| Hey gang,
Been a minute since my last note. I was going to write earlier, but I went to Fiji in May to teach breathwork, somatics, and yoga on a little surf island — one of my favorite things I get to do in this life.
I taught just a couple classes and then had to get my gills wet. It was a mediocre day; the wind was on it, and as I paddled into position, I realized I couldn't quite make the drop. As I went over the falls, I tossed my board. It pearled, then popped back up — right into my face. Crunch! 😖
What followed was a journey I did not see coming. The healing has been... a whole thing. An exhausting thing if I'm honest.
Then last week... I had an iron infusion and gang — I'm back! Turns out I'd lost a lot of blood and had very low iron reserves, so the oxygen I needed just couldn't move through my body the way it was supposed to. It's been kind of fascinating. Breathwork and tapping helped me survive. I could feel it affecting me positively — but it just couldn't fix the underlying transport deficit. (*Breathwork can still help you feel better even with low iron. It affects the autonomic nervous system, CO2 tolerance, and stress response independent of iron, blood cell count, and hemoglobin levels.)
But NOW — I feel like Superwoman! Ironwoman? Waterwoman. Yew! I'm back paddling and racing. I have not put my head underwater yet — which, if you know me, is wild. But I'm getting there.
Anyway.
It's July now. The month this country calls freedom. Living in Hawai'i, I hold that word with some complexity — independence looks different depending on whose land you're standing on.
What I do believe in, without complication, is freedom and expansion in the body. That's what I'm offering this Saturday at Yoga Under the Palms: Freedom + Expansion, a breathwork and somatics experience. We'll be working with the three levels of consciousness (tapping into the superconscious where you really feel free) — I wrote about it on Substack. Check it out here!
It's also my birth month. And this year, Jupiter just moved into Leo — the planet of expansion landing in the sign of self-expression, creativity, and courage. If you've been sitting on something you want to say, make, or lead, the energy's asking you to stop holding back.
If you want to work with me while all of this is stirring, I'm open for coaching clients. Join me or send me a friend who's ready.
And because it's summer and because I love you, I love music, and I love reading, I've included some playlists and books below.
Mwah. 💋 |
