We are living through a poly crisis - a time when old systems and structures are collapsing and new ones are emerging. But this shift isn’t just happening “out there”, it’s alive inside of each and every one of us as we transform old stories into new possibilities. How we show up in this moment will determine who we are as a community and as a nation.

So often our immediate reflex in the face of that which we cannot control collectively is to try and control it personally by perfecting and purifying our individual lives: like if we just worked better or lived cleaner, we’d be able to arrive in a better place. But to bring about less suffering and more thriving, we must accept complexity and imperfection as the natural basis of our lives. We are imperfect, imprinted by an unbearable past and unequal systems of power that are shaping our present reality. It does not matter how direct or indirect our engagement; we are embedded in it nonetheless.

We are compromised. No amount of perfection, proving or control can purify us of the imprints of dominant culture on our individual and collective bodies.The good news is that if we can meet this reality with acceptance - not something to be denied or avoided - than we can learn to compost it into something different. Growth is only possible if we are willing to be with what is - the truth of who we are and who we are to one another. From there anything is possible. 

Join me for a season of digging deep, growing up and getting whole. 

American Detox is going to Esalen! 

October 27th - 31st, 2025

Save your spot!

Join us for an embodied journey into the stories that shape us. From ancient mythologies to the narratives of dominant culture, our bodies have been inscribed with tales of who we should be, how we should move, and what we should believe. In this workshop, we’ll move, breathe, and inquire together to uncover the myths we’ve inherited, notice how they live in our flesh, and practice loosening their hold. Through ritual and embodied play, we’ll compost the stories that confine us and begin to imagine and embody new myths of liberation. Come curious, come tender, come ready to move into the possibility of freedom. Through dynamic movement, radical inquiry and creative engagement we will: 

• Unlearn limiting beliefs, inherited stories, and toxic patterns of being and doing.
• Explore transformative practices that move energy, disrupt patterns, and metabolize trauma.
• Build greater capacity and resilience for the discomfort of change and the uncertainty of (im)possible futures.
• Cultivate an everyday practice of collective care that ensures all of us can be well.
• Reimagine ways of being, doing, surviving, and thriving together.

Our journey is set at the Edge of the Earth — Esalen Institute has a rich history serving as both sanctuary and crucible for evolving the consciousness of activists, leaders, and healers. Located on the ancestral lands of the Esselen people. Esalen is renowned not just for it’s offerings, but for it’s profound and natural beauty on the cliffs of the pacific coast where three water sources converge: a fresh-water spring (Porter Springs), mineral hot springs, and the Pacific Ocean. I have been many times and can testify: it is a powerful portal for healing and transformation.

American Detox: How to Heal in a Toxic World

 Date: October 27th, 2025 - October 31st, 2025

Limited Spots Available!

Scholarships are limited (and partial) but you can apply for financial support below and I will do my best!

Link to financial assistance form

PS - there is one spot left for the upcoming coaching cohort for white bodied folks who are ready to go from playing small to practicing solidarity. We start next week! Apply here.

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