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In the wake of the US Election… “Tell me about despair, yours and I will tell you mine, Meanwhile the world goes on…” (From The Wild Geese by Mary Oliver) Whether or not we allow ourselves to become mired in despair the world will go on. The world will continue to turn and events will […]
These photos were taken in my garden. The first two earlier this year in May, around Beltane at the height of the great potency of the life force when growth and blooming surround us. The second two were taken this morning, early September when we can no longer ignore the change and endings that are […]
“What are the other kinds of fire?” my father asks as he adds a stick to the other fire at his feet. Taiotoreke knows. “Sacred Fire, like for ceremonies.” “Of course,” my dad says. The fire we use to carry prayers, for healing, for sweat lodges. That fire represents our life, the spiritual teachings that […]
At the recent Summer Solstice I have had the privilege to hold space for a wonderful group of women at our Under the Big Sky weekend Sweat Lodge Retreat. When I arranged the weekend I planned for sun and long, warm days as is often the case at Summer Solstice. Not this year!! Under the […]
Bodhichitta- awakened heart, from the Buddhist tradition. I am currently planning the Summer Solstice Sweat Lodge Retreat and thinking about practices to bring into the lodge. Flashing bodhichitta is the first stage of one of these practices. It literally involves imagining yourself into the state of awakened heart. One suggestion of how to do this […]
“May you rise like the phoenix from the ashes, Reignite your precious embers, Break from your constraints to dance on air, Rise like the swelling tide, the harvest moon, Rise like you will dare. Rise like you’re awakened from a hundred year sleep. Rise and keep on rising, like a mountain heaving, growing, peaking, […]
The Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver You do not have to be good You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You just have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you […]
What a pleasure to hold space for a wonderful group of women at the Autumn Equinox Sweat Lodge. I hope to see many of you again for the Winter Solstice Sweat Lodge on December 17th.
Deep within the heat of this Summer is the knowledge that Autumn is coming. Blackberries are ripening, apples are filling and growing and the crazy whirl of green growth from the time of Beltane to Summer Solstice is long behind us. The grain harvest is cut and gathered in and the Earth is baked and […]
Sitting today listening to the rain while I struggle with my laptop. Always floored by technology I have decided to get the website up and running again. My classes are up and running as are my 121 yoga and therapy sessions. I need a website too, right? I am reminded as I struggle as I […]