I am a seekerI endeavor to live life guided by spirit and my work blossoms from a place of curiosity, empathy, introspection, vulnerability, and mysticism. The name ‘Offerings’ is how I feel I need to be in the world. It’s about how giving back to others is intrinsic to our self-care. I believe there is a reciprocal relationship between helping others and taking care of ourselves. When we find that relationship, we are living from the heart. And everything we do is an offering from the heart — to ourselves, to one another, and to the world. Through laying my life on my mat over the years, I found the place where I could break down and build back up. I mourned versions of myself that felt vulnerable, tamed, exposed, insecure, or stolen. I learned to take up space instead of staying small and to find home within.
I am a healerSharing is part of my purpose and why I love to be a teacher. Sharing with others helps us all feel less alone. All our stories overlap with one another, sharing truths, and one person’s choice to live from the heart helps all of us. I find myself mirrored back to me through those I am so lucky to connect with. I share my creativity through my art and my writing. I find myself in nature looking for inspiration or some sanity; it is a steadfast source of wisdom and inspiration in my life, art, and offerings. I know that without significant time in the elements, life lacks vibrancy. Being in awe of something grander than yourself whether it be a dew drop on a leaf or the highest peak in the Olympic mountains is something all humans need. I love camping with my fiancée Mike and my dog Cane.
This loving body is your home for now and yet something remembers you are more than your physical self. Your heart remembers there is no separation between you and anything else. My offerings are rooted in the power to remember your interconnectedness again and again because you will always forget. There is no need to seek refuge in other people or institutions. The answers you have been yearning for have been within you all along.
We were never meant to do this alone.
