by ivy | Nov 18, 2021 | Reflection
I just finished my daily yoga practice (and you can too ;D). It seems that around 30% of the time I practice I can expect emotions to come up. Through releasing blocked energy and stuck emotions in certain areas of the body, I usually feel an overwhelming...
by ivy | Nov 5, 2021 | Reflection
Today is the Scorpio New Moon and the perfect time to choose your death. Not literally. I’m not talking about physical death. I mean finding the parts of ourselves that hold us back in fear. If you’re not feeling effective or fully aligned with your...
by ivy | Oct 31, 2021 | Reflection
Who are you an altar to? … This is my favorite time of the year. I live in New England where all the leaves are different shades of fire and earth tones. I hike as much as I can in the autumn months to immerse myself in the smells of the earth and damp...
by ivy | Oct 25, 2021 | Reflection
A lot of people tend to think that art comes from pain and suffering. And while it may often be the case that pain is transformed into art, you need to feel relaxed and safe in order to let the walls down and create something from the heart. It takes courage...
by ivy | Oct 21, 2021 | Reflection
Do you ever find yourself procrastinating on things that are really important to you? As if they will go away if you don’t focus on them? Sometimes we push back on our responsibility to ourselves. And it is a responsibility to commit to trying your best to make...
by ivy | Oct 21, 2021 | Reflection
We have all abandoned ourselves at one point or another. This is just the body’s way of trying to protect you from pain and overwhelm. We can numb out, disassociate, bypass our emotions, deny our own needs, people-please, and self-sacrifice to name a few...