Hi friends!
I just got back from a week at Mar de Jade, near Puerto Vallarta, where Laurie and I will be taking a group this December (registration just opened up!)
This is a brand new place for us—and our first time hosting a creative retreat by the ocean—and I’m honestly still taking it in. It is one of the most special places I’ve ever been. The food is incredible. You hear the waves all day long. There’s yoga, beautiful excursions, and so much space to simply be—to swim in the ocean, lounge by the pool, read a book, watch iguanas nibble bougainvillea.
It’s the kind of place that gently resets your whole nervous system. And apparently, I really needed that!
My neck has been hurting for months now. I assumed I’d get a massage while I was there and try to work it out physically. But something else happened. I went to a yoga class and had to leave early because the pain was too intense. I felt embarrassed and apologized to the teacher on my way out. She just smiled, put her hand softly on the back of my neck, and stayed there.
She didn’t try to fix anything. She didn’t massage or adjust me. She just stayed.
I could feel her presence so clearly that something in me melted. I started to cry. She said, “I know. I had a feeling it was emotional. Just let it move.”
And in that moment, it was so clear: I’ve been holding it together for months. Bracing. Tightening. Carrying the steady stream of grief, worry, and uncertainty that so many of us have been living inside of.
It was all right there in my body. That simple moment—her hand, the permission to soften—cracked something open. And between that, and a week of ocean air, laughter, dancing, rest, and connection… I feel different. Lighter. More myself again.
And now I’m back, carrying a bit of that softness with me—and opening the doors to a few ways you can join me if you’re needing some of that, too:
✨ Upcoming offerings:
❤️ SoulCollage® Women’s Circle - Starts this Thursday!
Starts this Thursday, April 23rd at 1pm PT (6 weeks)
A gentle, creative circle where we make intuitive collage cards and listen for what they want to say.
→ A few spots still open
❤️ Wild Writing (Sunday mornings at 8:30am PST)
Starts this Sunday, April 26th at 8:30am PST -10am PST (8weeks)
We write together, keep the pen moving, and practice listening—to ourselves and each other—without critique.
→ Sunday morning spot waiting for you
❤️ Spring Portrait Sessions (on sale)
If you’ve been wanting beautiful, natural-light portraits, I’m offering a limited-time spring rate.
→ I’d love to photograph you
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