What if the one practice you’ve been avoiding is the one that finally lets your body exhale? Our conversation with Sonya traces a real, lived shift—from “doing all the right things” to a gentler, deeper healing that starts with breath, boundaries, and honest self-trust. We revisit a Mexico retreat that changed her trajectory, where breathwork cracked old armor and a Temazcal ceremony turned surrender into something you can feel in your bones. That turning point didn’t hand out instant fixes; ...
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What if the one practice you’ve been avoiding is the one that finally lets your body exhale? Our conversation with Sonya traces a real, lived shift—from “doing all the right things” to a gentler, deeper healing that starts with breath, boundaries, and honest self-trust. We revisit a Mexico retreat that changed her trajectory, where breathwork cracked old armor and a Temazcal ceremony turned surrender into something you can feel in your bones. That turning point didn’t hand out instant fixes; ...
Have you ever struggled to receive care when you're always the one giving? That uncomfortable feeling when someone showers you with kindness and you don't know how to accept it? My recent journey to San Diego cracked me wide open in unexpected ways, forcing me to confront my relationship with receiving. When my retreat attendee-turned-friend Betsy invited me to her beachfront Del Mar home, I had no idea the profound lessons awaiting me. As she lavished me with extraordinary hospitality—trips...
The Joyful Shaman
What if the one practice you’ve been avoiding is the one that finally lets your body exhale? Our conversation with Sonya traces a real, lived shift—from “doing all the right things” to a gentler, deeper healing that starts with breath, boundaries, and honest self-trust. We revisit a Mexico retreat that changed her trajectory, where breathwork cracked old armor and a Temazcal ceremony turned surrender into something you can feel in your bones. That turning point didn’t hand out instant fixes; ...
