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š Why Knowing Isn’t Enough
It's common to think transformation happens when we finally figure something out. We have the insight. We connect the dots. We understand the pattern. And for a thrilling moment, it feels like everything has changed. Then a few days later, we're right back in the same...
The Places Your Attention Learned to Go
Thereās a phenomenon I see all the time: feeling outward. People can tell me exactly what their partner is feeling. They know when their boss is stressed. They can sense tension in a room before anyone says a word. They anticipate needs. Manage energy. Track moods....
Healing Was Never Supposed to Feel Like Another Job
There's something I've been sitting with lately that I can't stop thinking about. Healing has become strangely performative. Track your sleep. Track your symptoms. Track your nervous system. Wake up earlier. Take the supplements. Do the practices. Optimize your...
Expanding Capacity
You were never meant to do this alone There's a phase in this work where everything starts to make more sense. You can notice your body more readily. You notice when you're activated. You have tools that help you come back to yourself. Things that used to take you out...
š¦¶š»šš¤ The Step Most People Skip
š§š Iām trying something new with this one since itās a longer piece - I recorded an audio version if youād rather listen. I truly believe that if more people practiced this kind of work, not just understood it, but lived it. The world would feel like a very different...
Somatic Resourcing Isn’t What You Think It Is (And why fluency changes everything)
There's a phrase that gets used a lot in nervous system and trauma-informed spaces: "Be more resourced." It sounds wise. Grounded. Responsible. But most people don't actually know what that means. And more importantly? Most people try to be resourced before they've...
How to Work With Me
A Session is More than a Massage by Heidi - somatic coach, bodyworker, energy weaver, intuitive nudger, and forever student of the human body If youāve been in my orbit for a while, you already know Iām not someone you book because you want ā60 minutes of Xā or ā90...
When Peace Has to Sit Beside the Chaos
This month Iāve been thinking a lot about peace. Not the curated candlelit aesthetic kind, but the kind you have to hold while life is behaving like a raccoon in your recycling bin. You know⦠the real peace. The kind that lives in your body, not your calendar. Before...
The Sacred Art of Slowing Down When the World Speeds Up
The holidays arrive like a wave: sparkling, loud, and full of motion. Thereās beauty in it, yes. Connection, nostalgia, ritual. But thereās also a subtle pressure in the air: to be cheerful, productive, available, and endlessly generous. ⨠Before you keep reading -...
Redefining Resilience: The quiet strength that grows through rest, joy, and presence
In our culture, resilience usually means endurance - how much we can withstand, how quickly we can ābounce back,ā or how strong we appear in the face of hardship. But true resilience has a quieter sound. It lives in the bodyās ability to reorganize toward life. Itās...
The Invisible Backpack We Wear
Weāve all had those days where one tiny thing ā like someone leaving a dish in the sink, a last-minute email, the dog barking ā feels like the last straw. Itās not that the dish is inherently offensive. Itās that our capacity is already full, and, like an overstuffed...
Practice Opens Possibility
Letās be real. Practice isnāt always fun or flashy. Itās not a breakthrough moment or a big āaha.ā Itās the part where you do the same thing again and again, and half the time youāre wondering if itās even working. But if youāre someone trying to live more aligned,...
How to Be With Someoneās Pain (Without Fixing It)
Thereās a lot happening in the world right now, and many of us are finding ourselves in situations with others who are struggling. When witnessing anotherās vulnerability, Iāve noticed we often fumble when someone starts to open up ā either freezing, or leaping in too...
When Self-Comfort Gets in the Way of Capacity
We all do it. You're sitting with an uncomfortable feeling, maybe anxiety, grief, or even boredom, and suddenly... you're standing in the kitchen with a spoon in a peanut butter jar. Or you've somehow opened Instagram for the third time in ten minutes without...
It’s okay to (still) not have it all together!
Iāve been updating a lot in my business lately; my studio moved locations, my website got a facelift, and I added several new services to better support your experience on & off the table - I promise Iāll do a full recap soon. Thank you again for all of your...
Insurance Reimbursement
Insurance is a tricky conversation, especially health insurance. It changes frequently enough that it can be challenging for most of us to keep up. I decided to put a little something together this month to help support you getting the most out of your healthcare...
Your Body’s Capacity
Something happened at the end of June, and I know Iām not the only one that noticed the shift. It felt like a gentle tap on the shoulder, but as we approached July it turned into a startling push from behind. At the same time, the world woke up, stretched her legs,...
Managing Expectations
Itās been over a year since Iāve expressed my inner world in the form of a blog (can you believe it!?). I miss the mental & emotional processing that writing has to offer. For the last few years, writing has been my way to untangle the emotional threads, and...
Itās okay to not have it all together
Itās summer!! I had to type out those words in order for them to feel real. Iām having a hard time believing itās July already. Right now, I have no concept of time, or how to show up in the world. Everything feels weird, and my normally vocal self canāt seem to find...
How we spend our time matters!
Something to nibble on: āItās really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.āĀ --Steve Jobs How we spend our time matters Time is one of the few resources we canāt replenish or get back. Even Cher canāt turn back time. No matter how...
Experiencing Life Instead of āGoal-ingā It
The foundational needs of being human are to stay alive (food, clothing, shelter; straightforward goals). Already, if youāre reading this post, you have access to the internet, so you have more than what most of the world has access to -- what a blessing. Once the...
Family Roots
Do you ever notice themes showing up in life? Iāve unintentionally been theming my blogs each quarter (season). As I begin to unravel what I want to say and words fall out of my mouth and onto paper, I can then start to see whatās underneath it all.Ā So itās no...
What is energy work?
When you break it down, energy is energy. It always has been and will continue to be long beyond our new infatuation with it. How practitioners and healers work with and interpret that energy is what makes modalities so diverse. Energy is my colleague -- she shows me...
Start the New Year Clear!
Thereās this thing I need to get off my chest (I promise this is worth reading all the way through); I donāt want to just tell you about it, itās something I want to do with you!! Will you take me home with you for the month of December? ...
Energetic Imprinting
As I was standing in the bathroom getting ready for my work day last week, I got a text message from my mom: āHeidi do you have a minute?ā Usually, if my mom sends me a text message itās an āI love youā followed by a stream of emojis. So I, like most of us when...
Breaking the social mold
I'm a weirdo; did you know that? Itās possible you are, too, if youāre reading this -- we tend to find each other in the midst of all the ānormalā people. I have always been and always will be a weirdo, but it took me many many years before I could own that...
Living a full life, not stuffed
You wake up, itās Thanksgiving morning, the turkey is in the oven (no itās not November -- this is a metaphor, so roll with it =))ā¦Youāre focused on watching what you consume in the early parts of the day so that you have room to stuff your face with delicious...
Range of (e)motion
I went to the naked lady spa last month with a dear friend of mine. We are both going through big spiritual growth spurts and enjoyed each other's company with of all the feels. We got to soak in the deep richness of each other, as we sweat out what wasnāt serving our...
You are what you absorb
Physically and Energetically What do you think of when you hear the phrase, āyou are what you consumeā? Maybe you think, āshouldnāt it be āeatā?ā Or maybe your mind goes to, āOh yeah, I probably should have thought of that before my extra dessert last night,ā...
What “being” grounded (really) means
Have you ever heard the term āget groundedā? This phrase came up a lot while I was in massage school, taking a yoga class, and in other various life situations around spiritual or body practices, but no one (until I went through clarvoiant training) ever really...
10 ways to reduce food waste
Do you ever get excited about all the amazing things youāre going to cook, or get hypnotized by the beautiful colors in the produce section or farmerās market? I do. Food for me is like foreplay, and eating the meal is like...well, you know =) The greens talk to me...
Crafting a Life
Everything in life has a beginning, a middle, and an end. And what we live out is a whole lotta middle. Being in the middle is about integrating, transition, being in the sh*t, and asking yourself: what do you want to experience while youāre there? These are my...
Traveling with food allergies
When I started writing this article, all I could think about was my bloated belly and being on my third day of diarrhea. Little did I know that the diarrhea would last 10 days, and complement a side order of bloating, brain fog, and nausea, with a dash of...
Monthly Musings
What if your body isn't a problem to solve, but a conversation waiting to happen? Twice a month, you'll receive practices, stories, and reflections to help you listen more closely, deepen your relationship with yourself, and stay connected to what matters most to you.