it’s controlling the range you already have.

That’s where slowing down comes in. Mobility without stability is a recipe for injury waiting to happen.

When you move slowly, with fewer reps, your body gets a chance to build proprioceptive awareness—your internal GPS system that tells you where your body is in space. Without it, you’re more likely to collapse into your joints, bypass the target muscles, and reinforce compensation patterns that keep you unstable.

One of my favorite Pain-Free Performance () principles I work with in all my 1:1 client sessions is to make light weight feel heavy, so heavy weight feels light.

By learning to control load with precision—breath by breath, rep by rep—you’re teaching your nervous system how to create stability first. Then, when the time comes to lift heavier, your joints are protected, your muscles know how to fire, and strength actually feels safe.

👉 So if you’re hypermobile (or just tired of feeling wobbly in your workouts), try this:

-Cut your rep count in half
-Slow your tempo down by 2–3x
-Focus on feeling every inch of the movement

You’ll be surprised how challenging light weight can become—and how much stronger and steadier your body feels over time, and you'll harness the power of your mind-muscle connection for better control and less injury risk.

Do you struggle more with “feeling” your muscles or with controlling your joints?
DM me this post and I'll send you my free PDF guide to building strength and stability with hypermobility.

09/11/2025

Most people confuse safety with comfort.

Safety is a nervous system experience — a felt sense that you can stay present, breathe, and stay connected, even when life is challenging.

Comfort is sticking with the familiar, even if it keeps you small, disconnected, or complicit in the very systems that harm.

For many marginalized people, external safety is not guaranteed. And yet, practicing safety inside the body is a radical act — a way to survive, resist, and not let oppressive forces control your nervous system.

This month in the Somatic Liberation Circle, we’ll explore:
🕊️ How perfectionism mimics protection
🕊️ Why comfort is not the same as safety
🕊️ Practices to return to yourself when you feel “too much” or “not enough”

✨ September Theme: Safety is a Practice – Healing Without Perfection
🗓️ September 20 | Online
2:00 CST

Join us for slow somatic movement, breath, and shared reflection. You don’t have to be perfect to belong here.

👉 Link in bio to reserve your spot. Or DM me and I'll link you.

08/31/2025

Summer teaches energy.
Fall teaches grounding.
Winter teaches stillness.
Spring teaches emergence.

The wisdom is in listening — and letting your practice evolve with you.

What lessons are you learning in this season of your life? Comment below.

08/30/2025

Clarity comes from self-study.
Rhythm from daily alignment.
Simplicity from non-grasping.

Shifting with the seasons is where the practice all comes together — choosing what serves you now, and letting the rest fall away.

✨ Inside Movement & Meaning, we adjust for seasons — both outer and inner.
It's your movement sanctuary with new classes every month.
Check out the link in my bio to join.

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