Between Breath and Being

The Study

Sunlit study table with books on yoga, meditation, consciousness, tarot and shamanic traditions, open notes and tarot cards

BETWEEN BREATH AND BEING

The Study

I study to understand.

This is where curiosity sends me looking for answers, and where those answers sometimes lead to entirely new questions.

I’m studying yoga, meditation, consciousness, tarot, and shamanic traditions. Some ideas have centuries of history behind them. Others are newer interpretations. I’m interested in understanding the difference, examining the sources, and figuring out what I actually think.

The Research Notebook

This is where I keep track of what I’m learning, the questions I’m investigating, and the sources helping me make sense of it all. Some subjects overlap, but each deserves room for its own history, ideas, and traditions.

Warm sunlit yoga study with books on yoga philosophy, handwritten notes, meditation bowl and rolled yoga mat

Yoga

PHILOSOPHY · HISTORY · PRACTICE

Exploring yoga beyond the postures, from its philosophical foundations and historical traditions to the ways it’s taught and practiced today.

Sunlit meditation corner with a cushion, singing bowl, candle, mala beads and an open journal beside a window

Meditation

ATTENTION · AWARENESS · EXPERIENCE

Studying approaches to meditation, what different traditions teach about awareness, and what I discover through practice.

Sunlit tarot research desk with Rider-Waite-Smith cards, books about symbolism and history, and an open notebook

Tarot

SYMBOLISM · HISTORY · INTERPRETATION

Exploring tarot as a symbolic language and reflective practice, with attention to its history, structure, and psychological possibilities.

Sunlit study table with philosophy and consciousness books, an open notebook exploring mind, body, self and awareness, and a sculpted head

Consciousness

SELF · PERCEPTION · PHILOSOPHY

Investigating what it means to be aware, how we understand the self, and where philosophical traditions and scientific research approach similar questions differently.

Sunlit study table with books about shamanic traditions, an open field notebook, nature sketches, drum and natural materials

Shamanic Studies

TRADITIONS · CULTURE · SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

Learning about shamanic traditions through their histories, cultural contexts, and contemporary interpretations, while respecting the differences between communities and practices.

BETWEEN BREATH AND BEING

Three Ways of Exploring

Some questions send me to the books. Others make more sense when I sit with them, practice, or write my way through them. These three spaces are different parts of the same exploration.

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The Journal

Where I reflect

Personal experiences, changing perspectives, and questions I’m still carrying.

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Traditional and modern yoga philosophy books with meditation beads, brass bowl and a small sculpture in warm sunlight.

The Study

Where I investigate

Ideas, traditions, research, and the sources behind what I’m learning.

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Sunlit home yoga space with sage mat, meditation cushion, cork block, strap and leafy plants.

The Practice

Where I experience

Yoga, meditation, and discovering what happens when ideas meet everyday life.

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