I remember standing outside the thatched roof open air yoga hut by my motorbike with keys in hand in Ubud, Bali with tears in my eyes and so much frustration my fists were in balls. I made a commitment to my inner child that wanted to live in a different world.

And… that was one of the best commitments I feel I’ve ever made to myself.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about feelings.  About the incredible capacity we, as humans, have to feel a huge spectrum of emotions.  One of the things that I have found to be surprisingly similar in my studies of Buddhism and Tantra is that the ultimate intention is to be able to be incredibly present with ANYthing that arises and embrace and welcome it fully. In Tantra, I have found for myself, there is also an emphasis on being able to fully express these emotions in an embodied and powerful way instead of just simply feeling them and allowing them.  While Tantra and Buddhism are quite fundamentally different in many ways, I appreciate how they connect here - with embracing and allowing every part of our humanness with a sense of curiosity, allowing and care.