When you speak, it should feel good to you. Do you know what I mean? The tones and inflections of your words — you should feel them vibrating within you. Massaging the dormant parts of you awake. Springing the soul of your being into action. Sound is a powerful tool. It’s...
Shakti is the spark of your being. It’s the glow in your eyes, the thing that animates and informs your every outpouring of expression. Shakti is a creative and empowering force nestled within the landscape of your precious body. It’s a lot like electricity. Alive. An ever-expanding flow, seeping through the vast and...
The old myths and tales of Kali’s origin are quite fascinating. The stories all reveal a goddess, created to vanquish evil forces. Kali is the warrior women on the battlefield, slaying demons and stringing their heads on a necklace like they were mere mala beads. She takes our ideas of the word “goddess” to a...
I have to admit: When I was a young girl, the mere thought of my vagina gave me heart palpitations. I had so many questions, yet I was too terrified to ask them. Back in the 90s, I couldn’t just hop onto Google for an answer. My only modes of reference...
After Hillary’s strong debate showings, I saw undecided voters on television shaking their heads, saying she seemed too satisfied with herself. They wondered why she looked so confident. But instead of using the word “confident,” they called her “smug.” Smug. Because women have no right to own it, right? Because...
Dear America– I’m sorry. I know nobody was expecting me to say this, but I owe each and every one of you a sincere, heart-felt apology. To those who voted for me: I’m sorry for creating an official-seeming context in which overtly hateful, misogynistic, and xenophobic language and sentiments seemed like something...
I know my Bernie or bust friends will disagree with me, but here’s why I’m voting for Hillary… I wouldn’t be able to look myself in the mirror if Trump became President and I didn’t do everything in my power to stop it. I don’t have much power but I have...