On presence over performance (and new moon/solstice ritual) ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
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This last new moon of the year (and Winter Solstice) is inviting us to slow down, get quiet and tune into the truth that is already within us. This is not the energy of performing or proving, but of presence. Of turning inward, dropping deep and trusting the process. 

 

The good news is that the body has a built in mapping system to guide us in the dark. Bodies are designed to sense, adjust and survive change. Long before we had plans, beliefs, or language, we had somatic intelligence that oriented us is relationship to all of life. And these maps are still within us...

-our sensations give us real time information and feedback about what is happening now so that we can move and respond from a place of power. 

-the nervous system protects us by scanning for safety and tracking our capacity to navigate uncertain terrain. 

-creative movement allows us to learn and grow by through small actions and experiments. It is through this practice we cultivate the capacity to try something different. 

-embodiment helps us discern between what is real and perceived. Noticing the quality of sensation helps us differentiate between projective signals and conditioned anxiety. 

-rhythms help release tension and recover the body from stress, trauma and conditioning by calming the nervous system, regulating hormones, and detoxing stored tension. 

-learning to trust the body through its natural cycles and changes helps us build trust for the broader cycles we are a part of. 

 

This new moon is an invitation to practice presence over performance. It is the courage to let truth emerge without control or approval. Truth does not arrive at some destination but dwells in the in-between and uncertain. This is an initiation into the dark underworld where we turn towards the unseen and everything is revealed. Over the next few weeks, we'll be reflecting and ritualizing the transition between where we are coming from and where we are going. Check it out 👇

The work of collective liberation is inside and outside, individual and collective, personal and political. It understands that the practice of unlearning is not just an intellectual pursuit but a whole bodied inquiry. It calls us to confront old and limiting stories and beliefs we carry in our tissues and bones, to disrupt and release default behavioral and response patterns, to question our attachment and addiction to the comforts promised by dominant culture, and to explore new ways of being and doing.

 

Movement for the Movement is a free form embodied experience designed to disrupt old patterns, release stuck energy and allow us to discover freedom and expression. Guided by our senses, intuition and creativity, we will explore a movement language that goes beyond expectations and unlocks our creative potential. It will be an ecstatic and cathartic experience of the body, mind and soul.

 

Join us THIS FRIDAY 12/19 (9aPST/12pEST) for shared movement, reflection, grief and action towards the more liberated and peaceful world that we all deserve.

Move with us!

Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year—the moment when darkness is most complete and the turning toward light quietly begins. This practice is an invitation to move inward, to rest from performance, and to listen to what has been waiting beneath the surface. Together, we enter the dark - not to fix or bypass - but to honor what is ending, grieve what has been lost, and compost the stories that no longer serve. Through reflection, stillness, and embodied presence, we tend the small but enduring spark within—trusting that new life begins its gestation here, in the quiet, before the light returns.

 

Join us THIS SUNDAY 12/21 (9aPST/12pEST) for a FREE solstice ritual and practice.

FREE Solstice Practice & Ritual

This New Year’s we are embarking on a transformative journey between worlds. EMERGE New Year's Home Retreat is an invitation to go inward and reflect on how we got here and what it's going to take to heal. Over the five days that lead us into the new year, you will receive daily movement practices, provocative journaling prompts, visioning tools and resources and LIVE community calls with Kerri to support and workshop whatever is in the way of our fullest expression.

 

Here’s what you can expect: 

  • Daily yoga/meditation practice with me (customized each day to support your journey) 

  • Daily writing assignments (to accompany your practice and support self inquiry) 

  • Daily LIVE community coaching call (to workshop whatever is in your way) 

  • Daily visioning and manifestation tools (purpose work, self care plan, wellbeing assessment, etc)

 

And the best part is that you design your retreat schedule! Set aside a few hours a day for practice, reflection and visioning. And once per day we'll meet up on a live video call (3pm PST) with other emerging leaders from around the world to support one another on this path to what's next. Together, we will prepare ourselves for a powerful and purposeful 2026.

 

📅 12/28 - 1/1

🖥️ Live sessions will be recorded 

💸 Sliding scale payment 

Join today and use code EARLY15 for a 15% discount!

EMERGE INTO 2026

Look forward to bringing this year home and building the future that we all deserve...together. 

 

 

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