I suspect we all carry the intuitive knowledge that nature can soothe us, tend to our wounds, inspire us, and guide us back to our truest selves. But despite knowing this, we don’t seek nature out anywhere nearly as often as we might. Why is that?
A New Psychotherapy Practice
The Gift of a Year Without School
Ayahuasca Is My Therapist - Or Is It?
An article I wrote on the relationship between ayahuasca and therapy recently appeared on psychotherapy.net. You can view the whole article here: Ayahuasca is my therapist - or is it?
"It was about 4am, and the ceremony had concluded. People were making their way from the jungle marquee towards the “temple” and kitchen where hot soup was waiting. Some walked in silence, while others began to talk of their experience. I sat in the circle longer than most, taking in the scene. I had drunk 4 times in total. Each drink taken in an effort to catalyze some sort of non-ordinary experience. The Peruvian curandero chuckling mischievously each time I returned, tapping his head and saying “stubborn, like a donkey,” before offering me another cup of the sacred brew. Despite my four cups, I had sat through the night fairly uneventfully, watching as people sat in silence, moaned, sang, cried, and laughed their way though 6 hours of “medicine” journey."
Radical Acceptance & The Paradoxical Theory of Change
What is Dancing Freedom?
When I found Dancing Freedom I knew I'd found my practice. Dancing Freedom is a moving journey, a ritual, a ceremony. We come together for two hours to move our deeply felt prayers to rhythm and music. There is no dogma in the dance. You need no skill, talent, or particular philosophical beliefs. You just need a body and a willingness to explore your being in the world.
