The Gentle Witch's Nook

  The Silent Child with Too Many Questions I was a good kid. Too good, maybe. Too quiet. Too nice. I wasn’t rebellious or loud. I was cautious, careful, always scanning for safety. Fear wrapped itself around me like a second skin—fear of being wrong, being abandoned,  being too much. Or not enough. I had questions—so many whys —but I rarely asked them out loud. Being adopted—even within the same family—meant I knew part of my story, but never all of it. I knew my biological father. I was raised by his sister; the woman I called Mom.  But my biological mother… she wasn’t there. The police had to remove me from her care. I grew up with a sense of being both known and unknown. Dance: The Language I Was Allowed I didn’t have a voice for the things I felt. But I had movement. I was shy—deeply shy. Scared to talk to people. Group settings overwhelmed me. I froze in conversations. My mom tried to get me involved—signed me up for Girl Scouts, other activities—but I couldn’...

🌿 From Motion Arts Wellness to The Gentle Witch’s Nook: A New Chapter Begins Change often comes gently—like a whisper on the wind, or the scent of herbs in the air. And sometimes, it arrives with clarity, like a full moon rising, showing you what’s been there all along. This space began as Motion Arts Wellness , rooted in my journey as a professional ballet dancer, a woman living with chronic illness, and a seeker of balance through movement, sound, and physical healing. Over time, Motion Arts became more than a studio. It became a home for mindful movement through Gyrotonic, a sanctuary for sound healing, and a center for holistic wellness where I could help others feel more connected to their bodies and breath. But something deeper began to stir. As I navigated motherhood—especially parenting children with high sensitivity and anxiety—I found myself turning more and more to the natural world. Herbs, rituals, and sensory grounding became not just tools for healing, but a way of l...