There is a solution to these self-limiting cycles.

You can own your power to be radically present to life from the inside.  Your desire to produce, excel, think, and love is proof in itself that you are alive and whole.  Congratulations on your engagement in life’s vital flow!  Truly riding the river of life is rarely comfortable—it’s both agonizing and ecstatic.  None of us control where our river goes, but with discernment and attention we can navigate it with some grace.  You know this in your soul.  This is because your soul’s satisfaction comes from riding the river, not racing to its inevitable end.

Addictions are the patterns we use when we want to avoid the inherent agony and ecstasy of staying present on the river.  Instead of being productive we want the work complete, instead of being athletic we want the race won:  Instead of being turned on we want to relieve our surface desires so that we can rest.  Yet, the river keeps flowing. 

There is a deep pleasure in integrity.  We can orient ourselves in the current of life’s flow to avoid hitting the rocks.  Our bodies do not lie.  Have you ever noticed how much you can read about someone just by how they walk, look at you, or shake your hand?  You can try to pull your shoulders back, stand up tall, and take a ‘power pose’, but if your thoughts and emotions are not in alignment with your body you will be out of integrity.  What’s more, your back will probably start to hurt, your emotions will become chaotic, and your thoughts will become disorganized—more and more over time as you force postures and actions that are not coherent.  And yet, trying on new experiences—improvising—is also how we grow.  A sore back is an opportunity to practice alignment in all parts of our lives.  Deep integrity takes presence.  With practice you can experience the magic that comes with standing up tall—for real, and without pain.  There is nothing more rewarding to the soul than the deep pleasure that comes with integrity.

I can help you perceive and act with radical presence and deep integrity by listening to your body.  I can help you think, feel, and act in alignment with your body’s intrinsic intelligence, discovering creativity and wisdom you may not even be aware are available.  Through movement and awareness, I can help you ride the flow of your vitality with grace, so that you can enjoy life’s beauty while freeing yourself from addiction.