Today I am a little late getting the daily does out I am at an intensive somatics training at Strozzo Institute. Opening and releasing are not opposites.They are partners. When we hold — breath, tension, old stories — the body organizes around protection.When we gently release — jaw softening, shoulders dropping, exhale lengthening — space becomes available. Space for aliveness. Space for choice> Space for connection. Within the Neuro-Somatic Integration™ spiral, this is the living edge between Regulate and Reimagine. Regulation creates enough safety to release. Release creates enough space to open. And in that opening, something new becomes possible. Aliveness is not something we chase. It is what naturally emerges when we are no longer bracing. Sometimes opening feels like expansion. Sometimes it feels like grief leaving the body. Sometimes it is simply one deeper breath than before. 🌱 Micro Practice: Open & Release (3–5 Minutes) 1. Stand or sit and feel your feet grounded. 2. Inhale gently through the nose. 3. Exhale slowly and let one place in your body soften — jaw, shoulders, belly. 4. Roll your shoulders back and widen across your collarbones. 5. Ask: What becomes available if I soften 5% more? Notice warmth. Tingling. Space. Or even resistance.All of it is information. Reflection Where are you bracing today? What would it mean to release just enough to feel more alive?

Today’s song is We’re Still Here – Native Hip-Hop Anthem of Survival, Memory & Unbroken Lineage. This isn’t just a song—it’s a declaration. A reminder that survival is not passive. It’s cultural memory. It’s language carried forward. It’s bodies, stories, and ancestors refusing erasure. “We’re still here” is both history and present tense. Today it feels like:Lineage.Resilience.Truth-telling.Continuance. In a world that moves fast and forgets easily, music like this brings us back to what endures. What song connects you to lineage or something larger than yourself? Drop it below. 🎶✨

🌿 I am exited to be leading a Special Feature Live: Forest Bathing Session in the Evergreen Foundation Skool Community🌿 This Sunday, February 22nd A guided online forest bathing experience designed to support regulation, connection, and embodied presence. We’ll begin with a 10-minute grounding introduction to set intentions and awaken sensory awareness, followed by a one-hour guided walk and 15 minutes of reflection + Q&A. Where to Join From: 🌲 Outdoors: a backyard, park, garden, forest or shoreline (with cell/internet access). 🪴 Indoors: a window view of nature, with supportive elements like plants, essential oils, natural objects, or anything that helps you feel close to the earth. 🕖 Live Call Sunday, February 22nd! 12noon EST 📍 Find the link + details, & your time zone in the Evergreen Foundations calendar. Come hang out with us in the forest, wherever you are. 🌲This is your invitation to slow down, awaken your senses, and reconnect with the living world.