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Just Grieve

Do you ever feel like you’ve gone through a wormhole…and on the other side is an unfamiliar world? Do you ever look into the mirror and…not recognize the face looking back at you? Do you have days where all you can do is stare out the window and wonder, as your mind wanders beyond distant…
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What is a “real” shaman, anyway?

A dear friend of mine asked me the other day, “So, are you a shaman-in-training or are you a real shaman?” I loved this question because I love my friend, and I knew that it was coming from a genuine place of friendship and curiosity. In the moment, I replied, “There are many kinds of…
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Don’t just toss your tree…

Do this next time you’re saying farewell to a beloved friend: dress them beautifully with decorations and surround them with light and love, speak your gratitude aloud as you touch them with reverence, bring them to their final resting place and offer tobacco, consecrated blood, and wine; drum and sing and dance for joy and…
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So much in store for 2026!

Dear ones! I wanted to give you a sneak peak of what I have planned for 2026, and also to open the door to call in collaborations in the new year! I genuinely hope you will join me in person next year to share laughter and song and dance, and ceremony and dreaming and inspiration.…
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Body Poetry: Learning to Crawl, Learning to Fall

You must have the neutral demeanor of a martial artist for all Butoh exercises, because that means you are open to the most authentic expression arising in the moment, and you are unfiltered. The moment you try to make something of it it is false, it is contrived actually, and the body will always betray…
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No Kings: Keep it Embodied

We are being collectively manipulated and controlled more than any time in the history of the human race. This is the dark side of the technological revolution, which has led to such a consolidation of power that we—in the United States, yes, but also globally—now find ourselves walking, as Joanna Macy once described, arm in…




