Welcome!

ChoZen Paths was created as a means to spread a message of change, and help people reconnect, re-evaluate, and reinvent their lives. Every day I see people run themselves ragged with their to-do list and taking care of everything (and everyone) outside of themselves. We spend so much time going from place to place, worrying about the ‘have to’ rather than enjoying what we have right now.

               In the 1700’s, something started that became an unstoppable force and changed how humans move through life: the industrial revolution. Prior to this time, people lived off the land, created communities that worked together to ensure the survival of the people within them, got up with the sun, slept at night with the sounds of nature and used fire to keep warm and cook food. During and after the industrial revolution, people were enslaved to a clock and a space. More people lived and worked in solitude and life became about ‘me’ rather than ‘us’. Many good things came with industry but much of our natural way of life was shattered. So, was it better then or now? Neither is better or worse, it’s just different. The question we should be asking now is ‘how do we have both?” How do we live in our modern world and find deeper connections with ourselves, our community and our environment?

               Chozen Paths is my answer to the dichotomy of our past and our present. I believe we can have both the modern aspects that make our lives better AND a connection to ourselves, our communities, and our natural world. It starts with stepping back and seeing things as they are, right now. This allows us to separate what we need in our lives from what is holding us back from our happiness. Thankfully, most of what we allow in our lives is within our control to change, bringing in what is beneficial and removing what is no longer in our best interest. 

               To step out of our lives for a minute must be intentional. Otherwise, we’ll continue ‘doing chores’ until we die. That’s why we focused our Chozen Path (see what I did there!) on the bath. The bath is a conduit for self care. The time spent setting up your bath can be meditative and soothing allowing the body and mind to start settling down and be excited for down time. A bath incorporates many senses and staying in the moment is just easier. The hot water surrounding your body, buoying you and releasing you for a moment from gravity. The scent of oils in your bath or candles you’ve lit. The sound of the gently moving water or soft music you’ve put on in the background. The easy light of fire from the candles naturally eases the nervous system and allows for deeper relaxation. Water is a very powerful element that everything on earth is connected to and allows us to connect to the earth.

                 When you choose a path of self-respect and care, it ripples through everything you touch in your life. Help us spread peace and joy through everyday life one bath at a time.