It's In Your Bones. How Teagan West Approaches Life from the Inside Out.

The Body is an Altar.Healing, an Act of Worship.Our Life is the Ceremony.Each day, an opportunity. To bring forth Healing.To honor ourselves, our bodies, and the Earth.To build a bridge of connection with our ancestors.To engage with the SacredThese are the headlines on Teagan West’s (AP) website. She walks through this world trying to find all the ways that we are connected, while also noticing all the ways we have created barriers, disconnection and harm. Her work is centered on helping us individually and collectively recenter ourselves and find a knowing in who we are and where we come from - so that we may build something stronger in the here and now together.It’s not the path you might expect from an art student who set their sites on New York City at an early age. While living life in the big city, she began to find refuge from the hustle burying herself in her tiny apartment in deep study.Fast forward to today and she lives in a cabin in the woods surrounded by nature - and work that is centered around deep ancient wisdom, collective healing and connection to our ancestors. We have a great discussion about the intersection of science and this work - about how connection to ancestors is as much about connection to what’s inside of you - what’s literally in your bones, your cells, your DNA - as it is about understanding what comes before us.Any somatic practitioner will tell you that your body ‘keeps the score’ and within you, you hold the emotions and memories of your life experiences. We talk about how our genes carry the lessons from one life to another - and so even if you can’t locate on a map where your people came from - you can tap into the wisdom of your own body to find clues and answers about the lessons they passed on to you.Teagan’s work comes from a wealth of study. She is vigilant in her study and is someone who does not claim to be an expert. Her work spans Ayurveda, energy healing, somatics, astrology, and much more. Each area she dedicates both her life and time to be immersed in. Astrology in particular we talk about - because there is so much around it in pop culture today. She believes it’s a tool for self reflection - and even after several years of study she finds herself feeling like a beginner. Her work has touched my life in so many ways and I am so incredibly happy to get the chance to introduce both her and her work to you.If you want to learn more about her offerings, head to her website - The Altar, Healing & CeremonyShe also shares and incredible amount of her work and wisdom on Substack at the Altar of Stars ✧ Altar of Stars ✧ Teagan West where she does weekly astrology readings and much more.And if you want to follow her on social media - find her @altar.ritual.west This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit findingmyfrequency.substack.com/subscribe