I’m an animist shamanic practitioner. Animism is the belief that all things, animate and inanimate have a spirit. This is a place to act from that does not put humans on top of the rest of the manifest world but next to.

I’m also a shamanic practitioner.

I’m a rather shapeshifty Jack Of All Trades and have had many lives all wrapped up in this life.

I’m a writer and story weaver, teacher, line dancer, partner dancer, performer, herbalist, kitchen witch and practitioner. I love to cook and garden and I love being a human at this time.

I’m a former foster parent and I used to own a yoga studio with my now ex-wife/current friend.

The names my mom picked out for me are Emily and Lincoln, which is why you’ll see my various blog posts under those names. I’ve gone by both Emily and Lincoln and I like both, but now I go by Forest. I use they/them/theirs pronouns.

What inspires me about Bodysex is that it gives us the opportunity to heal and then embody our power with love, pleasure, and groundedness. The Bodysex rituals are simple and accessible.

My vision is that all of who currently have or had vulvas get to be educated not just about our reproductive anatomy but our pleasure anatomy. We were built for endless pleasure and we can achieve that.

It’s through my shamanic work that it’s become clear to me that leaving our vulvas out of the picture of our healing and self care isn’t balanced. I’m still not quite sure how my Bodysex work and shamanic work will intertwine but I look forward to discovering this.

My goal with my own Bodysex practice, both as a student we well as a teacher is to be one of the many people restoring balance and power through our connection with our bodies and our orgasms.