FEATURED ON: THE NARWHAL

Last month I was very fortunate to be featured in The Narwhal’s photo essay: ‘Purpose and power’: Meet 10 BIPOC Adventurers Challenging Ideals of Who Belongs in the Outdoors by Alia Youssef.

In the essay, I got a chance to talk about the retreat I put together last year and why meditating in the woods is part of my self-care practice. It was really fun being photographed by Alia. We went out into the woods behind my house, where I like to roam and spend my downtime, to take some photos. I also got a chance to show her the creek behind my home where I like to stand and watch the salmon spawn in the fall.

“For me, reclaiming my participation in the outdoors is about putting down a stake and saying I have a right to be here, to live and thrive. As I connect more and more with nature I receive ancient wisdom that guides my life. The trees remind me that I am both growing and dying at the same time. That the separation between life and death is illusionary, and when I can settle with that truth there is very little that can shake me from that feeling of rootedness.”

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