A monthly blog on awakening our creative power through moving our bodies, connecting with nature, and spiritual practice.
Next to my computer is a beautiful amaryllis plant that is preparing to bloom. I’m delighted by its timing this year, emerging at roughly the Lunar New Year. The beginning of February also marks the end of the darkest three months, a transition I warmly welcome every year. This plant Read more…
Dear one, This is a great year for developing your creativity because, well, we are bring forced to. Thinking about living in 2022 as a creative project is a way to turn your focus away from griping and toward layers of opportunity for transformation. Earlier this month I gave a talk Read more…
If 2020 was the year of disruption, 2021 has been a year of some integration. Things are starting to take the form of a new normal. I don’t think we collectively have words yet for all the ways we have been changed. The change isn’t over either. Reading others’ words Read more…
We are living in one of the greatest innovation opportunities in human history. The intersecting climate and justice crises are openings to fundamentally change how we collectively do almost everything, an opportunity Jonathan Foley compares to “Bill Gates time 1000.” I really appreciated this framing of the moment. I yearn Read more…
Are we letting our children down when their education about the climate includes no tools for climate grief? The myth of Demeter and Persephone can offer some guidance.
Dear sweet one, I love connecting with you and sharing the process of navigating these times with love. I continue to write less frequently than usual because life is moving at a different pace right now. I am convinced we are all supposed to be moving a little more slowly Read more…
Happy Equinox! I love this time of year – still warm but offering us cozy evenings. Today in particular the day and night are equal. From a qigong perspective we say yin and yang are equal to each other. While they might be perfectly balanced today on some magical yin Read more…
Dear beautiful soul, I’ll keep it quick because I have been very busy with my plum tree. We’ve waited years for a substantial harvest and here it is! In every corner of my time I’m processing plums. Life is abundant in its sweetness right now, at least in terms of Read more…
We’ve reached the midpoint of summer, between the solstice and equinox. This is the time to celebrate the beginning of the harvest. There are many traditions in this spirit across Europe, including Lammas from England. Last night I hung bundles of herbs from every spare nail and knob in my Read more…
Hello beautiful soul! Happy Interdependence Day! Yes, let’s just re-brand Independence Day. Perhaps because July 4th is my parent’s wedding anniversary, July 4th has always been about being in relationship. I wonder what our communities would be like if we put as much energy into celebrating our interdependence as our Read more…