Expanding our capacity to love is not a soft or sentimental process. It is not forged in moments when everything is tidy, predictable, or comfortable. It is forged in moments that crack us open. The loss of someone we love. The ending of a relationship we believed would last. The sudden rupture of a life we were certain of. These moments do not politely knock on the heart’s door. They split it. They press directly into the chest. They bypass our philosophies and go straight f

There comes a moment on every spiritual path when our solo work reaches its edge. You can journal, breathe, meditate, regulate, reflect, and meet yourself with so much courage — and still feel the sense that something deeper wants to move… but won’t budge in isolation. Because you can’t alchemize everything alone. None of us can. Some layers only unwind when you’re held inside a field that catalyzes your fear of judgment; a container that is loving enough and coherent enough

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance your spirit guide has been nudging you for a while… and when you they couldn't get through, they probably resorted to a more direct line of communication: “Okay, send her to A’sha.” (It’s in my cosmic job description somewhere. ) Because this moment — this solstice — holds something for you. As we approach the end of the year, I feel that ancient hum rising beneath the surface — that subtle, steady vibration that always seems to a

Evelyn had always lived more on the inside than the outside. From the time she was little, she could feel entire weather systems moving through people — unspoken emotions, unshed tears, the words they didn’t dare say out loud. When adults around her said, “I’m fine,” she could feel the truth vibrating underneath: fear, grief, resentment, longing. It wasn’t something she ever talked about. Even as a child, she understood that people didn’t like others seeing too much. So she l

Hello, my friends. After a couple of weeks of recovery here in Italy—and one very sunny day I fully intended to go to Assisi but didn’t, because my body said, “Actually… no thank you, I’m too tired”—I finally felt strong enough to make the trip. No grand plan. No itinerary. Just a whisper of curiosity and a gentle inner nudge I’ve learned not to question. I assumed I was heading into a quiet, contemplative day in a sacred city that’s been calling me since before I arrived. W