kindness – The Sacred Body

Dear me,

I hope one day you realize your worth. That one day you can look in the mirror and love yourself for no other reason aside from unconditional love. I hope one day you feel courageous enough to say the word no without attaching any guilt to it. And perhaps you’ll understand that guilt is a […]

Sami Zabner

November 8, 2022

2022, body acceptance, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, motherhood, woman

2022, anxiety, birth, blogging, depression, duality, emotional, emotions, life, mama, mental health, motherhood, poetry, postpartum, rebirth, relatable, woman, woman poetry, womanhood

My love

She shows compassion as she hugs me when I say I’m not feeling well. She makes me laugh with funny jokes, looks, comments, and dance moves. She cuddles me every night before she falls asleep. She’s intuitive and knows when she’s had enough. She understands me when I speak and sometimes responds without words. She […]

Sami Zabner

October 5, 2022

2022, birth, kindness, motherhood, woman

2022, birth, birthday, breath, breathe, daughter, earth, emotional, emotions, fire, iamwoman, kind, kindness, mama, motherhood, postpartum, pregnancy, rebirth, relatable, September, story, woman, woman poetry, womanhood

Uncharted territory

I often forget how our bodies are naturally in sync with the seasons. There are periods throughout the year where my body begs for activity and there are moments when it begs for stillness. Right now I’m somewhere in between. Some days my mind wants the movement and my body doesn’t care to keep up. […]

Sami Zabner

October 4, 2022

2022, birth, body acceptance, empowerment, kindness, mental health, woman, yoga

anxiety, birth, breathe, depression, duality, mental health, motherhood, nature, poetry, postpartum, rebirth, woman, womanhood

Home practice

After one of the very first yoga classes I ever took, I heard the teacher talking to a student about cultivating a home practice. I had never heard of that term before and I tried to make sense of it for a couple of years. While I was certain that it meant practicing yoga at […]

Sami Zabner

October 3, 2022

2020, 2022, art, body acceptance, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, motherhood, woman, yoga

anxiety, life, mental health, motherhood, movement, pose, postpartum, practice, rebirth, woman poetry, womanhood, yoga, yoga community

Dark poetry

We are so quick to close the door after an experience. We allow the small details to fester and disintegrate within our own bodies and minds. But why not keep that door open and allow others to see in? Why not allow others to watch the unfolding and unraveling? Not because I think it’s important […]

Sami Zabner

September 30, 2022

2020, 2022, body acceptance, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, motherhood, woman, yoga

2022, animals, anxiety, birth, blogging, breathe, death, depression, duality, earth, emotional, emotions, iamwoman, kindness, labor, life, mama, mental health, motherhood, movement, nature, photography, plants, poetry, postpartum, pregnancy, rebirth, relatable, story, woman, woman poetry, womanhood, yoga

Fight, flight, or freeze

I’m relentlessly tossed around in the rush of a wave pool (constructed by my own choices) begging for the machine to turn off. Lifeguards watch from the sidelines, mistaking my fearful face with a face of adrenaline. I want to get out. I can’t gain my footing even though the ground isn’t far from my […]

Sami Zabner

September 16, 2022

2022, body acceptance, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, motherhood, nature, trees, woman, yoga

anxiety, birth, blogging, death, depression, drown, duality, emotional, kindness, life, mental health, mood, motherhood, movement, ocean, photographs, postpartum, rebirth, relatable, respect, waves, woman, woman poetry, womanhood

Limited language

There are times when I want to claw my skin off. Not necessarily to get rid of the skin that I wear but more so to release what I feel is trapped inside. I have found that words cannot properly express what it is that I’m trying to convey, and because of that I feel […]

Sami Zabner

September 14, 2022

2022, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, motherhood, nature, photography, trees, woman, yoga

2022, animals, anxiety, birth, blogging, breathe, death, depression, duality, earth, emotional, emotions, iamwoman, life, mama, mental health, motherhood, movement, nature, poetry, postpartum, pregnancy, rebirth, relatable, story, woman, woman poetry, womanhood

Alternative storytelling #8

In all honesty, I am speechless when it comes to trees. Enjoy these pictures of trees in the Pacific Northwest & happy Sunday. **all photos were taken by me**

Sami Zabner

September 11, 2022