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Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Embodied Knowing: 3 Ways Embodied Spiritual Practice Can Free Us From Anxiety

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…

By emily, 5 monthsSeptember 13, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Lessons Learned From Weathering a Storm

How do we weather the storms in life? This question matters to me not only because I’ve needed to get through my personal dangerous and disorienting storms and also not only because I worry about basement flooding or losing electricity in a blizzard. This question is also about the big Read more…

By emily, 8 monthsMay 27, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Why we need sacred spaces

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.

By emily, 1 yearOctober 28, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

You are the ocean, not the wave

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…

By emily, 2 yearsJuly 5, 2021 ago
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Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Complementary Healing & Complementary Activism

Dear beloved community, This has been a painful week amidst a painful time. I am struck by the depth of healing and transformation we need in our community. Justice for George Floyd is only the beginning. We also need to rebalance our community – restoring how we relate to each Read more…

By emily, 3 yearsMay 29, 2020 ago
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Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

How I’m finding my May Day spirit during a pandemic

What I’ve always loved about spring in Minnesota is that people emerge out of the isolation of winter. No longer sheltering inside from the cold, I will see neighbors that that I haven’t seen for months. Unbundled from our layers of parkas, scarves, and hats, we see each other anew. Read more…

By emily, 3 yearsMay 1, 2020 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

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…

By emily, 3 yearsFebruary 28, 2020 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

What stories guide you?

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…

By emily, 3 yearsJanuary 28, 2020 ago
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Helped along the way

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…

By emily, 3 yearsDecember 17, 2019 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Opa!

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…

By emily, 4 yearsJuly 9, 2019 ago

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