February 2026 marks the year of the Fire Horse  in the Lunar New Year tradition. The energy of the Fire Horse  is described as intense with a sense of passion, restlessness, and an unwillingness to be confined. It embodies movement, heat, and truth. Bessell van der Kolk reminds us that the body keeps score. Traumatic experiences, personal, ancestral, or collective, live in the body often as unfinished stories, boundaries that were never honored, or grief that never felt safe

Last month we reflected on Sankofa , the Akan word from Ghana, meaning “go back and get it.”  It is a reminder that returning to our roots, our stories, our wisdom, and our truths is not about moving backward, but about gathering what we need to move forward with intention. February, the shortest month of the year, is recognized as Black History Month  and includes what is commonly known as St. Valentine’s Day , which I have lovingly referred to for the past 20 years as “Love

The journey has begun. Welcome to 2026  and all that it brings, and all that we choose to make of it. A new year often arrives with urgency: goals to set, habits to change, expectations to meet. Yet before rushing forward, I invite you to use this moment for something quieter and more intentional, reflection . In the Akan language of Ghana, Sankofa  is a word that means “go back and get it.”  It encourages us to return to our past, not to remain there, but to gain understandi