Meeting Life’s Tender Thresholds: When the Body Needs a Deeper Level of Care

This Is the Medicine of Tender Thresholds

After surgery for deep endometriosis and complex fibroids resulted in ovarian failure and sudden menopause, I found myself standing at an incredibly tender threshold. I could try to push through my recovery, the way so many of us are taught to do. Or I could offer my body the medicine it was quietly asking for–deep rest, real nourishment, restorative movement, and a gentle routine aligned with … [Read more...]

How Realigning With the Rhythms of Nature Brought Me Back to My Body

How Realigning With The Rhythms of Nature Brought Me Back to My Body

My feet fall into a resonant rhythm as I follow the unexpected light of the November sun. Its radiance is muted, as if wrapped in a thick, textured cloth. But as I make my way up the grassy knoll, its white light suddenly pierces the veil. Against the spectral sky, bare limbs bow in the wind, greeting me like old friends. My verdant sanctuary stands stripped to its hollow bones–vulnerable now, … [Read more...]