People often tell me they could never give up meat or dairy — as though eating vegan means eating less flavourful food. But I’ve found the opposite to be true. A well-made vegan meal can feel deeply hearty — rich with colour, texture, and scent. The plate becomes a landscape: roasted golds, bright ...

Spontaneous CORE and the Neuro-Immune Dance – Where Calm Becomes Medicine

Re-training Safety Through Movement, Breath, and Awareness

When the nervous system learns fear too well, every small sensation can sound like danger. Healing begins not with force but with safety—t...

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When Emotion Becomes Sensation – The Brain’s Over-Protection Loop

How Emotion, Thought, and Meaning Create Physical Experience

Long before neuroscience had the words for it, physicians like John Sarno noticed that pain often spoke the language of emotion. His patients had ...

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Pain Unraveled – When the Body’s Alarm System Gets Too Loud

Understanding Pain as Protection, Not Punishment

Pain isn’t a simple signal from the body—it’s a full-body, whole-brain experience.

When we stub a toe or strain a back, it feels as though pain comes directl...

Bird’s Nest Cookies

(Gluten free, dairy free, grounding, and contentment-inducing)

There’s something deeply satisfying about these cookies — crunchy on the outside, tender in the middle, and filled with whatever seasonal jam sings to you. They’re humble little nests, full of warmth and gr...

Pain is a Smoke Alarm, Not the Fire

Where it hurts is often just where the story surfaces, not where it begins.

How often do you find yourself holding a spot that hurts, trying to name the exact muscle or tendon that’s to blame? I see it all the time in my private sessions and classes.

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I’m Calling It a Chutney

Some recipes don’t quite fit a category, and that’s what I love about this one. It’s a little sweet, a little spicy, and very grounding. It began as a “throw-it-in-the-pan” kind of experiment and turned into a fall ritual I now crave.

Ingredients

• 1 apple, cu...

Striving Without Striving: Befriending the Inner Voice of Unhappiness

The inner voice of unhappiness is a complicated companion. Sometimes it whispers in the background, barely audible. Other times it shouts, criticizing and measuring every effort. This voice usually shows up when we grip too...

Finding Balance in the Fall: Ayurvedic Practices for a Grounded Season

 When autumn rolls in, the crisp air and shifting leaves can feel invigorating. But for many, fall also stirs up the exact opposite—dry skin, scattered thoughts, poor sleep, joint stiffness, anxiety, and digestive upsets. It’...

Many people today live in a constant state of fragmentation. The mind runs in one direction, the body drags in another, and the breath struggles to keep up. This mismatch shows up in subtle ways: scattered thoughts, exhaustion, shallow breathing, aching joints, restless sleep, and a sense that no am...

Thoughts and Habits: using the lens of Spontaneous CORE

We come into every experience of our lives with pre-loaded information. This seems unstoppable. We can find routes to balance our physiology, to pause from stories, giving our nervous system a chance to rest and heal. 

Imagine going into m...

Mitahara: Intuitive Nourishment and the Inner Rhythm of Digestion

Mitahara, the yogic principle of mindful eating, encourages reverence for our food as a path toward spiritual clarity and balanced living. It is not simply about what we eat, but how and why. It is a pillar of traditional yogic...