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…
Happy Lunar New Year! The emergence of the New Year takes time and I love to celebrate it in as many ways as I can. Another New Year is another occasion to wish you good health. Last week my daughter had an assignment to interview me for her Health class. Read more…
“The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects.†– Thomas Berry I love this Thomas Berry quote. Berry called himself a “geologian†and was also a Roman Catholic priest. He worked within his own tradition to express how all beings are deeply connected to each other. Read more…
Do you ever just want to crawl out of your skin during a meditation? Most of us experience this at some point. It can feel so unfair; just as you feel your body calms, suddenly you are agitated with your heart racing. When this happens it’s not because you are Read more…
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…
This summer marks the ten year anniversary of Wisdom Dances. In 2012 I said yes to a leading I could no longer resist and quit my steady job in a hot mess of burnt-out exhaustion. Now I’m grateful to get up every day and continue to learn and serve through 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.
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…
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…