Dear community,   Last week, one of the artists in my co-working group said he didn't have enough money to buy food and he was hungry. I commissioned a work of art from him that I didn't need because I felt very sorry that he was hungry. Then, I started feeling  bad about my choice. I could've donated the money to a worthier cause- there are children suffering of hunger and cold all over the world etc etc.  Or I could have saved the money. I could have invested it in my own c

Dear community,   You know when a truth hits you so hard you almost can't tell if it's a breakdown or a breakthrough?   I had one of those moments today.   I was in a session with Coach Inga (the coach that helps me learn the skills to be in harmonious relationships, without betraying myself) this morning, feeling grumpy, contradictory, on the edge of a temper tantrum. In other words — deeply in my Shadow (I will explain in more detail the concept of Shadow, as first contemp

If I Forgave Myself, I Would Do This If I forgave myself, I would recommit. To what? To this body. This temple of sinew and the home of my soul that I have fed like a glutton and punished like a penitent. I would recommit to food as sacrament. To tracking it, journaling it, blessing it. To putting intention into meals, not punishment or numbness. I would recommit to my environment. That means a full, somatic, spiritual, and architectural cleanse. Basement. Attic. Every drawer

I have just returned from a 5 day detoxification retreat (fasting mimicking diet, sauna and cold plunge). I'm not going to lie- it wasn't the easiest or the most fun I've had in my life. However, I do love a good, safe challenge and this was precisely that. And apparently, the metabolic benefit of such a challenge can last anywhere between 6 to 12 months. This is the reason my newsletter is late this week- because I have just arrived yesterday from Lockhart, TX. Full trip rep