The Art of
living freely
Do not wish
to be anything
but what you are…
…and be that, perfectly.
— Saint Francis de Sales
I'm Hannah — Writer, Mentor,
and Upsetter
of Apple carts.
If you've been living small, if you’re done fitting yourself to the world and just want to be who you are without cowering or apology, you’re in the right place. As a seeker and nomad, I help people free themselves from their mental and emotional cages to lead lives of discovery, authenticity and alive expression.
There is no one magic formula, no course to follow. But there is a way that is formless and timeless and that is based on a universal principle, The Tao — an ancient Chinese philosophy of inner and outer harmony that has helped humanity live freely for centuries.
When I’m not helping people with their spiritual prison breaks I’m reading, writing, and usually on some phase of planning or going on my latest adventure.
I’m still working on mobile view for this site and evolving pages with new content. Check back for updates!
the primal school mission
If you’ve seen the movie The Matrix, you know the vibe: Waking up hurts.
We live in a culture obsessed with security, status, image, and fitting in. It’s never been harder to exist in a way that is faithful to your unique identity, to express the core of who you are through your work and relationships. Perhaps you’ve been folding yourself away to survive something you didn’t even know you needed to survive.
Your life is good. Yet something unidentifiable has settled over it like a thick fog. All you know are the troubling symptoms. Maybe it’s your health, your marriage, your job, this existence that no longer seems to fit you anymore. Now you want something else and you don’t know what it is.
There’s good news. While you may not know what you want, your soul does, and your soul is ancient. Your soul doesn’t care a wit about fitting in and being accepted. Your soul wants a life that is yours in which stress and pain ripple through you instead of ruining you, work is not separate from your life and all your relationships thrive. Through personalized mentoring, and books and media resources to kindle and feed this bright and knowing part of yourself, Primal School’s work is about helping you do one thing…
…Listening to the call of your soul.
move aside, ego...
it’s the soul’s turn.
i love serving my fellow seekers
in two ways.
books & writings on a life of freedom
instagram, poems, and A Newsletter / free pdf
Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for posts and videos where I share wisdom on the Tao and the art of living freely (with some breathwork/qigong thrown in to get us out of our heads)!
Buy my book of poems, WHEN I WAS THE WIND — about wandering in the inner wilderness, healing the lost heart and learning to love the world all over again.
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in a video format
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and on-the-go
You’re sick of playing life as if it’s a game you have to win.
You want to be yourself in the world without needing to fight, defend, or “earn your place.”
You desire to be seen for who you are, as you are in this moment with both your flaws and your innate glory — without hiding, fear, tension or shame.
You’re ready to show your face on camera, get to the bloody and often painful heart of things, and above all, do the gritty but glorious work of inner transformation. If this is you, get over here for the rundown.
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from June Road Press
“These poems instantly plunge the reader into primal, stark imagery that speaks of suffering and longing as well as love and the strength to either continue the quest onward or find one's way back in hauntingly beautiful, sometimes heartbreaking impressions. . . . While this may be the author's debut collection of poems, the wisdom held within its pages is immortal and particularly relevant in a world where many feel they have lost their way.”
— US Review of Books