curious girl: me

(portrait by my friend, the lovely mindy lacefield)

hello. nice to meet you.

i named my blog curious girl because when i was little i was always trying to make sense of the world, how things got to be as they were, and the things people do. always looking things up in books, asking way too many questions, silently pondering, lost in wonder and imagination for hours on end, my curiosity always led to clarity, beauty, another conundrum, understanding, connection.

here is a list of some things that i like:

yoga
color
roadtrips
poetry
belly laughs
mexican food
farmer's markets
california (my home state)
virginia (my adopted state)
history
truthtellers
margaritas
stargazing
tidepools
roadside diners
getting messy with art
the myers-briggs (i'm an intj: introvert, intuitive, thinking, judging)
picnics
dogs (we share our home with wire fox terrier luca, corgi simon, and terrier kiki)
our beautiful quirky colorful home (we call her gypsy hill)
my garden
stories (especially those that are read aloud)
india
the forest
radical empathy

also:

i love food and i love cooking. i try to eat organic and close to the source but i'm not a fanatic about it.
i am lucky to be able to work part-time (on-the-road and from home) teaching child protective services social workers the various aspects of the work. i also get to teach a global child abuse class at randolph college once in a while.
i am an artist and am particularly fond of smushing around color to express mood and story (aka expressive art and/or intuitive art).
i teach trauma-informed yoga, yoga for all bodies (and abilities), and meditation.
i am currently finishing up my 500-hr yoga teacher training.
i'm working to combine a few loves of my life (social work, yoga, and art) into a program that brings the healing powers of yoga and art to those who may not have access to or feel comfortable in a traditional yoga studio. watch us grow here.