4 Things I Did Right After Burning Man

1️⃣ Revisited Jack Kornfield
My Burning Man journey was themed around death.

Since learning from Gabor Maté, I’ve been letting myself feel way more pain, much certain that pain isn’t IN the way, it IS the way to freedom. As soon as I sat with sadness for the first time in Sept 2023, I’ve watched coping mechanisms (like the compulsive urge to eat chocolate or scroll on social media) almost magically disappear.

In a world where most people want to run from pain, afraid they will be eternally consumed by it, all I wanted leaving the Burn was to feel less alone in mine.

Jack Kornfield writes:

“Awakening calls to us in a thousand ways.

We all know how much the heart longs for spiritual sustenance in times of difficulty.

‘Honor this longing,’ says Rumi. ‘Those that make you return, for whatever reason, to the spirit — be grateful to them. Worry about the others, who give you delicious comfort that keeps you from prayer.’”

2️⃣ Exited Group Chats I Was Inactive In

The reset helped me realign with what I value most, easily say no, and solidify my boundaries.

Protecting my peace is the priority now. And my integration. 

It’s been hard to be distracted. I’m genuinely disinterested in what everyone else is posting.

3️⃣ Trusted Either Scenario

I was supposed to attend a 4-day conference with a mentor I’d been looking forward to for a year. Hours before my flight, I wasn’t sure if I’d make it.

💡 First thought: there’s no good movie without a plot twist.

I was impressed at how unbothered I was. 

Do I go back to roadtripping with my husband and see the Grand Canyon?
Do I go ALL in and hope I’ll manage to make it even though there are no guarantees?

Either way, I win.

I either get more quality (once in a lifetime) time with my husband (everything’s once in a lifetime) ❤️ or I meet thousands of women entrepreneurs doing impactful work.

There is no wrong choice. Just pivots. And that grasping onto certain outcomes is what creates so much suffering. What a win to be okay with either scenario. To trust in every thing happening FOR me. 

4️⃣ Threw Stuff Out (Easily)

I was raised by two hoarders. I’ll never forget returning from India for the first time in 2017 and feeling claustrophobic looking at my closet.

Post-Burn, letting go felt easy.

Packing up 3 months in the US, I tossed what I didn’t need.
Less possessive. More liberated.

Me at Burning Man 2025

So much preparation (and anxiety) has gone into this “festival”. Was it worth it? 

As always, the transformation is never in the pictures. It’s in the way I think, feel and view myself and the world.

👉 If you’ve attended this very special Burn this year, I’d love to know: How has your experience been?