Somewhere Inside You,
You Already Know

Stay Human. Stay Sane. Stay Expansive.
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

Stay Human. Stay Sane. Stay Expansive.

As I tune into the larger energy currents right now, especially in the U.S., there’s a striking blend of urgency and tenderness.

Many people are questioning how to stay human, stay hopeful, stay expansive (and stay sane) in an accelerating web of change and consciousness expansion.

The core questions I'm sensing are…

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An Ecstatic Ecosystem
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

An Ecstatic Ecosystem

As we traverse metaphysical crises and develop spiritech, what was un-orthodoxical is becoming de rigueur: Design containers no longer “deliver outcomes." They reveal what’s alive. Development is no longer a conveyor belt. It's a garden, deeply informed by permaculture and interdependence.

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Do Not Try To Force Peace.
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

Do Not Try To Force Peace.

Do not try to force peace.
That is impossible.
Instead
Only try to realize the truth:
Peace is already here…

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No More Taboo on the Woo-Woo
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

No More Taboo on the Woo-Woo

I have not been exempt from our culture that corrals, controls, devalues, and makes taboo any work that is spiritual, healing, creative, or generally has to do with real human bodies. But no más…

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Core Elements of Healthy Organizations
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

Core Elements of Healthy Organizations

You actually already know if the company you’re working with is healthy. You can tell by how you sleep, how you feel when to talk with others, how at ease and how excited you are. BUT if you are still wondering… here’s a checklist. A healthy company or organization will…

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Pre-paving for the Reality You Want
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

Pre-paving for the Reality You Want

In metaphysical work, "developing energetic readiness" and "coming into alignment" are closely related but are distinctly and subtly different, like two sides of a coin. Pause and think of something you really, really want. Then read on…

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When to NOT seize the moment
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

When to NOT seize the moment

it's such a balance, isn't it? there's this craving for seizing the moment, really playing for all the marbles and knowing this is your one and precious life, but also following the body's lead to slow down, to rest, to follow those subtle indications that say "today is not the day to take action."

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How Do I Grow My Business as a Healer?
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

How Do I Grow My Business as a Healer?

“How do I grow my business as a healer?” Here are some super common questions a lot of my training clients have about being a healer and the sticky, tricky, weirdness of being in an emotional labor and spiritual labor profession while existing in a diploma-selling, capitalist society.

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Your Ego is Not Your Amigo. But it Could Be.
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

Your Ego is Not Your Amigo. But it Could Be.

The ego will never go away entirely, nor would we want it to. It is the actor that shows us our addictions and attachments, our identities, our karmic loops, and our stories. Planetary karma cannot be transmuted nor released without the egos of living beings.

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Bananapants Body Shame and Rediscovering the Erotic Body
Julie Ann Otis Julie Ann Otis

Bananapants Body Shame and Rediscovering the Erotic Body

“What will it feel like after I have let go of trying to fix, control, or dominate my body?”

“What would it be like to actually unconditionally enjoy and love my body exactly as it is right now, but WITHOUT giving up the desires I have for how I want to feel differently in the future?

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A printed list titled "Laws of Ease" with ten principles about peace and understanding, flanked by decorative blue and gray twisting ribbons on each side.