Hello and welcome! My name is Ashley (pronouns are She/Her) and I'm the dreamer and creative curator of this virtual space called the Cosmic Soup Bowl!

Professionally speaking, I'm a licensed acupuncturist/practitioner of Chinese medicine, consulting astrologer, writer and Somatic Experiencing®️ practitioner in training. Up close and personal, I’m a dreamer, a mover, a maker, and a mother that devotes her energy to synthesizing a broad range of knowledge and education in order to navigate life’s breathtaking pendulations. Creativity, visualization, and rhythm are the elements that inspire my expression. As someone who thrives in emotionally supportive, spiritually focused, and philosophical learning spaces, perspectives and philosophies shared in this space tend to be fluid. My orientation to life, is also (though not equally) filtered through a nuanced, analytical, and modern scientific lens. Ultimately, relationships and the cycles, layers, and patterns they carry, and are carried by, are my why.

In acknowledging the intimate relationship between time, space, circulation, and wholeness that makes people uniquely human, much of my work centers on my astrology practice and writing about it. If you’d like to read a little more about this and how it became a center in my life focus, you can do so here.

Since 2016, my work has expanded to include weekly and monthly (and at one point daily) horoscopes, as well as other creative contributions in western astrological education, which have been internationally printed and published by magazines, websites, and apps including: VICE’s Astro Guide, Elle [Australia], Teen Vogue, and Sanctuary World [formerly Sanctuary Three].

My background is eclectic and thoughtfully woven together from various teachers known for passing the torch among a number of ancient traditions. For those of you wanting details on my background, and as a way to gratefully acknowledge my elders/predecessors/teachers, I offer a list of these educators below.

Today, I play with the two practices (both complex and full of their own branches) and partner with seekers and discoverers eager to navigate their way to a deeper felt sense of wholeness and integration as they continue along their life path. Since 2021, the principals and views of Somatic Experiencing / somatic psychology have deeply seeped and integrated into the way I approach my work with individuals as well as my personal growth and development.

That said, I prefer to acknowledge the aspects of the personal calling which extends beyond the scope of paid work. For me, this means I devote much of my time and energy, outside of medicine and astrology, to my loving partner and two children. When I'm not in conversation and practice with clients, writing, or consulting with the sky, I enjoy various kinds of play, spending time exploring nature with my family, dancing, sitting for (relatively) silent tea, amusing my inner nerd or making memories with my family.  

Please feel free to peruse the reflections page for blog posts on astrology, culture, healing, and motherhood or browse through the astrology consultations page to select which experience is best suited to you at this time*. Sessions for new clients of acupuncture/Chinese medicine, Somatic Experiencing, and astrology consultation are currently on pause as I focus on the early phases of child- rearing and homeschooling education, finishing SEI’s advanced modules of the Somatic Experiencing program, further trainings for somatic work with children, and feeding the parts of me that offer space, care, and response-ability to anyone I work with through art, storytelling, and movement.

Thank you for visiting. I’m so happy that you’re here!