Hello beautiful soul! This month I’ve had some profound encounters with Lake Superior. I’ve always been drawn to her shores. This time, I was there as a brief part of the Lake Superior Water Walk, an Indigenous-led ceremonial walk traveling around the entire circumference of the lake. How did I Read more…
I’m glad to be writing again after many family visits to the East and to the West. Being completely overcome with the beauty of mountain streams or the clarity of Lake Superior gave my body a much-needed reset. It has felt especially precious given the summer of drought, fires, floods, Read more…
Today marks the beginning of the springtime celebration season for Wisdom Dances. It is St. Lazarus Day today, and on this day in Bulgaria girls are dancing through their communities to bestow blessings. This is one of many traditions from the region of the Balkans, Greece, and Anatolia that take 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…
Wow, I cannot tell you how wonderful it has been to resume outdoor group classes. I love seeing people in the flesh! I’ve even seen some bare feet. I love the beauty and relative warmth of spring. It feels like a homecoming. The wholeness I feel when I am mindfully Read more…
How do we listen for the breath of our ancestors? Here are some ways I’m experimenting:
Last week someone asked me point blank and without context, “What is your relationship to this land?†I had the very uncomfortable feeling that I was being tested. I had just met this person. I was surprised by how intimate the question felt. It felt like he was asking me Read more…
How might your life be different if you felt profoundly supported? This is a bigger question than what would you do if you won $1 million dollars. It includes spiritual, emotional and social support for every aspect of your health and vocation. This is the time of year when I Read more…
One of my defining quests is the longing for each moment to be infused with a dynamic relationship with the earth. Personally it would feel like being deeply at home, with the aliveness that I feel when I’ve had a chance to immerse myself in wildness. Collectively this would look Read more…
Last November I heard Hopi elder Vernon Masayesva speak about his work protecting water. I was struck by how he described his work as a response to the question “who am I am as a Hopi?†His repetition of the question helped me hear that he wasn’t asking a self-absorbed Read more…