My Abuela Had a Shotgun and My Nonna Sharpened Her Tongue
(after George Ella Lyon’s “Where I’m From”) i come from thick fading see-through-vinyl covered couches and christmas lights that never...
Personal reflections, essays, and writings by artemisia shine.
Rematriation
primed for decades of occupation and assault, my body was schooled at twelve to submit to the theft of my...
A restorative frame for addressing harm anywhere
in my lifetime i have felt & acted as Will Smith did. lost my shit. smacked someone hard. screamed at...
Pizza Party on the Olive Oil Floor
so my son accidentally broke a brand new massive glass bottle of olive oil around midnight last night when he...
i pray love with the steadiness of mountain
traveling south to see my 87 year old dad at the park where he has been living in his inoperable...
Lord Christ and the “Spark of Magic”
Yesterday afternoon i spent about 6 hours with a 70+ year-old gentleman named Lord Christ in a gas station parking...
We heal through relationship.
Your soft animal body and your innate survival programing respond to trauma and oppression as a threat to life. Our...
Love, Freedom & Wonder
I’ve been asked a handful of times recently to explain polyamory. This looks different for everyone so I can only...
Cinder
“Can we create a space where folks can show up, they can hate their body, not be at peace or...
Traffic and Birdsong
i was taking a yoga class this morning and the teacher read a quote by Byron Katie — something to...
What Makes Your Heart Sing?
We each waltz with a unique vibration that adds to the richness and texture of the unifying symphony of the...
This Body Is Not a Problem to be Fixed
This Body Is Not a Problem to be Fixed This body is an ancient galactic explosion – composed of...
Untamed.
Just after yoga, I took a moment to climb thru an open window to meet all of life just beyond...
Thank You for Loving Me
On love in the great unknown…
me too
“out there” is an illusion. the microcosm is a reflection of the macrocosm. there is nothing that exists within your...
Awake My Soul; What Is It I Need To Remember?
Awake my soul; what is it I need to remember? * * * * * * * * * There...
Small Flame in the Wind
waves of grief, joy, sadness, solidity, gratitude, despair, celebration… i traveled solo to moonstone beach to give myself space to...
Runaway Train
saturday we were given the news that bodhi’s best childhood friend took his own life. i have loved him like...
Sleep Is A Luxury
sleep is a luxury i still have, a luxury i can’t release myself into as i’m caught in the horror...
chasing dreams
chasing dreams feeling the joy, grief, hope and wonder alive in this wayward adventure some dreams are wooed in silence,...
Reiki and the “Perfect” Moment
This is not the cleaver family… Oh yes, we can get petty. Last night my teenage son asked me to reiki...
Love Is The Field
earlier today i was thinking of a man i’ve loved deeply since the day we met. today is his birthday...
Got Self-Love?
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you...
Give Your Love Away!
Under the veil of night, Post-it love messages and poetry rocks adorn random doorsteps to be found in the morning by unknown residents....
Support Starts From Within
When your world is turned up-side down, literally or figuratively, it is the perfect opportunity to re-orient the self back into...
Go Ahead, Provoke Me!
“Over time invite and create ever more provocative situations to deliberately trigger the psyche to be disturbed, to be challenged, to feel...
Cycling With The Moon
Oh life – you got my heart so deeply today. I get to ride the waves of my woman-heart: sensitive,...
I want to come from love.
I am focused on how I want to show up for whatever lessons life provides me. How do I want...
Called to the Dance Floor
This made me laugh. The uninsured motorist who slammed into my car and gave me two forms of fake insurance...
Courage to Marry Forgiveness
Before and after. Ahhh, feels so much sweeter… My inner response to the driver who was uninsured and provided two...
Golden Turmeric Ambrosia Recipe
(Yes, I did spell Turmeric incorrectly on my bulk self-labeled spice jar. On Purpose. What?) Last month I got into a minor car...
September 11th, Violence and Love
I was pregnant with my love child just weeks after September 11th. I remember protesting US government violence in the...
Housework: A Month of Yoga Immersion
Springtime is the season for home improvement. I just spent the last month immersed in yoga studies and nestled in...
Decadent Raw Vegan Avodisiac Chocolate Mousse
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it...
Intuitive Heart Opening Session
It all starts with the breath. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. (Repeat.) Eyelids merged, I dive into the depths beyond my form....