Madison KollaMar 172 minSpring | Vernal Equinox | OstaraWelcome Spring. The vernal equinox. Ostara. The season of Earth's regeneration. Of birth and rebirth - eggs and ducklings and baby...
Madison KollaJan 83 minWinter NightsWhere 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...
Madison KollaSep 21, 20214 minOn how I don't do Yoga anymoreI received an email this summer, from an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner in Costa Rica thanking me for my blog post about why I do Ashtanga...
Madison KollaApr 30, 20212 minLittles LearningMy toddler is picking up words, sentences, phrases at an astonishing rate these days. It's mostly hilarious and amazing, but it sometimes...
Madison KollaMar 24, 20211 minNatureGet 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...
Madison KollaMar 24, 20212 minHello there, and Online SessionsHello there. I’m Madison. I’m here with a nervous system capable of travelling to the most expansive, euphoric, far seeing highs, and the...
Madison KollaNov 20, 20203 minDescending 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...
Madison KollaAug 23, 20207 minInitiation: a postpartum unravellingI became a mother at the break of dawn. Sky glowing pink and orange, light spreading, room brightening. On the floor, moans and guttural...
Madison KollaJun 16, 20201 minCovid ProtocolsI'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...
Madison KollaApr 19, 20202 minPandemic Check InPhoto by Guillaume de Germain on Unsplash I've been struggling to write this post for the last month. Feeling the need to put something...
Madison KollaNov 22, 20182 minMental Health Peer SupportWe 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...
Madison KollaApr 25, 20182 minSelf DiscoveryIt 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...
Madison KollaJan 19, 20183 minSelf Care for Mental HealthNow 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...
Madison KollaJan 4, 20183 minWelcome YomeWelcome 2018, Welcome Yome. I've spent the past several days reflecting on the last year, on its many challenges, and the changes that...
Madison KollaSep 8, 20176 minSeptemberSeptember. This past week especially, the change has been palpable. Cold, crisp mornings. Breeze slightly more cutting, bit of an ominous...
Madison KollaJun 27, 20172 minThe UnclinicI 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...
Madison KollaJun 20, 20174 minAbandon 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...
Madison KollaJun 15, 20171 mina tributeFor Peggy, who’s constantly teaching us that the next great adventure is always within our reach, if you only have the vision, the...
Madison KollaMay 18, 20172 minWho 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...
Madison KollaApr 26, 20179 minA Madness Memoir ~ Part OneI’ve just made a cup of coffee. It smells delicious - rich and comforting, spiced with a pinch of cinnamon, made creamy with almond milk....