Ki Notes

“The focus here is not on ritual itself, but on opening up something in hearts and spirits that has been locked away so long that individuals can barely remember the source.” -Malidoma Patrice Some'- For much of my life, I felt disorganized and unsettled. I was scattered. To many, it seemed I was grounded, but inside, I was going through the motions, hoping I didn’t appear the way I felt inside. For much of my life, I felt disorganized and unsettled. I was scattered and unfo

"So you must not be frightened if a sadness rises up before you larger than any you have ever see; if a restlessness like light and cloud shadows, passes over your hands and over all you do. You must think that something is happening with you. That life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in its hand; it will not let you fall." Rainer Maria Rilke In late midlife, a quiet sorrow often weaves through our lives—one that lacks words or a formal farewell. It appears in the s

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is real—and often overlooked in Black women. Learn the signs and discover tools to care for yourself this season.

Here is the second of four posts in my September series. The theme for this month is “ Living in Rhythm: Preparing Spirit, Home, and Body...

My mother, Harlem native, traveled by train through the Jim Crow South, 1945. Crossing the Mason-Dixon line, she had to move to the colored section. She was literally entering enemy territory.

There’s a particular kind of power that lives in the women who raised us. A quiet, unshakable strength. A rootedness you can’t always name, but you feel it every time you think of them.