When the future seemed bleak, I visited my ancient sisters in the Brooklyn Museum to ask for advice.

When the future seemed bleak, I visited my Ancient Egyptian sisters in the Brooklyn Museum to ask for advice.

There’s a good story behind how the new Force and Flow website came to life. Like any good story, it involves major challenges, failed attempts, and twilight musings on the meaning of life. Long story short, I managed to get through most of the road blocks and arrive at something I consider a personal success, thanks in large part to the special people who held me close and to my high regard for laughter as a form of exercise, therapy and play.

As for the meaning of life, all I could gather was that I understood far less than what I assumed I had all these years (imagine that!@$).

As a prelude, I spent two of my summer months working on content, traveling deep and far to bring you the essence of the work I’m doing. When the first website fell apart (read: lots of time and money lost and a few illusions dashed), I went back to what remained, i.e. the copy I had written, and was rewarded the amazing insight that what’s been propelling me all these years is above and beyond all things, love. Love for my grandmother, who passed away from cancer when I was only three years old, love for the many teachers and colleagues who have pushed and stretched and shaped me, and love for this human culture of ours, which with all of its blind spots and abuses, has given me this incredible life in which I can grow and change, challenge and be challenged, and see the material manifestation of my love in the things I build.

This website is one of those things, and I hope you can find time to enjoy it. There’s lots of space for you to contribute your own love, as well – I’ve created the Community page with the vision that the many people in my life with whom I share my passions can begin to intersect and benefit from one another. Whether you are an avid Yogi, a Reiki or bodywork practitioner, a dancer or an actor, there’s a page for you to pour yourself into.

With love and gratitude,
Ophra

PS – The website is young and needs your feedback to grow. Found a broken link? Confused by something? Please do let me know…