Today is the December 21, the Winter Solstice. For us in the northern hemisphere this is the shortest day of the year, least light, most darkness. This day marks the start of Winter, the season of dormancy, darkness and cold. But it also represents the coming of lighter, longer days. This is something we can [...]
Thursday, December 17th, 5:30pm Friday, December 18th, 10am (2 different opportunities to join!) Concerned about staying healthy this Winter? Need ways to reduce stress during these shorter days? Would you like more ease and joy going through the season? Did you know the common cold occurs over 100 million times a year and accounts for [...]
Do you ever feel like you’re not getting anywhere? Maybe you keep trying something, wanting a certain result, but all the effort seems for naught. Feels discouraging, or maybe like you’re wasting time? Have no fear, maybe you are just stopped! Whatever it was that you were doing, you just stopped. Stopped moving forward or [...]
Morning New Moon Wander New Moon is a sacred time to reflect. cultivate healing, and create new beginnings. For this New Moon, we will get out earlier on the land to enjoy the lovely summer morning. Not really a hike, but a wander to allow reflection and release, while we contemplate what is next for [...]
The moon cycles are reflected in our lives. Everything is in cycles- the days, the seasons, the years, as well as your energy, projects, everything you do. Everything has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Consider the cycle of our days. We wake, it is dawn, the beginning. As we move into mid-day the [...]
My tendency in nature is to wander. Paths are good for getting from one point to another, but wandering allows for exploration outside of a linear, defined line. As we go through life, we sometimes need to follow a path, maybe a highway, to get where we want to get to. Do I continue to [...]
Earth Day has been celebrated every year since 1970, and 50 years later its purpose remains the same: encourage social and political action by drawing attention to the cause. Every year, around the world, the damaged state of the environment comes to the forefront, and millions of people take the opportunity to pitch in -- [...]
I think of the first time I climbed a 14’er (a mountain over 14,000′). From the base of the mountain, the task looks impossible. I could believe at that moment that I can't do it, and justify this with all kinds of evidence from past experiences and beliefs. Then, I don’t even bother to try. [...]
Self-care is especially critical in this time. How, might you ask, can you care for your well-being when you are isolated at home, can't do the things you normally do, or are worried about how you will pay bills or what the future might bring? Here are ideas that take little time and can help [...]
…that is the question. Do I stay on the defined path, focused in on where this path takes me, or do I go off trail, open to exploring the unknown, no real destination in mind, to find something surprising and new? It’s not a bad thing to stay on a direct path. Sometimes it’s better [...]
