Right Where you belong 🖤
shifa somatics + apothecary
“Break through the surface + breathe.”
-Trent Reznor
Rock & Roll Rituals with a Heartbeat of Cultural Care
Healing and wellness are so often presented in beige packages of branding and influencers. My experience has not been so monochromatic (though I did dip my toe in the world of neutral tones and even tried to prune myself into a wallflower) nor glamorous.
I believe healing and living well is holistic, collective, messy, creative... and, dare I say, joyful as well as painful. It's a spiral... upward and downward. Being human is a beautiful catastrophe, and I'm finally here for it!
I've survived more than I'll share here, but please know that I've come through (and sometimes revisit) a deep place of darkness and into a place with enough illumination to see and honor that Divine Shadow. A Warm Place.
My own journey dances upon a foundation of music, art, herbs, and somatic practices. You'll find the names of my offerings to be inspired by the artists who have carried and crafted me: Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, David Bowie, Queen, Fairuz, and others.
Shifa is the Arabic word for healing. It is the name of the hospital in Ghazza, where my relatives struggle daily for life and dignity. My Lebanese, Choctaw, and Irish ancestries and traditions inform my everyday life and the offerings you'll find in my sphere. I strive to cherish Earth Mother with organic, ethical ingredients and sustainable packaging.
I deeply respect and love both the light and shadow in myself and in you. May these offerings create a warm place of healing and relationship for you.
Somatics, yoga, and herbs
We’re in this together
collective care
As an herbalist, I’m passionate about honoring Earth Mother and the medicine She provides. I take every measure possible to ensure my herbs, containers, shipping supplies, etc are all sourced as ethically and organically as possible.
My hope is that, through supporting relationship with plants, we can better honor them and receive the full bounty of their generosity; creating reciprocity with both plants, land, and the stewards of the land we live, grow, and learn from.
All of that being said, Living WELL should also be JOYFUL! So, turn on your favorite music and join me in the apothecary.
Community
We strive to honor the land upon which we engage in somatic experience, community connection, mutual aid, and expression; creating safer, inclusive spaces for folks of all identities. I’m a queer misfit of mixed ethnicity. Trust me, I get it and I’m here for you.
I know that some wellness spaces can feel cookie-cutter and intimidating, and take great pride in being strange and creating meaningful, magic-full experiences for those of us who don’t fit the mold!
Weekly Yoga:
NIN Yin | Tuesdays | 530pm | Idy Hot Yoga | Idyllwild, CA
Into the Void (deep flow) | Wednesdays | 530pm | Idy Hot Yoga | Idyllwild, CA
Movement + Mentorship
A warm place
Private sessions are designed to gently explore traumas, biases, thoughts, and behaviors that cause pain and separation to ourselves and our communities; while also celebrating all of who YOU are and hope to be!
In each session, we invite kindness and compassionate curiosity; intuitively creating a trauma-informed framework of somatic meditation, yoga, herbs, earth medicine, art therapy, and peer mentorship. We encourage folks to discover their unique journey to heal slowly and more authentically; rippling that same compassionate curiosity, understanding, and healing into their families, communities, and place in the movement for global liberation.
In other words, bring all of your broken pieces and, together, we’ll re-discover your intrinsic wholeness and embrace your Muchness. All of it. All of YOU.