Loto Journal
An evolving exploration of consciousness, spirituality, relationship, and what it means to flourish together.
Through personal storytelling and curious inquiry, we explore consciousness and the Self, contemplative spirituality and mysticism, psychology and somatic healing, creativity and relationship, and our connection with nature and the living world. Along the way, our Founder, Jennifer, shares letters from her travels as a digital nomad, exploring the people, places, traditions, and sacred landscapes that continue to shape her journey.
Reader’s Note: In an attempt to bring a conscious sense of responsibility to our language (where inclusivity and equality matter), in our Loto Wellness Collective blog content, except for direct quotes, the pronouns often used for God are They/Them in reference to Great Spirit, the I AM, the Universe. Also, we have taken the liberty of capitalizing the term “True Self” or “Self” so you will know that we are not referring to the “false self” (psychological egoic self), but the foundational Self that we are in God, Imago Dei.
WEaving Our WE
You Don’t Get Resurrection Without Death
When the Micro Mirrors the Macro
This Isn’t a Dream Anymore
Getting Blended: Riding the Waves 🌊
Choosing to Move in Flow
Updates from Vallarta
Don’t let fear make your world smaller. There is still beauty here. There is still safety here. There is still Love here.
Embracing the Burn of the Fire Horse 🔥🦄
What we're watching unfold across our feeds and news cycles is not new. The tension between Love and Fear began in the Garden. Control has always masqueraded as protection. Domination has always disguised itself as order. What is new is this: The Light is on. And when the light comes on, what has been hiding in the darkness begins to scatter. It's ugly. It's painful. And it is necessary.
🐍 Shedding the Illusion of Separation
At the Threshold of Renewal
The Returning: The Way of the Mirror
Whales and Boats
Conscious Travel
The Returning: The Way of the Explorer
Rather than seeking God “out there,” the Explorer turns inward—not in self-absorption, but in humility—trusting that deeper awareness does not lead away from God, but into God.
The Returning: The Way of the Intellectual
The Intellectual encounters the Divine through reading, theology, history, philosophy, scripture, and sacred inquiry. Their devotion looks like open books, marked pages, late-night questions, and the holy insistence that truth matters.
Learning How to Eat, Pray, LOVE—Part 3
Learning How to Eat, PRAY, Love—Part 2
Learning How to EAT, Pray, Love—Part 1
The Returning: The Way of the Enthusiast
Enthusiasts live with a holy expectancy that God is always up to something — always revealing, always surprising, always moving. They feel God in music, worship, dance, creativity, synchronicity, and divine interruptions.
To the Enthusiast, life is a sacrament. Everything is pulsing with potential and shimmering with Presence.
The Returning: The Way of the Caregiver
Caregivers meet God not in grand missions, but in small mercies. In washing a sink full of dishes for someone who’s overwhelmed. In sitting beside a friend who has no words left. In showing up when it would be easier to turn away.
Contributors & Collaborators
Loto Living and Loto Journal, would not be possible without the ongoing support and generous contributions from an incredible team of contributors, collaborators, and our Desert Mothers.