healing – PJ Davenport | Storytelling & Transformation

The Heart of Hatha: Awareness Over Ambition

Traditional systems like Ashtanga, and more contemporary forms such as Vinyasa, Bikram, or AcroYoga, all offer powerful physical and mental benefits. These practices build strength, coordination, breath awareness, and a grounded presence that can carry into daily life. But today, many people don’t encounter yoga through study, lineage, or lived guidance — they encounter it…

Peace in a Fluid World: Zen, Jung & Embracing Change

You’re here for a reason.Maybe something’s shifting, out there or in you.So it isn’t a quest for escape or distraction, but for something deeper.Peace perhaps, not as perfection but as posture.Something we develop from the inside out.Let’s explore three perspectives, not for certainties but for insight. We’ll start with the simplest question:What’s happening right now?No,…

Radical Acceptance: Meeting Life As It is

This gentle 6-minute journey explores meeting life as it is, embracing self-compassion, and finding inner peace through non-judgmental awareness. Inspired by philosophical wisdom (Epictetus, Carl Jung, Rainer Maria Rilke) and spiritual teachings (Tara Brach, Pema Chödrön), this meditation invites you to lay down inner resistance and discover clarity. Perfect for seekers of mindfulness practice, stress…

Your Body Remembers What the System Forgot

The One-Size-Fits-All Health Model Isn’t Just Wrong — It’s Dangerous Modern health advice — especially around pharmaceuticals, diets, and wellness regimens — still clings to the belief that if something is “safe for the general population,” it’s safe for everyone. That assumption isn’t just outdated. It’s harmful. Some people tolerate cardio, kale, and fermented foods…

Light Heals: Remembering the Sun

Before antibiotics, before our trust leaned so heavily on pills and prescriptions, sunlight was medicine. Not metaphorically, not poetically—clinically. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, hospitals didn’t just allow sunlight in—they were built around it. Sanatoria across Europe and the U.S. had sun decks, open-air balconies, whole wings designed so patients—especially those with tuberculosis—could…

Walking the Middle Path: Balancing Chaos and Order in Spiritual Growth

While leading class today, I asked my students what they had learned recently. Their responses were diverse and insightful: one had artfully improvised gutter care with limited tools, another was learning to improve focus and balance with eyes closed, and yet another was cultivating deeper awareness in everyday situations. As they shared, I found myself reflecting…