Many of you have been inquiring about my health, and I do appreciate it. This is why I thought it would be a good time for an update.
Backstory: in February of this year, I felt a lump in my right breast, which led me to see my doctor whom I had not seen in seven years. To make a long story short, she asked me to get an ultrasound and mammogram, and when she got the results sent me an alarming message to get a biopsy ASAP.
After taking a moment to pause from the adrenaline wreaking havoc in my nervous system after the day filled with tests and hospitals, I decided not to proceed. I instead went into my own body for guidance, after which I sought the opinions of two additional MDs I respect very much. Bough supported me in my decision.
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It was a frightful experience, and the fear of Death was real. First thought was that I wouldn’t be able to attend my Samurai and Reiki retreats in Japan in May. Next thought was that I might not be able to celebrate my fiftieth birthday in January 2024.
One of my doctor friends asked me to reflect on my course of action and if I wanted to risk my life to go the natural way, using energy and nutrition and mindful movement. After a brief moment, the answer was clearly, YES, this was what I was born and training for. At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, if I was wrong and this experiment would cost me my life, I was happy and content and did my best.
Here I am, almost nine months after that horrific brush with our modern medical system. I feel well although I need to carefully monitor and manage my energy expenditures, my nutrition, and what nourishes my soul. I am grateful that I find so much meaning and fulfillment in my work, studies and relationships. They are all extremely challenging at times, but also an endless source of enjoyment and expansion.
I look forward to serving on this planet regardless of the time I have left, be it days, months, years or decades. Always grateful and again thank you for your concern.
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This is a question many of my clients and students end up asking after working with me.
I love this so much for them. This means they have done the daunting work of letting go of an old, outdated version of themselves that no longer resonates.
It’s a scary place to be, in between selves. The ego so desperately clings to a social image, what we think we want, what we think others want for us…
But the space in between is a necessary step in rediscovering our true selves. And it’s a process that must happen again and again - the Heroine’s journey, the Medicine Wheel.
I went to Japan to see who I am as a Reiki master.
I went to Ifugao to see who I was before the Spanish wiped out most of our indigenous culture.
I found answers, but also more questions, and I am fine in the not-knowing.
But this is my personal journey.
Answering these questions takes time.
It takes dedication.
It takes energy.
I am not gonna lie, it’s a huge investment.
But I see each one of you, dipping your toe, then pulling back, coming back for more when you are ready. And it brings me so much joy.
Even in your process of un-doing and un-being, you are worthy, perfect and whole. Keep going. You are stronger than you imagine.
