LA’s Blog
Meeting Your Shadow: The Compassionate Path to Wholeness
There are parts of ourselves we shun, exiling them to the far corners of memory and will. These shadow selves, made of fear, regret, or unspoken shame, seem to lurk as harbingers of what must not be known. But to meet them with compassion—to turn toward them, not away—is to begin the real work of remembering who you are in full.
Shadow work is not a fashionable phrase for fleeting encounters with discomfort; it’s a reckoning, a homecoming, a sacred duty to the self you left behind in moments of abandonment or self-denial. To approach the shadow, one must hold a light not just steady but tenderly,
The Art of Remembering: A Retreat into Your Authentic Self
There is a longing beneath the noise of daily life—a pull toward a truth you have known but not named. This is the sacred work: a retreat from the commonplace into the unmapped terrain of your true self. This space, uniquely created for each soul, is where masks are set aside, and the whispering depths of your essence are finally met with compassion. Imagine stepping
Beyond Healing: Liberating Yourself from Suffering into Empowerment
The Dance Between Healing and Empowerment In the landscape of healing work, healing and empowerment walk as close but separate companions. Healing is the slow work of unfolding what has been closed in us, of meeting suffering without looking away, of becoming familiar with the places we tend to sidestep. It is a patient and ongoing presence that demands resources—our resilience, our willingness, and our
Intuition as Compass: Trusting the Deep Knowing Within
Understanding Intuition: More Than a Feeling Intuition is not the murmur of something hidden; it’s a call to the deepest part of you, a summons that speaks from the heart’s center. It doesn’t arrive like a sudden thought, nor does it belong to the mind’s restless chatter. Intuition, as I’ve come to know it, is a settled presence—a grounded state of being that aligns you
The Sacred Space of Self-Discovery: Preparing for an Intuitive Portrait Experience
In this 3D world where every face wears a story, preparing for an intuitive portrait is more than arranging hair and fabric—it’s the art of arriving at oneself. This preparation begins with rituals that nourish body, mind, and spirit, grounding clients in their own essence before the lens meets them. Here, we explore self-connection meditations that do more than quiet the mind; they open gateways
The Inertia of Waiting: Rest as a Sacred Act in Unsettled Times
In this time on the planet, there’s a kind of aching tension many feel but rarely name. It’s the discomfort of waiting—not just for something specific, but for a moment when things might feel settled, less uncertain. It’s the weight of collective exhaustion, of trying to live purposefully while feeling pulled under by the seemingly endless stops and starts. It’s not laziness that slows us;