Basically, the issue is we do not listen—either to ourselves or to nature. We are oblivious to the messages that come to us directly from our organism and from the world reflecting us and then turn to experts in search of guidance. We absorb facts, techniques, philosophies and lifestyles and in this way further bury our essential nature along with our native potential for self-healing and growth. We pass over the essential messages capable of skillfully guiding our lives. As a result, we are rife with information but are still struggling at the heart. Stalking Essence is intended as a process of self-discovery based on the innate wisdom offered by our true nature shining from inside.

This work is a process of exploration of the self. Rather than relying on the assumptions and beliefs about how our lives should look we trust instead the experiences of what arises from our body, and gradually become more intimate with its communication. Responsive and unique in its approach this work will feel like bodywork to some, therapy to others and as a spiritual practice to still others. It can be any of or all of these.

The work begins on the massage table and unfolds from the relationship between ourselves and life’s current forces acting upon us. Though we may be tempted to work on our “beautiful problem,” we trust instead in the wisdom of the organism and the offering it is presenting to us.