August 14, 2025 Happen To Notice with Vanessa Micale Sign up for tomorrow's "Somatic Sometimes" in-person class, Friday August 15, 4:15 p.m. in 222 SE 8th Ave, PDX. For a 20% off coupon code: TINYLOVE20 Hello Reader, At a Livelihood Northwest business networking event, there were name-tags with cute fill-in-the-blank prompts. Mine said “I have been thinking a lot about…” I wrote “community.” In 2020, I took my first essay writing class with author Emilly Prado which led to the first essay...
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July 31, 2025 Happen To Notice with Vanessa Micale Summer Friday’s in Portland: Sign up for “Somatic Sometimes,” body-mind practices. Register for one on one custom sessions, private group sessions, or a cozy & casual group class on August 15 at 4:15 p.m. PT. Hello Reader, Last summer I attended a “Poets for Palestine” open-mic event. I went last-minute, alone with a couple poems in hand (poems make great company). I noticed my anxiety but I made it out the door anyways and used my supportive...
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July 10, 2025 Happen To Notice with Vanessa Micale Schedule an in-person somatic private session to include rest and integration at the gorgeous REVEAL Healing Arts on Friday’s in inner SE Portland; or let's meet virtually! Hello Reader, Have you had a Tiny Chef meltdown moment recently? I have. I received unexpected news that destabilized me instantly—heart pounding, stomach contracted, a real sense of scarcity. Tears rolling down my face, voice shaking even though I wanted to be stone-faced...
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June 26, 2025 Happen To Notice with Vanessa Micale Exciting news: This summer, starting in mid-July, I’ll be at REVEAL Healing Arts on Friday's in SE Portland. Schedule an in-person one-on-one session or get a group of besties together to book a private group session with me. Learn more here. Hello Reader, My naturopath doctor asked if I bought the weightlifting gloves he recommended months ago. The gloves are to support my hand and wrist conditions during my workouts with five pound weights....
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May 29, 2025 Happen To Notice with Vanessa Micale Portland: Last call to sign-up for my in-person series in June. Details below! Hello Reader, On May Day, I drove an hour to Salem to volunteer for an annual march organized by PCUN (Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste), a farm workers rights organization. I get nervous about the volatility of large public crowds, but my desire to support this event was a full embodied “yes.” I was seeking collective joy and tenderness. In a podcast, Ross...
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Happen To Notice with Vanessa Micale Portland, save the dates! I will be in conversation with Caro De Robertis May 20 at Powell's. I also have an in-person Somatic Sometimes workshop series in June. More details below. Hello Reader, I was gifted a beautiful book,“Bowie: Una Biografía,” by Mária Hesse and Fran Ruiz. The book incorporates elements of David Bowie’s life with speculative vivid illustrations. I turned the pages and wondered: What would have happened if Bowie had to work a day job...
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May 1, 2025 Happen To Notice with Vanessa Micale Portland, save the dates! I will be in conversation with Caro De Robertis May 20 at Powell’s. I also have an in-person Somatic Sometimes workshop series in June. More details below. Hello Reader, I’ve noticed an earnest, genuine effort of people reaching out in community spaces. We want and need to stay connected to joy, purpose, and deliberate action. Dr. Robert Waldinger, happiness researcher, shares the importance of investing in...
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April 17, 2025 Happen To Notice with Vanessa Micale Hello Reader, I was in the audience of a live show in a packed theater. At the intermission, the venue flooded with the sounds of hundreds of people moving, talking. Even though I saw some friends, I felt sensory overload and related anxiety. I recognized my state in the moment. I chose to go on a night walk in the cold air around the neighborhood. I felt kinship as trees swayed in front of homes with soft lights on. I greeted the moon. I...
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March 27, 2025 Happen To Notice with Vanessa Micale Hello Reader, The past several months have dug in with heartbreak, the active rendering of loss, both immediate and anticipatory, private and collective. I’ve been thinking about legacy after the sudden passing of two young creative friends and one of my older siblings in Uruguay. Today I draw strength from the legacy of multidisciplinary artist and performer Dahlia Kash who once texted me, “I got the fish. U got the fire. Together, it’s...
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