When the scales don’t balance: What I learned living in a mud hut.
There are ideas that sound good on posters. Slogans that look slick on marketing material. Themes that make sense in theory. But every now and then, one arrives that lands in the body…. because you’ve lived it. This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Balance the Scales.” A call to confront unfairness, discrimination, and violence […]
The Power of Practice
Today is my birthday and these markers often make us reflect on who we are and where we’ve come from here. Here’s a refection on three things I have that are very special to me, and have been life changing. 1993. 1995. 1997. Three years.Three thresholds.Three quiet practices that entered my life… and never really […]
The Luminous Path
The sun sat like a golden orb just above the desert horizon. Peacocks called, and the nearby Arabian Sea whispered cool tones into the quiet morning air. She walked slowly, barefoot on the sandy path. White cotton robes billowed softly in the breeze. Her gaze, like her gait, was steady and open, attentive to the […]
How to Tell the Difference Between Intuition and Fear
One of the questions I hear most often is: “How do I know if it’s my intuition… or just fear?” It’s such a wise question. Because when we’re navigating change, especially change that feels big or unfamiliar, both can show up loud. Fear often feels urgent. It wants answers. Certainty. A plan. It can sound […]
Before You Rush Ahead
There’s a certain kind of beginning that doesn’t come with fireworks. No bold resolutions. No surge of momentum. Just a quiet sense that something old has ended… and something new is not quite ready to begin. This place of ‘no longer and not yet’ is known as the liminal space. It’s powerful. It’s often filled […]