This is one of my favorite times of year, filled with the warmth of summer but also with a cozy taste of autumn. From the point of view of Chinese medicine, these few weeks constitute a fifth season between summer and fall. It is a time of year to be Read more…
Dear one, What an extraordinary year! Thank you for being a part of it! I’m so glad to share the pursuit of deep transformation with you. Being in community with you as readers or participants in my classes has been such a powerful source of grounding and connection. We’ve seen Read more…
Dear brilliant soul, Let’s stay focused on the light. Goodness knows this is a challenging time. When every day feels disrupted it can feel like we are constantly pivoting. The light is your beacon, what orients you and guides you forward. Kindness and generosity shine a beautiful light. The sparkle Read more…
The mood surrounding the coming election is reminding me how it felt to anticipate major surgery. It was this time of year, eleven years ago that, team of top surgeons from the Mayo Clinic would be removing a tumor that surrounded nerves and arteries at the base of my neck. Read more…
Hello dear one, These have been a very full few weeks for me, with the passing of three significant people in my life. Normally I like to write a little lotus flower of a blog post to bring beauty and meaning to our muddy lives. But right now the waters Read more…
Almost every Sunday morning my daughter groans and asks us, again, “Why are we going to church?” Sometimes we skip church and attend an indigenous-led water ceremony by the Mississippi. Then the question is “Why do we have to go to the river?” My daughter is questioning like kids do, Read more…
We are fast approaching the longest night of the year. This year I am offering FOUR different opportunities to bless the New Year with others. The first event will be the Winter Solstice Celebration this Thursday. More details about all four happening at the bottom of this post. With the Read more…
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 yards for winter. I hope that you are also finding Read more…
At the Minnesota Climate Strike A few signs were along the lines of “Adults, you have failed.” I admit, the jab at adults stung. Yet my younger self secretly harbored a similar sentiment. Actually, I’ve got those youth beat.
Everyday I have at least one moment when I am inspired by the aliveness around me, the creativity and love that gives life beauty and hope. Everyday I also see so many of my family and friends struggling, and I hesitate to pick up the newspaper because there are so Read more…