Sept 18, 2023

This new chapter in Mexico has not been without its challenges. I have no idea what is unfolding and what is on the horizon, but I am doing my best to embrace it. Mexico has drawn me in and captivated me, and it doesn’t seem to want to let me go quite yet.

How do I begin to describe how my life has unfolded over the past decade? When I tell people I showed up in the Bahamas on my sailboat to a remote and breathtakingly beautiful island, met my future husband, and then spent those earlier years island hopping around these strange lands, I generally get a look of disbelief.

As we dive into the depths of winter, the darkest days of the season and THE darkest day of the year, it’s as if Mother Nature is taking us on her own journey of transformation. Wishing you all the best during this time of reflection.

Dec 7, 2022

Mexicans view death, from my external observation, as much a part of life as breathing. This dualistic reality is nothing more than an endless dance of opposites. Light can not exist without darkness, in the same way that life can not exist without death.

Shadow work is one of the most important elements of one’s healing journey. It’s also something that unless one recognizes what a shadow is, they might not even be able to do the deep healing work they are longing to do. Learn more about shadow aspects of yourself, plus an exercise to help find your own shadows.

Something major shifted in me during this communion with the plants, although I’m not sure if I still know the full depth and breadth of it. Like other forms of plant medicine that I have been called to over the years, these plants, these fruits and vegetables bared my raw soul. They pushed me to the extremes of my imbalances to show me what was still lurking in there, despite all my years of peeling back the layers.

The fact that I went for a second go with ayahuasca is a miracle. Most normal, sound-minded people would not have dreamed about returning to plant medicine after the horrific experience that I went through three years ago. But I knew the fate of my future depended on it.

Has anyone found it a bit odd that throughout this global pandemic we haven’t been encouraged to turn inward and focus on boosting the immune system, exercising, and eating healthy? One thing I do know, in order to traverse these uncertain times, learning your body and knowing how to stay healthy needs to be THE TOP PRIORITY.