2Rt Mate Tuesday Solitude | Humor | Somatic Kinetic Intelligence Hi Friend, The body seems to be able to say just what it needs and when I say body I mean that in the largest sense. For me it’s the body of the universe itself, mirrored within our own inner landscape — an intelligent current of energy that moves through galaxies and through our very marrow with the same unbroken wisdom. To sense this current requires solitude — not isolation, but the quiet turning inward that happens when we…

2Rt Mate Tuesday Nature’s Embodiment of Joy Hi Friend, It is striking how much the simple act of being in nature awakens my joy. And in the Blue Zones—those rare places where people live well past a hundred—this is simply how life is lived. Sardinian shepherds walking hillsides, Okinawan grandmothers tending gardens, Nicoyan villagers rising with the rivers: it’s grounding their joy and longevity. I return often in memory to one of the most serene experiences of my life—a five-day camping…

2Rt Mate Tuesday Therapeutics & The Shape of a Life Well-Lived Hi Friend, I’ve been fortunate in having a good set of healthy practices that have assisted me throughout my life. Though they have most certainly changed as I have grown older, they have always been there for me and I am thankful for that.I’ve added many more to my initial foundation of course, to counter balance some of my crazy decisions. Hey, crazy decisions make great stories if you survive.Just keepin it real. Some people…

A Therapeutic Journey

Hi Friend,
Once again, this is a simple story to help us understand — or perhaps simply remember — that things which appear far apart in form or setting can ultimately be pointing toward the same lesson.

2Rt Mate Tuesday Tina Turner | Chögyam Trungpa & Bees Hi Friend, For the last two weeks I’ve been building out our teachable platform and listening to music that I, of course immediately associate with the different places I’ve been and the people that I love. Students of Nature The Lessons:Finding Self Love Wisdom Isn’t Always PrettyWe Are All Both Student and TeacherSupport Looks Different for EveryoneHardship Is Not a ContestLearning from Nature Tina Turner has always been a strong figure…