Musings – On Purpose

Musings – On Purpose

The question of purpose has always been relevant to me. Is purpose really one thing or is it all? Can I rest comfortably in my fragmented belief of what purpose is and what it is not? Is my purpose to be there and not here? Is my purpose to do that and not this?

An Open Heart

An Open Heart

When I write about the heart and opening the heart, I am not referring to the physical heart, but instead the emotional heart, the deep inner heart. It’s the region of the body where many emotions are concentrated, and are often felt deeply. Some refer to it as the door to the subconscious, and some might even refer to it as the soul.

Ruminations: Love, Gratitude & Presence

Ruminations: Love, Gratitude & Presence

It really is quite simple, it always is when we open our eyes and see the beauty ever present around us, the everyday mundane affairs become fuel for inspiration, the ordinary becomes food for the inner fire, little drops rippling into moments of bliss in the flesh.

Sacred Conception: Celebrating the Union of Divine Feminine & Masculine

Sacred Conception: Celebrating the Union of Divine Feminine & Masculine

Our children are our future—and the quality of this future depends upon choices we make now. This is the immense power and responsibility of co-creation!
Learning how to bring mindfulness and conscious intention to conception, gestation, and the birthing process is a beautiful way to bring positive change to our shared world. 

Love: A Doula’s Perspective 

Love: A Doula’s Perspective 

When her journey is honored, and her body and spirit revered. When her life is held sacred and her body witnessed as a vessel for the infinite.
When she moans expressing her will and might, when she trembles in anticipation of new life. When she reaches down to hold the soft, amniotic scented body of her…

Preparing for Motherhood

Preparing for Motherhood

The Yin and Yang of Birth & Motherhood. The womb is a place of creative potency; it is, after all, the origin of life. But, it is also steeped in something enigmatic and unknowable. For many women, this dual nature of the womb – both life-giving and deeply mysterious – mirrors their experiences with birth and motherhood.