Michelle J

The YANG! Yin

I had a vision of this thing above in Feb 2018, but this post has been sitting in my drafts. Below is what I wrote then, perhaps slightly edited. The illustration above says “problem worth solving,” and I see now that it’s more like, a “discord worth attending to,” but it’s an important idea, people,Continue reading “The YANG! Yin”

Training Journal, D&D, 8/26/19

A Warrior Who Has Dropped Her Weapons…

A WARRIOR WHO HAS DROPPED HER WEAPONS & REMOVED HER ARMOUR To allow that demon–that pain, that hurt, that choice, that “wrong” to arise… To hold space for it. To allow it to be present. To listen to it. To be with it. To be open to it transforming into something sweet… Or not. Continue reading “A Warrior Who Has Dropped Her Weapons…”

Standing.

I’ve been training in an esoteric Tai Chi style since last April. Most of the practice is a personal practice, but recently our teacher, who lives far up in Canada from my perspective, came through the Pacific Northwest. While she was in my neck of the woods, I trained with her and a group ofContinue reading “Standing.”

Loving Myself As I Love My Kids

During my first few years as a parent, I bought into the idea that I was supposed to love my kids more than anything else. I heard and read the words of other parents: “My life had no meaning before I had kids. Now my life makes sense.” “I never knew love before.” “All I wantContinue reading “Loving Myself As I Love My Kids”