Notes from the practice and the life
Essays by Raphaela on embodiment, partnership, menopause, and dancing at fifty.
The Hands That Held Us
Hands gathered in the middle of a room, resting against one another as if the center could hold a whole family in a single breath. There are hands that are still growing, hands in …
We Opened the Circle Today
There is a particular quiet that arrives when a circle opens.
Redefining Freedom on America’s 250th: Finding Freedom in Bondage: The Power of Conscious Commitment
As the United States marks 250 years since its founding this July, many of us pause to reflect on the meaning of freedom. For me, this reflection is deeply personal, rooted in fami…
Shakti Spins Takes The Crown: My Bold Sensual Win At 50
I’m still glowing, still buzzing, still letting the weekend wash over me like warm honey on skin.
From Shame to Stage At 50
Imagine a woman in her fifties, hips swaying with slow deliberate grace, hands gliding up cool metal, as her body spirals into a spin that feels both powerful and deliciously vulne…
Behind This Hat
Behind this hat, my love, a lot has happened that no one else will ever know or understand, only us, the couple behind it.
How I Married a Badass Visionary Sadhu Warrior Poet
I feel truly fortunate to have sat beside this beautiful man through seventeen birthdays amid these tangled modern days, where fewer good men seem to step up with real heart. He fe…
Five Cakes, One Life: Embracing the Decades
A little over a month ago, I had the profound honor of turning 50 .
Two Powerful Tips for Cultivating Self-Love and Opening to Receive Love, Sovereign Pearl, feminine healing, self love, yoga, online immersion, yoni egg, pelvic floor, trauma therapy, dance, meditation
As someone who’s walked this healing path through childhood wounds, relational traumas, creative blocks, and more, I’ve learned that true wholeness starts inside us. Chandler and I…
To Every Woman Who Stepped In… and Every Woman About To
I have been sitting with something all week, letting it move around within, the way meaningful experiences sometimes ask us to: slowly, gently, quietly. We just wrapped the latest …
The Process of Becoming: The Chrysilis
The process of becoming is one of life’s most mysterious, humbling, and holy
Crafting Your Crown
One of the biggest lessons I wish I’d learned earlier in life is how to truly love myself, not the polished or perfected version, but the messy, honest, in-progress one.
Sensual Embodiment: Sacred, Strong, & Sultry
This picture was taken last December when I was performing a solo dance for an intimate audience.If you had told me five years ago that I would be choreographing and performing sen…
She Thought She Was Free… Until She Finally Was
When I was a young child, my early years were full of wonder and play. I was born in San Francisco, and though my father left when I was just six months old, my mother made the cou…
The Art of Mothering and the Alchemy of Becoming
Sixteen years ago this week, I walked through the portal of motherhood which became a threshold that would forever shape my life.
Feeling Disconnected?
Are you tired of feeling disconnected from your body, your sensuality, or your spirit?
Unveiling In The Light
On this solstice weekend, as we are reminded of the importance of holding steady in the light, we should reflect on the abundance of light within each of us. This light takes many …
Honoring The Divine Masculine
Taking a moment to reflect on the inspiration of the divine masculine embodied. In a world where many men grow up without positive male role models, the presence of a dedicated fat…
Embracing the Warrior Goddess Within: A Journey to Strength and Courage
As I gaze upon the captivating image above, I'm reminded of a moment frozen in time-a testament to strength, courage, and unwavering resolve. Navarra fearlessly steps over a clear …
BrightEyes: A Tribute To Edna Fritz
Many creators, prophets and lovers of life have spoken about the power contained within the human Eye. How this is a reflection of something much more, a window, a portal into the…
Shakti & Her Many Aspects: Meeting the 12 Faces of the Divine Feminine
You may have hear the terms Shiva/Shakti. Shiva, the masculine, is awareness, the ground of being, the structure, the container within which all of creation is held and maintained,…
Surrender: A Path to Healing
While moving through our bustling modern world filled with to-do lists and personal needs, the invitation to Surrender can be a challenging thought to entertain. So many of us are …
Searching for Wholeness
“You have within you more Love than you could ever understand.”- Rumi
Cultivating Clarity & Balance with the Goddess Saraswati
A new year is upon us, filled with so much potential and possibility. With the energy of new beginnings, many of us, myself included, make lists of our hopes and dreams...but how t…
The Art of Letting Go
Inevitably we are all called to let go and give over into the unknown at some point in our lives. Yet isn't it ironic that during these darker days letting go couldn't be further d…
Feeling Is Power
As time continues to unfold in our lives, I find we have the opportunity to look back with increasing wisdom and insight, and receive clarity on past, younger versions of ourselves…
Burn The Light
The winter solstice is a day within the larger cycle of the year that has been celebrated and worshiped throughout human history. It is the invitation to go deep within oneself, j…
Psychology of Isolation
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Hunkering Down Playlists
Pandemic Peace Pill Playlist
Ganesha Series Playlists
Please enjoy the playlist from our first week of Stepping Through the Threshold.
Simple Mantras to Ganesha
Ganesh Mantras are full of energy and the power of Lord Ganesha. Reciting with genuine devotion, Ganesh Mantra gives you positive results.
Virtually Paradoxical
If you've ever considered the nature of the field we live in everyday, or if you simply love video games and want to play the greatest one ever, Tom Campbell's explanation of consc…