Last week, I hosted a small beta workshop. Just a handful of people came, yet what unfolded was profound. Each person arrived with full lives — families, work, obligations — and yet they chose to follow that quiet “yes” that told them to be here. What happened in the room surprised and delighted even me.

Those pesky little thought sound-bites that loop though your mind worse than Baby Shark on rerun. At least you can turn Baby Shark off. But these thought sound bites - come out of nowhere, can lead to imposter syndrome - at work, in relationships, well-being or generally take you off track from where you intended being.

“You’re a fat b….. taking up so much room I can’t get past.” My 11 year old self was stunned witnessing this interaction between a complete stranger to someone I love deeply. As Gabor Mate states, its not the event that creates trauma as much as the meaning you keep giving it. I gave it meaning of confusion, mistrust and the need to heal others and social prejudices. My little self couldn’t comprehend someone being so mean, cruel or prejudiced. How could they not see the beauty, the heart, the love, the kindness this person exuded. How could they be so blind.

Stepping into the forest I felt a vibration of peace. Spent hours walking this tempo of peace. The vibration shifting, shaking my cells until I felt an updated version of it radiating from my heart.