This live interview was recorded on December 16, 2023, and takes place on land that was originally inhabited by and stolen from the Tongva people. It’s Saturday in late fall in Los Angeles. Flowers are still in bloom and the sway of palm fronds create a familiar symphony in this city...
This in-person interview was recorded on December 5, 2023, on land that was originally inhabited by and stolen from the Pomo people. The clamor of the waves crashing against rocks echoes as the scent of ocean wafts through the garden. I’m surrounded by verdant trees and not-too withered flowers, which shouldn’t...
This in-person interview was recorded on November 10, 2023, on land that was originally inhabited by and stolen from the Chumash people. Today I’m in Santa Barbara, CA in the garden of Cynthia James. Cynthia is a visual artist who works with oil paint to portray nature in a magical realist...
This in-person interview was recorded on November 17, 2023, on land that was originally inhabited by and stolen from the Tongva people. Griffith Park Bird Sanctuary is an oddly hidden trail, right off the busy drive leading up to the Observatory. A chain link fence surrounding this protected area, denotes a “keep...
This in-person interview was recorded on November 29, 2023 on land that was originally inhabited by and stolen from the Ohlone people. A winding road leads me to an urban oasis in the Oakland Hills, called Huckleberry Botanic Preserve. The name sounds like jam and when I arrive and peek over...
Meet Whit McClure Whit McClure is the creative mind & muscle behind W H I T H A Z E N, a design studio focused on creating beautifully crafted flowers and home goods in Los Angeles, California. Despite lifelong artistic inclinations, Whit spent years after college working on farms & in the...
What is something you do regularly that creates self-nourishment? This is one of the first questions I ask students. when I’m teaching how to design powerful coaching programs. I ask this question to help illuminate the many different ways in which self-nourishment is developed. I want to convey...
It’s official…I’m celebrating my health coaching certification as a Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach! Grateful to have chosen this path, I’m enjoying the rewards of being able to help others realize their goals for transformation and healing. This new certification reflects the highest standards in the field of health coaching,...
Meet Rachel Singleton, Editor of Sentire Essence Magazine Editor of Sentire Essence Magazine Questions by Dina Saalisi What are you passionate about? I would say ‘evolving and becoming’. I love how life constantly gives us opportunities to grow, to get lighter, to shed more of who we are not. When I look back...
All life energy is connected and is continually finding balance between darkness and light. Night follows day. Depth of soil produces plant life. Animals hibernate during the winter months and awaken to new life in the spring. Nature transforms darkness into light and we exist within this rhythmic exchange. As...
