Hello you beautiful soul, Last week I wrote about how dancing keeps me from losing my head, returning me to a state of hope and abundance even in the context of loss and uncertainty. But I have to say I’m…
Endurance and Sovereignty
Abundance and Hope
It’s certainly feeling a lot like November. After a long, gorgeous autumn the trees have been dropping their leaves and we have turned back our clocks. I know many in Minnesota are still scurrying around outside to finish preparing their…
Listening for the Ancestors’ Breath
How do we listen for the breath of our ancestors? Here are some ways I’m experimenting:
On going to a dark place without fear
I’ve been thinking a lot about how to maintain strength and courage. I write on this a lot because it doesn’t cease to be a daily practice!
Today I’m soaking in a student’s feedback that through dancing she gained confidence to “go to a [dark] place without fear.” This is the super power we all need right now!
Embodying a vision of healing and reconciliation
What would it look like to live in regenerative harmony with the land? Asking this question has led me to study dance as a way to connect with ancient European ways of expressing reverence for the earth. Seeking to live…
Why it is hard to talk about our relationships with the land.
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…
A dream becoming reality
Here’s to the moment when something you practice becomes
something you live effortlessly. Here’s to all of us who are practicing in many different ways the foundations for a future in which all life flourishes. May we all experience the joy of that vision becoming a reality.
Wisdom
It is difficult to pursue wholeness and meaning within our individualistic culture. I have always wanted spirituality to be about helping me become more complete; more of a perfect instrument for the expression of the Divine. The church that raised me succeeded in instilling this longing in me, but not with helping me satisfy it.
Our Automatic Reactions
It turns out the reason it is so hard to rationalize with my automatic responses is because rationalization and automatic responses happen in two different parts of the brain.
Collective Joy
I took my daughter to hear Taylor Swift the other week. The biggest surprise from the experience (other than the mere fact of me going) was how good I felt the next day. While parts of the whole experience felt…