a series of great rememberings
A girl once told me a story of a whole being that split itself in two so it could know the joy of reuniting its parts. The truth of wholeness…
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writing practice
I’m reading Writing Down the Bones again. It, among other things, is making me feel brave. In Bones, Natalie Goldberg reminds us how important it is to give ourselves permission to write the…
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rejoicing, somehow
My skin has come alive, shimmering, sensitive to the lightest touch. A sigh pours from my mouth when my hair brushes against my back. It’s new and tender. Pleasure has…
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an endless chain of paper dolls
I am sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat while a world unfolds inside my mind’s eye, a clear vision of rolling hills and the glint of sunshine reflected off blades…
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learning to expand
I gathered my tattered roots and held them close when I moved to California. In the 6 years that I lived in Los Angeles, my signature rebellion was a staunch…
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the neighborhood bookstore
I stumbled upon it once, by accident, before I had etched the streets south of Houston like a map in my mind. New York was mystical to me then, a…
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a moment for the details
I attended an evening of figure drawing a few nights ago. The model was nude, adorning bangles on her wrist in black and gold, with a heavy hamsa pendant nestled…
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make yourself at home
Occasionally stripping ourselves of the comfort of familiarity allows us to activate an internal sense of security. It gives us space to cultivate the feeling of home so we can…
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the discipline of rest
I had a long list of intentions to actualize at Lakshmi Rising. Drenched in curiosity, I resolved to take advantage of every opportunity to learn in the jungle. To accomplish…
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