There is a video practice at the end if your prefer to jump ahead Most people know what it feels like: your heart races, your muscles tense, your mind speeds up, and your breathing turns quick and shallow. Anxiety starts in the body, so simply telling ourselves to “just calm down” usually isn’t effective. Even with self-reassurance, physical symptoms often remain because anxiety impacts our nervous system, not just our thoughts. When our nervous system senses danger, we need to signal that...

Have you ever felt like you were just going through the motions as though you were on autopilot? Or maybe you’re doing everything that you need to do to appear okay on the outside, but unable to find time or desire for things you used to find joy in. Maybe you can’t find the extra energy that used to be readily accessible to spring clean. In fact, maybe you notice undone chores are beginning to pile up with only the bare minimum getting done? You might find yourself scrolling or binging tv....

Happy Imbolc! Imbolc is a Celtic festival that honours the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. The goddess of winter is a crone goddess, the Cailleach. She is the one who blankets the earth in snow, or here on the Pacific west coast, dark skies and cold rain. Her cool weather calls us to cozy afternoons and evenings, nourishing warm foods, and rest. Nature signaling to us the importance of taking it slow, replenishing before the thaw and emergence of spring. She also...