PJ Davenport | Storytelling & Transformation—On & Off the Mat

Tag: Mother Nature

  • Essence as Unfolding Mystery

    What is essence?Is it what was never there,or what always remains? Philosophers, mystics, seekers…we’ve all turned this word over in our hands,trying to feel its shape.And every tradition casts it in a different light. The English word essence comes from the Latin essentia, meaning “being” or “nature.”It was coined to translate the Greek ousia—the “substance” or “whatness” of a…

  • Beauty Is Where You Find It

    Beauty Is Where You Find It

    It’s the end of June, and the fruit’s just beginning to ripen. All around me, the season is coloring in: peaches, apples, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries. Even the garden is in full expression—squash, cucumbers, tomatoes in flower. Their blossoms are so bold and fleeting, I’ve started carrying my camera on walks, hoping to catch them in…

  • Your Body Remembers What the System Forgot

    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 That assumption isn’t just outdated.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…

  • In the Arc of 3–6–9: A Turning Point Unfolds

    In the Arc of 3–6–9: A Turning Point Unfolds

    What if time doesn’t move like a line—but pulses like a spiral? Between 2019 and 2025, more than pandemic and politics passed through us. Something deeper—symbolic, patterned, and strangely precise—traced its way through these years. The goal here isn’t to claim the ability to predict the future, but to decode the changes we’ve already lived…

  • The Pause That Saved Us

    Sometimes life just tosses you into the deep end—no warning, no buildup. Just you, the moment, and whatever it’s here to teach you. This morning, I was deep in my ritual—barefoot at the back edge of my land, where it meets hundreds of acres of wild. Breathing deep. Birds overhead. Dogs weaving in and out…

  • Light Heals: Remembering the Sun

    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…

  • America’s Wellness Awakening: Reclaiming Health, One Step at a Time

    America is at a turning point in health. Chronic illnesses—cancer, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune disorders—are impacting more families than ever. While common risk factors like smoking and poor diet are well-known, there’s also a more subtle network of threats influencing our health: processed foods packed with sugar and additives, household products loaded with toxic chemicals, and pesticides used…

  • Energy, Awareness & Spiritual Connection: A Universal Approach

    A Hatha Yoga & Mindfulness Perspective Today in class, we practiced Seated Torso Circles—also known as the Kundalini Circle, Sufi Grind, or Mortar and Pestle. Different names for the same movement, reminding us that while terminology varies, the experience of connecting inward is universal. I encourage each person to connect with their own spiritual center—whether that’s Mother Nature, God,…