I have been pondering over ideas of pregnancy and birth, actual and symbolic. Pregnancy and giving birth, being myself born has reappeared in my dreams, as it has in the past, during times of transition and transformation. I have been thinking about the stories I know about my mother giving birth to me. How it… Continue reading On birthing, ourselves and babies, or what happens during transformation
The Self doesn’t take holidays. But sometimes it asks you to walk. I’ve just returned from two weeks in Tuscany, hiking daily, reading poetry aloud, letting the vive images on the path land without immediately understanding them. Actually ‘understanding’ was something I deliberately did not do. Letting nature, scents, colors, tastes, letting life … have… Continue reading A pilgrimage home
There is a sacred difference between replication and revelation. I come from a lineage of deep listening, to the bones of the psyche, to the symbols that rise unbidden, to the stories that live in the earth and in the breath of women gathered in circle. The spaces I create are not templates. They are… Continue reading Creating from the bone: not quick, not copied, real
Lately, as life’s favorite trick I have come to expect, things have been hard. Everywhere. I dodge a bullet and there isn’t even a chance for a breath before the next one loads up, just like a Tetris piece flying at you when you are at expert level. Fast. Lightning. I am often shocked that… Continue reading On holding on to this moment (and then not)
🌱Ecofeminist psychotherapy embodies a unique fusion of environmental consciousness and feminist principles within therapeutic practices. Rooted in the belief of interconnectedness between the oppression of women and the exploitation of nature, this approach emphasizes the correlation between personal well-being and the health of the planet. In sessions, ecofeminist psychotherapy encourages clients to explore their relationship… Continue reading On Eco-Feminist Psychotherapy
Here’s the thing about expectations…I look like I am about to make a really meaningful post about life and parenting and finding the silver lining in shitty situations BUT …. (With the risk of sounding really ozzie) yeah nah! I planned ‘the perfect day’ for our little family of 3, which lately feels like a… Continue reading The “perfect family day”
What is your priority today? Setting tiny little challenges, asking ourselves about our priorities and values brings a deepened sense of self awareness. I have made it a ritual to sit in the sun. Every morning. For about 10 minutes. I get up before sunrise anyway. I sneak out to the veranda with a cuppa… Continue reading On small daily commitments (Vitamin D)
The state of feeling HOME is key in both my professional client work as well as my personal journey of self-discovery as a nomad woman who continues to seek, move, experience… I both seek the UPROOTEDness and yet I resist it. Yet the concept of Home, of Inner Home is not contingent upon external places…… Continue reading At Home, wherever you are
“I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” John Muir The benefits of nature, movement, and connection are beyond description. When it comes to Nature there is no doubt about its impact on our wellbeing. Although we humans have… Continue reading Green sessions: Walk & Talk
The importance and need for ritual has been pushed away from dominant cultural norms. If primitive men and women engaged in rituals on a regular basis and acknowledged and celebrated each milestone with a proper rite of passage, modern humans deliberately and mindlessly bypass such parts of life, deeming them outdated, wishy-washy, and just unnecessary.… Continue reading On the need and the power of Rituals
Aleksandra Staneva, PhD - Internal Family Systems & Jung 