For as long as I can remember, I've lived with a nervous system that feels everything! Not just the obvious things like joy, sadness, anger, or fear. But the subtle shifts in the room. The unspoken tension between people. The quiet love that hangs in the air. The heaviness of someone else’s heartbreak. The sparkle of another person’s excitement. Living this way can both feel like a gift and a burden. A gift, because sensitivity allows you to feel deeply. A burden, because it can be absolutely exhausting when you don't yet know how to hold it. And for so long, I truly believed I was just “too much.”

For years, I've carried this inside me without understanding what it meant. I just knew that being "too much" drained me emotionally, mentally, and energetically. I didn't have the language for it yet. I didn't have tools. And, I certainly didn't have a community of people who understood what it meant to feel the world this intensely. Instead, I constantly wondered, "Why does everything hit me so hard?" "Why can't I brush things off like everyone else?" And the ever popular, "Why am I too much?" Along with, "Why does being around others leave me so drained?" And maybe the most painful of all, "What is wrong with me?" All of this intensified as I got older and hit me the hardest during traumatic times. The truth is nothing is wrong, I just didn't know how to ground the energy I was absorbing at such lightening speed!

Apart from this, there was a time in my life where extreme worry ran the show. I was depleted with grief, postpartum depression, anxiety, and PTSD from a traumatic birth. Life changed in an instant and we were so unprepared, but so grateful at the same time. Our youngest child had open heart surgery at 7 days old to save his life. The routine ultrasounds during my pregnancy didn’t even catch it. One of the scariest places I’ve ever been is the PTCU, essentially a NICU for babies with life threatening heart complications. During our lengthy hospital stay, I saw babies fighting to live and deep fear on every parents face. In addition, the doctors had us meet other parents on the floor to prepare us for ICU. I remember a little boy's room at the end of the hall, decorated so vibrantly for his 6-month birthday. Later, we walked by again, and the room was empty. My husband and I assumed he’d gone home. But he didn’t make it, and that family’s world shattered forever. Moments like that, and so many others, change you, leaving an imprint on your heart that never fully fades.

As time went on, my nervous system was so frazzled from trauma, isolation, special needs, and all of life's high demands, I could not handle the most mundane daily tasks anymore. Taking care of myself didn't exist so my tank hit empty and there was nothing left of my energy. In fact, I had tried yoga for the first time the year before, mostly to “lose some weight for my wedding dress.” But, after coming home from the hospital finally, and healing from my C-section, I gave it another try. This time, I stayed for the meditation at the end of class. And that’s where everything changed.

Who knew meditation created a natural high and some insight to solve inner conflict. Yoga gave me structure. Meditation and breathwork gave me peace of mind. Sound healing gave me a release. Slowly, I began learning how to regulate my own energy instead of being overwhelmed by it, and everyone else's. I finally had an outlet for turning down the noise of my worries, depression, fear, and anxiety by just showing up consistently on my yoga mat at home. In turn, I began to see the quiet power of healing modalities, how they gently elevate emotional well-being and create space for clarity, confidence, and self-trust to grow. Then, 9 years later, I committed to teaching at a hot yoga studio where I was met with a supportive community. Being surrounded by others on their own healing journeys changed everything. I finally experienced what true community felt like.

Through this practice, I learned how to anchor my sensitive energy. And boy did it make a damn difference! I learned how to come back to my body. How to get out of my mind that was full of panic thoughts. And perhaps the biggest revelation of all: I didn't have to heal my nervous system alone, and I'm really not "too much!"

The Sensitive Soul Circle exists because no one should have to navigate energy sensitivity alone. Therefore, it was specifically created for the women who feels everything just like I do. The women who absorbs energy like a sponge. The women who often holds more than she is meant to. The women who cares deeply and can't help it. The women who needs a space where her sensitive nervous system is not only understood, but honored. This space was born from lived experience. From knowing how draining it is to be so defeated and isolated without tools...and how liberating it is to finally have them! It was shaped by the transformative power of grounding practices like yoga, meditation, breathwork, and sound healing, the practices that helped me reclaim my energy and life. And, it was born from a truth I learned the hard way: Community is medicine.

When we gather, we heal. When we share, we lighten the load. When we are seen, we can feel empowered. There is something undeniable about the energetic space created when women gather with intention. It's not just supportive, it's healing in a way that individual inner work can't replicate. When you sit with others that feel just as deeply as you do, others who understand without needing a full explanation, the nervous system softens. Walls come down. Breath deepens. The body finally says, "I'm safe here!" Community becomes container: a place to be witnessed, held, regulated, and reminded that sensitivity isn't a flaw. It's a super power when anchored and nurtured in the right environment.

Being surrounded by people who "get it" transforms everything. Because in a community circle, we don't carry everything alone. We share, release, and rebuild together. In these moments, we remember our own inner strength. And we reconnect with a version of ourselves that feels grounded, supported, and whole. The Sensitive Soul Circle is a place where you don't have to explain why you are overwhelmed...everyone already understands. You're not "too much", you're energetically powerful.