In this heartfelt conversation, I speak with Sina, (who will be assisting the ISTA training in Bavaria, Germany, in January 2026), to about how ISTA has profoundly shaped our lives. We speak openly about how ISTA inspired and initiated us into the empowered beings we are now. How it offered living role models of presence, love, and embodied leadership that we didn’t find anywhere else before. Through the training, we discovered that what we had been searching for outside of ourselves was...

A few days ago, I found myself wrapped in the arms of two amazing, strong men. Right there in a random supermarket. Between freezer and discount shelves. No reason. No plan. Just presence and connection. Just the moment calling for a hug. They squeezed me tightly in their embrace. My whole body relaxed. I melted. I felt safe. Held.Connected. Not a single cell in me was on guard. It wasn’t always like this. Looking at this picture that captured this beautiful moment, it struck me how...

"What do you actually do for a living?" Deep breath. Sigh. This question has been with me for so long—too long. During my time as a...