I’ve been thinking a lot about nourishment, and how we relate to it in our lives. The way you eat can reflect your nervous system state, mother line wounds/imprints, and unconscious ways you may be relating to your body, nourishment, and sensuality. Even just introducing this idea holds a lot of charge, so my invitation…

The energy is shifting Ayesha, can you feel it? The first inklings of spring are upon us, and the collective energy is stirring again… rising… will you rise too? A simple somatic practice for you today inside the blog: Root & Rise Heel Drops. Start by stand tall. Feel your feet. Begin lifting and lowering your heels in a…

The concept of agency v.s. urgency came up in a session with a client the other day. In this work, we draw out your witness consciousness. I like to describe “witness consciousness” as the ability to be with what you’re feeling instead of completely lost in it. When our Witness Self is present, this create creates a choice point. And choice points create the changes we most desire, as well as restore a sense of clarity and agency. To do this, we…

Have you ever looked at a menu, even a simple one, and felt completely overwhelmed by the options… so you just let someone else choose for you? And maybe that’s ok… sometimes.
But so many women live this way farbeyond restaurants When you’re disconnected from your preferences, it’s almost impossible to feel your boundaries Have you ever looked at a menu, even a simple one, and felt completely overwhelmed by…

Unpopular truth? I have a love-hate relationship with the term “boundaries”. It’s kind of hilarious because my signature women’s program, Rising Woman, is largely about somatically feeling into your yes, no, and maybe, and repairing imprints from old boundary ruptures that are still impacting your system today…

I will die on this hill: learning your yes, no, and maybe, alongside a basic, embodied education in emotions and the nervous system, needs to be taught in schools. Not so that we become stiffer and more robotic in our interactions… quite the opposite. So that we can cultivate true connection, alongside both a sense of agency, and belonging. A community that thrives on each person embodying their own unique self, while simultaneously being part of a bigger…

As per my promise to be really real with you, to be sincere with this community, and revel in our collective human-ness… I’ll share that this past week has been intense for me. I seem to be in this phase of breaking down what’s no longer working in my life, and rewriting the script so that there’s more space for healthier ways of relating to…

My question for you is: when your system is activated, what can you reliably lean on that feels regulating and resourceful? Honestly, sometimes this type of inquiry is so simple that we often forget about it, thinking we need to “go harder” to heal… there’s no way it can be easy, right? But I always like to say that we can’t heal…

Everyone is talking about “not bypassing your nervous system” or “not bypassing your body”. It seems to be a hot topic! And while I’m glad this messaging is becoming more widespread, what no one is talking about is what to do when you knowingly override those internal cues in service of sacred responsibility.

I’ve been reflecting on how this time of year (holiday szn) can mean different things to each of us. You may also notice that different parts within you hold polarizing feelings about the holidays. One part might feel excited and joyful, another part may feel anxious, overwhelmed, perhaps nostalgic. In seasons like this when there’s already so much to hold, and then layer in multiple social commitments…

One of the ways we can complete previously incomplete nervous system responses is to use our imagination to visualize ourselves completing what our bodies wanted to take action on. This could look like imagining yourself running away from the situation/event, even though you didn’t at the time.

It’s a shared language between all of humanity. When we dance freely, we not only come into greater contact with our own bodies, but also who we truly are ꩜ I’m here for the kind of dance that’s soul revealing. Dance that teaches you about yourself, your desires, your hidden emotions craving a space to be seen. The kind of dance where you birth an entire inner realm of experience, sensation, imagery, and insights.

Many of you know how deeply I care about naming and unwinding the fawning response. I love discussing it, and working with it in my group and 1x1 containers. The part of me that learned to perform to survive was allowed to perform to express instead. What a gift it is to have the courage to be seen as you are.

It’s wildly helpful and regulating to connect to the joy, the good, the glimmers, to micro-moments that feel resourceful. Actually, it’s especially helpful to be sure that we have those pieces as anchors, or perhaps flashlights, keeping us steady as we move through the dark. But the dark often shows us what’s been aching to be felt.

Your Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is like a built-in security system scanning the environment, both externally and internally, for cues of danger or safety.