My Journey

  • The Alchemy of Dance

    The Alchemy of Dance

    There’s something powerful about moving your body—especially when no one’s watching. When the music plays, and you just let go, it’s like you’re shedding all that built-up energy, all those thoughts that have been piling up in your mind. That’s the thing about dance: it’s not about moving to a beat, it’s about feeling…

  • How I Lost Myself in the Haze

    How I Lost Myself in the Haze

    For as long as I can remember, my childhood memories have been vivid, almost photographic. I was diagnosed with hypermnesia, meaning I could recall events from as early as two or three years old with striking clarity. Yet, in stark contrast, my life between 18 and 31 feels like a blur. It’s a strange…

  • Midnight Adoration: Where Ritual Became Connection

    Midnight Adoration: Where Ritual Became Connection

    By the time I reached the monastery at age 13, I was already a spiritual explorer. My early experiences with seeing beyond the material world at ages 5 and 7 had left me with a deep, unshakable curiosity about the hidden world that exists within. What was once a personal journey—finding meaning in dreams,…

  • My Early Years – Curiosity, Questions, and a Path Less Traveled

    My Early Years – Curiosity, Questions, and a Path Less Traveled

    Even as a child, I was always curious, always questioning, always searching for something beyond the surface. I suppose that was just part of who I was. One of my earliest memories of this was when I was about five years old, gathering the kids from the neighborhood together. We were out in the…

  • My Spiritual Lack of Awakening

    My Spiritual Lack of Awakening

    I’ve never really understood the concept of a “spiritual awakening.” You know, that moment when someone wakes up to a deeper truth or suddenly sees the world in a new light. It’s not that I’m against the idea—it’s just that I never experienced anything like that. For me, there was no grand revelation or…