We have arrived at a time in history when we need to exercise our birthright as human beings to: occupy space access resources own our bodies give voice to our feelings as sensate beings self-serve – take care of ourselves first to better care for others honor our cyclical feminine nature as part of the living …
The last of a 7 part series Woman, reWilded on reclaiming cycle wisdom, woman wisdom in summer season. “When things fall apart, focus on that which does not change”Sono Michetti It’s our first Qigong session of 2022 and our instructor offers up these words as an antidote to a COVID summer. My first reaction is …
The sixth of a 7 part series Woman, reWilded on reclaiming cycle wisdom, woman wisdom. in spring season. It’s the first day of summer and spring seems to have retreated under the grey cloak of La Nina. According to weather reports it was the country’s wettest spring in 10 years and set to continue into …
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A 10 Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat The fifth of a 7 part series Woman, reWilded on reclaiming cycle wisdom, woman wisdom in spring season. Spring, the season we look forward to. Warmer days, lush, new growth and the perfect time for spring cleaning the body and our interior spaces that accumulate junk over winter. But …
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This is the fifth in a series, WomanKind, on reclaiming the feminine. Standing in the snaking line of a busy coffee shop, the woman in front of me comments on the lack of social distance I am giving her. I am standing on the front door mat of the cafe and she is on the …
Are you constantly recalibrating your nervous system from the barrage of the news cycle and ensuing soup of emotions: anger, disbelief, grief, loss, and frustration? Here is a piece of good news. It’s a moment in history, a sacred pause, coined by scientists as the “Anthropause” – the wave of quiet. Do you remember in …
As I write this, my two daughters 19 and 22, are happily exchanging news as their paths cross briefly before they are off again (spoiler, it’s not always like this). Having them living at home is (mostly) contagious joy for my partner and I, the highlight of the new COVID era. It means I have …
In this liminal space of rapid transformation we have proved how quickly we can change…when the threat is outside ourself. When an “enemy” is in our midst, look how quickly we take on a war mentality and jump into line, behave or beware. But what if the biggest threat to humanity are the things that …
v. re·paired, re·pair·ing, re·pairs To restore to a sound, good, or complete state after decay. To make amends for, as for an injury. To fortify; defend. The bell has sounded and it’s home time. Time for contemplation, reflection, pairing ideas to find creative connections. Time to rewire oneself, repair relationships with others and the land. Feel the wisdom …
Thank you for those of you who attended “Practical Wisdom in Challenging Times” with Catherine Ingram, author of “Facing Extinction”. There was a sense of marinating in Catherine’s expansive, compassionate presence as a blessing in these times. Whatever I had been wrestling with over the last few months was laid to rest in her words …
