OWL Teachings LLC

10/19/2023

Whether you have been personally impacted by the events in the Middle East or not,

your body may be feeling the toll of horrific violence and heightened insecurity

because humanity is a part of an interconnected and interdependent Tapestry of Life.

Self-care in uncertain times requires more intention and more discernment than self-care in ordinary times.

🌹 Tend to your body. Get enough rest. Move in ways that support your nervous system. Receive healing touch.

🌹 Tend to your heart. Make space to grieve. Allow yourself 10-30 min/day to feel your uncomfortable feelings then create a transition ritual so that you can be present for your everyday life without being either paralyzed or overwhelmed by your emotions.

🌹 Tend to your soul. Be selective about how you nourish yourself. Limit your news consumption. Cultivate pleasure and beauty. Track glimmers in your everyday life.

For more tips, including ideas on how to tend to your mind, your livelihood, and your home, download your free "Self-Care in Uncertain Times Kit" now. Link in bio.

10/10/2023

06/04/2023

For the past few months, I have been in a writing circle, in an effort to write my book about how to create your own remedy and heal your Wounding of Eve (WOE)

Sometimes, I do my weekly writing in bits and bobs.

Sometimes, I write pages and pages in notebooks (or, in a pinch, my phone's note app).

Sometimes, I speak what I desire to say and transcribe the voice memos with otter.ai.

Today, on my way home, I decided to talk-write.

I was feeling a surge of anger at my WOE in college --

not at the wounded misfit of a girl

but at the circumstances that led to the vast array of symptoms I had at the time

and the underlying message that I was irrevocably broken
and undeserving of being loved in my imperfection.

My conscious rant got cut short by gorgeous pink flowers that stopped me in my tracks.

It's almost as if Nature was reminding me that I could focus my attention on the wounds of the past

OR

I could redirect my attention to the beauty, abundance, grace, joy, aliveness, and gratitude available to me in the present moment.

A few blocks later, She surprised me again with flowers that were half yellow and half purple.

As if to remind me of one of the many gifts of healing WOE: expanding your capacity to be in the both/and.

Both masculine and feminine
Both human and Divine
Both mundane and mystically magic
Both matter and energy
Both sovereign | autonomous and intimate | connected

02/25/2023

Your voice matters.

01/17/2023

For the longest time, I didn't feel at home within myself or in the world. Not even as a small child.
I assumed that the problem was that I was half-French and half-American. In the US, I was too French and not American enough and, in France, I was too American and not French enough.
Sometime in my late 20s, something shifted in American culture and it became kind of cool that I was both American and French.
On the inside, I still felt like I was on the outside looking in.
I assumed that the problem was my recurring bouts of depression that tended to leave me feeling as though Life -- including my family and friends -- had left me behind.
But, even when the fog of my depression lifted, I still felt chronically disconnected...
from my body and my heart,
from other people,
from Nature.
I assumed that it wasn't in the cards for me to experience embodied well-being.
Then I went on my spiritual quest and healed in every way a person can heal. Amongst other things,
❤️ I stopped hating myself;
❤️ I made peace with my body and my inner world;
❤️ I found out that I was a highly sensitive empathic soul and learned skills to ground, set boundaries, distinguish between mine/others, regulate my system, and transmute excess energy;
❤️ I reconnected with my essential self and my true joy; and
❤️ I experienced feeling safe in my body for the first time in my life (in June 2018), which allowed me to feel safer in the world and more at ease.
Even with all this healing, there was still cognitive dissonance in my field when it came to feeling "at home" within myself and the world.
Eventually, I discovered that, well below my conscious awareness, I imprinted home = self-abandonment. So I used my favorite tools to dissolve the imprinting and create a new, empowering story.
Now I'm delighted to report that "I am home" and the more I get to know the miracle that is my feminine body, the more excited I am to inhabit my unique cosmic address in this lifetime.
Join me on 1/20 to upgrade your definition of home and finally feel at home within yourself and the world.
You deserve to experience embodied well-being.
Link in bio 💋

01/02/2023

In the Divine Feminine Mysteries and the Wheel of the Year, the Northern Hemisphere is in the Fertile Void.

Whether you are conscious of seasonal energetics or not, they are impacting your physical and energetic body

because you are both a part of Nature and apart from Nature.

If you feel like slowing down, sleeping more, eating grounding foods, doing nothing, daydreaming, reading, relaxing, cuddling...

then you are normal.

Your body is responding to the seasonal energetics.

If you feel like creating beauty, waking up early and watching the sun rise, spending time in Nature, moving your body more or differently, dissolving old patterns, recalibrating your inner compass, and intentionally cultivating pleasure...

then you are also normal.

Your body is responding to the seasonal energetics.

I invite you to notice and track what feels nourishing and depleting to your system.

Note: It likely will change from day to day or week to week, especially if you identify as a woman.

Do more of what sparks joy, connection, and aliveness, and less of what feels draining.

Below are some prompts for journaling.

12/21/2022

The Winter Solstice at 4:48 pm ET on December 21 is the Sun's (re)birthday in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the start of a new solar cycle.

This morning, as my friends witnessed the last sunrise of the old solar cycle, we did a ritual to reveal what our souls most wanted us to remember about 2022. We each had an opportunity to share our reflections.

When the ritual was complete, we celebrated by hugging each other, dancing on the beach, and eating raspberries.

How are you intentionally completing 2022?

If this question leaves you stumped, consider joining "From Chaos to Fierce Grace," a 3-day journey to help you complete 2022 and set yourself up for an epic 2023.

Replays are available if you can't attend the sessions live.

Link to sign up in bio.

12/20/2022

Are you a spiritual hoarder?

Once something happens to you, do you hold onto it forevermore -- storing it away in the spiritual equivalent of your basement, hall closet, junk drawer, attic, or shed -- in case you need it one day?

Does it feel like you're navigating life with a U-Haul of baggage from previous relationships?

If so, you make perfect sense.

We live in a paradigm where we are not taught to digest our lived experiences -- to break everything down, absorb the nutrients, and let go of the crap.

So we accumulate more and more and more until something happens that forces us to down-size or start from scratch.

There is a better way. You can start today and intentionally complete 2022, bringing with you into 2023 only the things that spark joy.

Join me for my new offering: From Chaos to Fierce Grace, a FREE 3-day journey

so that you can navigate the Winter Solstice, complete 2022, and set yourself up for an epic 2023.

Replays are available if you can't attend live..

Link in bio. 💋

11/20/2022

A few days ago, I had a long layover at the Lisbon Airport.

We landed just before sunrise. I watched the sky go from black to indigo blue to gray.

A thick gray fog that cast an ashen sheen on all of the people sitting by the airport's large windows.

As the day progressed, the weather got worse and worse. Fog + fat drops of rain.

The kind of weather that swallows you whole and, for a time, leads you to believe that the sun is an illusion and all that is real is gray, wet, cold.

Then I got onto my next plane. When we rose above the cloud cover, we were met with a dazzling radiant sun and incredible beauty.

And I remembered that the dreary weather in Lisbon -- and, metaphorically, in my life -- is not the Truth.

It is a temporary experience held within
a larger,
more radiant,
more joyful,
more beautiful field.

Although Nature reminds us of this Truth constantly when we listen,

sometimes we need our fellow humans to remind us of the limitless possibilities that lie beyond the edge of our momentary distress.

***

If you find yourself in a funk, remember that True Joy is your birthright and it is accessible to you,

even if
🦊 you grew up in a dysfunctional family or
🦊 you are no stranger to trauma and suffering or
🦊 enjoying your life with wild abandon seems like an impossible/implausible pipe dream.

The easiest way to cross your proverbial cloud cover is to begin tracking the micro-moments of pleasure -- aka glimmers -- in your life.

Coffee made just the way you like it.
A bite into a delicious pastry.
The sound of birds singing.
The feel of a soft blanket wrapped around your body.
Being held in a beloved's arms.
Creating beauty in your everyday life.
The scent of your bath gel.

Glimmers abound. It's just a matter of noticing them and allowing yourself to savor them for 5-30 seconds.

Bonus points for jotting them down and remembering the feeling of them later.

Follow for more tips on how to quit suffering and finally enjoy your life.

09/17/2022

Did you know that the Autumn Equinox is one of the 8 most powerful seasonal portals of the year?

If you're feeling stuck or overwhelmed or exhausted or blah, this is a wonderful time to pause and reset, clearing away stagnant energy within yourself and your relationships.

If you're feeling happy, vibrant, and fulfilled, this is a wonderful time to pause, allow yourself to receive more, and tap into your dreams.

I'm hosting Harmonize, a gorgeous 2-part ceremony and interactive intensive on Sept 22-23 and

🍁 you're invited 🍁

By the end of the experience, you will:

🍂 Feel happier, more abundant, re-energized, deeply connected, and supported;

🍂 Reclaim your power and feel aligned with your soul's purpose;

🍂 Know exactly what steps to take to make your important relationships feel more meaningful, fulfilling, and beautiful;

🍂 Be more focused, clear, and capable of creating what you want in your life; and

🍂 Trust is your ability to tend to yourself through the holiday season, finishing 2022 feeling strong rather than stressed out or depleted.

Want in? Click on the link for Harmonize in bio.

This experience is open to all genders. Early Bird pricing ends 9/17.