two by two

we need each other...

Thank you for the gift of your presence along my path…

The Universe never ceases to amaze me. The way she speaks to me. The ways she ensures my head and my eyes open to all her magick and miracles around me. Especially when the gravity of the human experience feels so heavy, so steeped in harm and hate and visions of separation, she shows me, she shows us all, just how intertwined and interconnected we are, as well as the support that sometimes is just a shift of perception away…

This week has felt like many years to me… I feel aged… I look it too… And what continues to fuel my continuance is the power of Spirit around me and within me too. The presence of signs and synchronicities, the gifts of stories and truths that lift me up and lighten my entire being, that find me, and ensure that I find them too.

One of my great beliefs is that we are not meant to do this alone—yet, so much of the human experience is conditioned to believe we must and we have to do this in isolation. Culture and conditioning within our own minds and bodies and ways of being, alongside the corporate, “professional,” and individualistic mindsets, hold us captive in a container that I just hope we can all break free from… We are not meant to do this alone—and if we are really honest, really true, we would see that there is no way we have, no way we could, no way that we will continue alone.

Everyone is the product of everything that has brought them here. The people, the places, the stories, the support given as well as forsaken… It weaves the web of who we are as well as who we are to one another. And it is bigger than just the humans—it is the presence of spirit, of source, of sunlight, of songs, of stepping stones placed right there when we need ‘em… It is the gift of relationships with the wind, the wild, the wonder all around… It is the camaraderie of those that may not ever speak our same language or even have the capacity to use their tongues… It is all around us, just wanting us to see, just wanting us to be in that same communion of connection. And yet, the human ego just continues to grasp onto individualization—one way, one story, one view—which excludes, eliminates, and erases us from the humane and universal view of we, of us, of each of us carrying each of us through.

This week has been gravitationally heavy, and yet, my eyes still seem to find the magick and messengers supporting me, surrounding me, saturating me in their holy and miraculous light… We need each other… We belong to each other… And in all the loneliness I have lived and witnessed and felt, none of us are meant to do this alone.

The very day after I was having all those nightmares, I went for a walk with our pups, Ana and Mani, and on our route, the Universe showed up, two by two…

It began with a hawk flying right above us and landing in a tree to the left of us. Hawk is a big messenger for our Carlos-son (who was in the nightmare) as well as a messenger of guardianship, and there it was, flying so closely by and landing so elegantly, so boldly, in the tree next to us. And then I saw, just a couple of branches away in the very same tree, another hawk too. I smile just writing this. Sharing this with you. As I savor and feel the power of what Mother Earth and all her universal magick was sharing and showing up for me, two by two…

As we continued on our walk, we were greeted by a crow, a messenger and symbol of our Lola girl as well as divine consciousness itself, and as soon as she landed there in the tree, another one came and landed there too…

As we got home from our walk, I saw two cats walking alongside each other across the street. I have seen these cats before but on their own, and I thought as I saw them there, oh how wonderful that they have each other… They perched up on our neighbor across the street's stoop, took a little rest and reprieve together, and then, when the time was right, they returned to their path, two by two…

Just this morning, after finally receiving some much-needed rest, which I thank my friend Stacie for bringing over some of her cedar last night in an effort to clear out our home and my psyche, its presence absolutely helped, and as I went outside with our pups, right as I looked out to our backyard, there again, a hawk flew and landed in our neighbor's tree… That was enough to amaze me, and then I saw there, right next to it, another hawk sitting there too…

I’m thankful I find them… I’m thankful they find me… And I feel like they are the continuous messengers of spirit and nature encouraging that we please, please, please find each other…

We are not meant to do this alone. We need each other. We deserve each other. And any narrative, any belief system, any intentional action that separates me from the very brethren that are my brothers and sisters and all the beautiful people in between, I will not accept, I will not tolerate, and I will do the very thing of opening my heart and arms continuously to them, with such humility that here they are opening theirs to me.

Be it two by two, be it ten by ten, be it all humanity by all humanity, there is great strength, there is great perseverance, there is great protection and possibility when we walk what can feel and be such a lonely path no longer alone.

Imagine what we would be able to experience as a collective and as the sole story of who we are if we knew we could count on one another, if we knew we could connect with one another, if we knew we could call out and someone, something, was there to listen… To witness… To validate… To return us to the truths time and time again that we are here on purpose, with great purpose, and none of that is ever done in isolation.

So, I want to thank you, yes, you! And all that is woven within your very being for being here with me, for inspiring me, for reminding me I have something to share, I have something to say, I have so many ways I can serve and support in small and miraculous ways, and so can you. I thank all that brought us here. Every presence along each of our paths that has offered us some sort of return to who we are and who we can be, especially, especially, especially when we know and trust that we have each other.

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Looking for connection? community? Come join us this Saturday at The Hive.

I would love to invite you to practice with me and our conscious, caring community. Each Saturday, I offer trauma-informed, heart-centered practices that are accessible to all—no experience needed. This Saturday, we’ll begin with a 75-minute Vinyasa Flow at 10am, followed by a 30-minute meditation at 11:30am.

The Hive is still in the early stages of its journey, so if you are coming for the first time, please be mindful that the sign out front is a red arborist sign—trust the GPS and address, you are in the right place!

Investment for Class:
Sliding Scale (No one will ever be turned away for lack of funds)

• Community: $15 Yoga / $5 Meditation (Discounted rate for those with limited resources)

• Sustainer: $20 Yoga / $10 Meditation (The cost to maintain this work)

• Supporter: $25 Yoga / $15 Meditation (Helps sustain this work and offers an opportunity for another to join)

Cash, Check, & Venmo are accepted.

Address:
1031 E Saginaw Rd, Midland, MI

please be mindful: Doors open 15 minutes before class, and close 5 minutes after it begins—please arrive with time to settle in. Yoga mats and props are available for use. know you are welcome and worthy exactly as you are.

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The tier-based pricing system is designed to reflect our proximity to privilege, resources, and accessibility. It allows us to show up and invest from a place of humility, knowing that those who are able to contribute more help make it possible for others to access this work. I believe in creating a space where all are welcome, and this system ensures that no one will be turned away, regardless of financial circumstances.

I can’t wait to share this space with you, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to practice and grow together.