Live and Die Awake

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I Said Yes Before I Knew Why

September 6, 2026

Bali, day one — and lessons from the sixth Presence Vow of

Live and Die Awake (publishing November 4th)


I felt called to Bali before I could explain why.

It didn’t start as a call about Bali at all. I connected with Chief Resonance Officer Victoria “Tori” Holmes referred by Otherside Life CEO Yannick Rose to talk about my book, and about the possibility of teaching death doulas on their global platform, which shares guidance on preparing for, facing, and healing through death. (See Othersidelife.com)

That was the plan. On July 6th, I sat down at my desk in Sarasota and Tori came onto the Zoom from Bali, and within minutes I had forgotten entirely what I called about.

Because everything she does is through the body.

Somatics is the ground of her work and the foundation of her practice, Felt Space. Before mindset, there’s felt space. What we carry lives in tissue and breath long before it becomes a thought we can name. She takes executive coaches and CEOs into deep immersions and sends them home to lead their organizations from the heart.

I was in awe. I was deeply intrigued. I lost all interest in my own agenda and got very curious about these immersions. We scheduled another call so I could learn more.

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