cautionary tale, family saga, skin as metaphor….2-22-23
Is this a cautionary tale? Family saga? Exploration of skin as metaphor? Without really knowing I’ll just begin as I sit here recouping from yet another Moh’s procedure. If you know […]
Entries by Bella
it’s all medicine…2-2-23
I guess you might say I’m a medicine woman, deeply connected with the wide array of sacred ways we nurture our health and alleviate our suffering…all things healing. The dictionary […]
women talking…1-17-23
I was blessed by a pair of cinema angels this past week. She Said and Women Talking on consecutive evenings, films that courageously dive into sexual harassment/abuse. Minimal time is […]
your own brilliant magic…1-12-23
River waters nudge the levee. Wind borderline terrifying. Windows pelted, elder trees topple. Grateful for bodily safety but my heart aches and my spirit feels damp as the yard. Pervasive […]
true, necessary, kind…..1-1-23
Intention Resolution Pledge Commitment A weighty tradition, a call to action, tethered to year’s end…. Reflection […]
“not all those who wander are lost”…12-20-22
The altar space pictured above organically emerged in my studio in 2020 right along with Covid. Just know that visual creativity is not my artistic go-to expression. So it’s intriguing […]
a bit of a legacy…11-30-22
Summer 2021: I begin to save recordings of Roll, Release, Align on-line. The sessions seemed to have value for students beyond our together practice. They report ease in breaking 90 […]
golden milestones…11-21-23
It was autumn ’72 when I graduated from UCSF medical school, clutching a degree in physical therapy, pretty much clueless about the journey to come. It would be another thirty […]
Body tales…so many chapters…
Dear Bella, Oh those body tales of woe…our stories. Myriad chapters spread over time. My current troubles began as many do. Insidiously. Which the dictionary defines as “proceeding in a […]
love letters to a raven…11-2-22
Love Letters to a Raven, an online event, began October 22 on the 10 year anniversary of Gabrielle Roth’s death. It was a global invitation to post pictures and reflections, […]