Join us for an experience, a series of threading. A series of unfoldings. A year-long series of discerning what fabrics we have, and what fabrics we may have hidden or forgotten. This class, this art class—is a sacred space for the artist inside of you. It's for those who desire to make the most of the materials they have been given—who want to weave together the best versions of themselves. If that’s you, let's unfold. Let us thread together, the collective.
Read More“…Dr. Darrien Jamar, a Reiki Practitioner, Chiropractor, and Life Coach who practices at Sense Salon. Instead, I felt relaxed. Dr. Jamar projects calmness so strongly that I felt my stress dissipate. I was surprised how willing I was to talk about my vulnerabilities openly with a stranger in our pre-Reiki life coaching session.” -Jennifer Chase
Read MorePerhaps, at some point in your life, you had someone show up to your house, an event, or somewhere you were without receiving an invitation. It’s not so bad if this is someone you like, who is great company and whose presence is a blessing. The issue is if they are bad energy, bad for you. What do you do? How do you use your voice and power to respond? I suspect many of you are confronting these things today: people, trauma, and energies that you may have played a direct and/or indirect role in bringing in your life. And, despite how it happened or how they got there—you are now ready for them to pack their shit and go.
Read MoreBefore we can invite in all that we need and desire, all that is good—it’s worth surveying what is there. We will need to peer in on what we may have hidden, cast aside, and declared unimportant (from ego, and not our heart). We will need to grow aware of our old strategies for survival and, gently, turn each of them off. It’s time we release our addiction to struggle and our commitment to death by emotional persecution. In time, we arrive to the doorstep of revering honesty. There, we open the door to all the ways we’ve been selling ourselves short—prostituting our worth for little in return.
Read MoreMy hope is that your scars would reveal something deeper. My hope is that behind the portrait of your pain, that you’d have the courage to keep looking, to look closer. There, right there before you, you’d finally see it. That your scars would reveal truths that others might never understand—but you will. You’d find the lessons, the beauty, and the power that your scars were meant to bring you and, in this way, you’d say, I’ve been scarred well.
Read MoreI have become a master at avoiding imperfections; an expert in covering up blemishes. Tactfully, I built a life around avoiding the unwanted, the messy. I have never understood imperfections because I’ve never accepted them. In doing so, I’ve micromanaged my own reactions and that of others in fear of embarrassment or being perceived as less. Luckily, I’ve exhausted myself. Finally, I have realized that our imperfections have perfecting power. So, here I am, growing whole, fuller, and more beautiful amongst the weeds I have been planted in.
Read MoreIf you rolled your eyes, I wouldn’t blame you. I was once in that place where I was irritated by words like: peace, hope, love, Faith, blah blah blah. For a while, I didn’t see how they were at all practical or applicable to modern life. Today, I know much of the resistance came from my ego, a traumatic past, and how I’ve watched culture and others respond to life. Today, I know I must actively offer myself permission to listen to my heart…to rest in what I know and that which is good for me. Join me in understanding rest—rest, not in the absence of activity, but with. Rest, with functionality and productivity.
Read MoreYou are the ultimate pursuit. It is only through pursuing you, that you will gain access to all the things that you desire and that have been created for you. For, you see, the foundation to growth, life, and success is having a harmonious relationship, first, within. When we don’t know ourselves, our own history (trauma or not)—how can we truly love or create space for others in our life? You are being called to trust yourself. Lean into where your healing and awareness are taking you. This moment has integrity—it will yield the desires of your heart. Listen, closely.
Read MoreI’m referring to the nature of change and transition. Officially, it’s Spring—but the weather has forced us to dig back out our gloves, hats, and big coats. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Perhaps, neither is the case. Perhaps, this is simply the nature of change and transition: back and forth, forth and back. Perhaps, it’d be helpful to keep this in mind as we make up our mind and spirit to move forward, but, again, find ourselves backwards. “It’s okay,” you’ll say next time. “This is what transition looks like.”
Read MoreThis month, we explore the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of life, growth and healing. Quite often, we misuse (and mis-view) these two elements. Understandably, we see one as good and righteous, while the other as bad and unattractive. In reality, however, they both have their perks and their faults. I’d challenge you to make space for a slightly different perspective. By doing so, it just may lessen the anxiety you experience when facing confusion and better equip you to walk faithfully and courageously when you are on the other side to clarity.
Read MoreAfter being pursued, slaughtered, and wiped out for their fur—very few beavers were thought to have survived. This point adds great mystery to why Europe is suddenly beginning to witness the return of the beaver across its ancestral home. These creatures have returned and are beginning to build, audaciously. And, just as the beaver is returning, many of you are also returning to a sacred space within you, and it is from this clear and peaceful place that you are being called to build, trusting the intention and outcome of your efforts like never before.
Read MoreAs I sat there in basic nutrition class early in the Doctor of Chiropractic program, I began planning and dating to the point of how long it would take to be healed. This idea, anticipation and projection brought me so much hope. A couple months later, looking in the mirror, I hardly saw a change; I was devastated. In an effort to keep going, I knew I had to surrender my timeline (and expectations). Slowly, steadily—but most of all subtly, I began to change, inside. I began to grow, inside. I began to heal, inside.
Read MoreHealing, its such a beautiful word—its a word that seems to be buzzing these days. Rightfully, healing is currently of critical importance to Mother Nature. Despite the world’s need for healing, its important to understand that healing is the destination, the vision, the deepest desire of God. What we need, however—in order to achieve healing and harmony, is a vehicle, we need tools, we need guidance—we need a route to get us there, to healing.
Read MoreIn the past, I have called this winter period low power mode. The winter, I have found, requires a completely different rhythm than any other season. I respect this time to do less, to slow my pace. And so, I feel a deep call to encourage you, too, to lean into the slowness of winter. I encourage you, to create space for internal reflection and restoration. Take this time to refill your cup and apply color to your intentions for this year. By respecting the winter, you are sure to be ready for spring, the true beginning to 2022.
Read MoreWe don’t need an old thing, but we may need to remember old things. We may need to remind ourselves of seasons past—the courage and Faith that was necessary to usher us to a more stable place. We may need old Faith, but even old Faith has its limits—its own barrier within itself. If you find yourself in a new place, facing challenges and issues that you have no point of context for, know that its time for you to grow(go) further. It’s time for you to access a new dimension of yourself, by taking your your Faith Further.
Read MoreIf you’re still with me, in this class of 2021–I applaud you. I applaud you not for the changes and differences that you may or may not be sensitive to within you—but simply for being committed. More often than not, internal transformation will occur slowly and subtly—their impact may not be noticeable to the naked eye. The true power and difference remains in being committed, it remains in your faithfulness to all the things that you know and perceive—despite what life throws at you. This is how we defeat resistance, this is how we fight life’s tempting offerings to remain in the past.
Read MoreWhat does this time of the year mean to you? Is it overruled by the past? Are you more mindful of your past and in-tune with the present? Or, is the fear of what may happen or all that you have to get done after Thanksgiving looming and weighing you down? If you are anxious, I hope this message will soothe you. If you are more grounded than ever, then I hope what is offered in this message will cause your cup to overflow. To everyone, I wish you a mindful holiday season.
Read More“Wait until the time is right. An action taken too soon can be as ineffective as one taken too late. In recovery, we are learning to be effective. Our answers will come. Our guidance will come. Pray. Trust. Wait. Let go. We are being led. We are being guided.” -Melody Beattie
Read MoreAnd we continue, nearing the end of another year of soulful healing. This month, we expose the home we built for feeling crazy. Likely, you can relate. It’s the remedy some of us were fed as kids. A remedy to what? The remedy chosen to stifle our self-expression, our uniqueness, our self-respect, our self-love. Of course, we are past the point of shaming and blaming. We recognize there is no time to waste; we must heal. I hope to inspire you with my own journey of living in the crazy house and how I finally packed my bags and ran…back home.
Read MoreI have always known grief as the deepest expression of sadness. Standing next to it, an equal expression of pain. It’s been my openness to what’s known and unknown, though, that has revealed more. Underneath our loss, buried with our grief, is love. And when I say love, I mean the deepest kind of love that may exist. Although I am no where near the end of its teachings, I pray that what continues to be revealed to me proves helpful to you in your journey and understanding of the wildest beast of all: grief.
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