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    Spring | Vernal Equinox | Ostara
    Madison Kolla
    • Mar 17
    • 2 min

    Spring | Vernal Equinox | Ostara

    Welcome Spring. The vernal equinox. Ostara. The season of Earth's regeneration. Of birth and rebirth - eggs and ducklings and baby...
    Winter Nights
    Madison Kolla
    • Jan 8
    • 3 min

    Winter Nights

    Where I live on the southern tip of the west coast of so-called Canada (WSÁNEĆ territory) snow is a brief and rare-ish winter treat. This...
    On how I don't do Yoga anymore
    Madison Kolla
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    On how I don't do Yoga anymore

    I received an email this summer, from an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner in Costa Rica thanking me for my blog post about why I do Ashtanga...
    Littles Learning
    Madison Kolla
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Littles Learning

    My toddler is picking up words, sentences, phrases at an astonishing rate these days. It's mostly hilarious and amazing, but it sometimes...
    Nature
    Madison Kolla
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Nature

    Get out into nature, they say. As if this thing called nature exists only outside of us, out of doors, away from the city and apart from...
    Hello there, and Online Sessions
    Madison Kolla
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hello there, and Online Sessions

    Hello there. I’m Madison. I’m here with a nervous system capable of travelling to the most expansive, euphoric, far seeing highs, and the...
    Descending into the Dark (Season)
    Madison Kolla
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Descending into the Dark (Season)

    I've spun a story for you, pulled up from the depths of winter. This story begins with an idea. A possibly quite novel idea. That (y)our...
    Initiation: a postpartum unravelling
    Madison Kolla
    • Aug 23, 2020
    • 7 min

    Initiation: a postpartum unravelling

    I became a mother at the break of dawn. Sky glowing pink and orange, light spreading, room brightening. On the floor, moans and guttural...
    Covid Protocols
    Madison Kolla
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Covid Protocols

    I'm feeling so grateful to be able to reopen the yome for one-on-one sessions. Luckily, we're already very well ventilated and socially...
    Pandemic Check In
    Madison Kolla
    • Apr 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Pandemic Check In

    Photo by Guillaume de Germain on Unsplash I've been struggling to write this post for the last month. Feeling the need to put something...
    Mental Health Peer Support
    Madison Kolla
    • Nov 22, 2018
    • 2 min

    Mental Health Peer Support

    We need each other. This lesson is taught to me over and over again. Especially when it comes to mental illness - or, as I prefer to call...
    Self Discovery
    Madison Kolla
    • Apr 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Self Discovery

    It took losing my mind to find myself. Bit of a bold statement, that. And I'm certain it's not the only way to find yourself. Probably...
    Self Care for Mental Health
    Madison Kolla
    • Jan 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    Self Care for Mental Health

    Now this is a topic that I have devoted much thought and energy to over the past year. It was inevitable that it would prompt a blog post...
    Welcome Yome
    Madison Kolla
    • Jan 4, 2018
    • 3 min

    Welcome Yome

    Welcome 2018, Welcome Yome. I've spent the past several days reflecting on the last year, on its many challenges, and the changes that...
    September
    Madison Kolla
    • Sep 8, 2017
    • 6 min

    September

    September. This past week especially, the change has been palpable. Cold, crisp mornings. Breeze slightly more cutting, bit of an ominous...
    The Unclinic
    Madison Kolla
    • Jun 27, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Unclinic

    I am in absolute awe of the humans who have come forward since the launch of my “unclinic” in the forest. DIA is not relaxing, feel-good...
    Abandon Hope
    Madison Kolla
    • Jun 20, 2017
    • 4 min

    Abandon Hope

    "Hope is very often a refusal to know what is so, and steadfastly it is a refusal to live as if the present moment is good enough and all...
    a tribute
    Madison Kolla
    • Jun 15, 2017
    • 1 min

    a tribute

    For Peggy, who’s constantly teaching us that the next great adventure is always within our reach, if you only have the vision, the...
    Who Are You?
    Madison Kolla
    • May 18, 2017
    • 2 min

    Who Are You?

    “Who. Are. You?” demanded the Caterpillar. “Well, I… I hardly know sir. I’ve changed so many times since this morning, you see.” “I do...
    A Madness Memoir ~ Part One
    Madison Kolla
    • Apr 26, 2017
    • 9 min

    A Madness Memoir ~ Part One

    I’ve just made a cup of coffee. It smells delicious - rich and comforting, spiced with a pinch of cinnamon, made creamy with almond milk....
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