Dear Ones, Today I am sending you blessings for your day! I can’t stop thinking about you and what you are experiencing as I move through my days. I finally got to rest a little this weekend, and as I rest, my thoughts often turn to you. Today I am writing sharing a personal practice…
This turning towards what you deeply love saves you ~ Rumi I couldn’t sleep last night. I felt jumpy. Every sound stirred me. I was surprised because I rested almost all day yesterday, but wow was it hot in California (103). As I lay there I remembered, that even though I am home now, we…
Dear Ones, Five days ago we were evacuated from our new home in the hills of Saint Helena….The update is our home still stands and it appears fire danger is less, yet we cannot return yet. Each day I take time to write out how I am feeling and update my community. Thank you for…
If you want the moon… do not hide at night. If you want a rose… do not run from the thorns If you want love… do not hide from yourself ~ Rumi Six years ago today I said “I Do” to this incredible and inspiring man. A poet, a chef, a photographer, a teacher, philosopher,…
“Years as a healer and trauma therapist have taught me that trauma isn’t destiny. The body, not the thinking brain, is where we experience most of our pain, pleasure, and joy, and where we process most of what happens to us. It is also where we do most of our healing, including our emotional and…
Dear One, Medicine Painting may be one of the most important teachings I have ever shared with you. I invite you to honor this teaching page with a cup of tea, as that is how long it will take you to read the article, watch the video, and see the images. Slow down with me.…
The Year 2060 “Grandma? Can you tell me when everything got better in the world?” “Oh yes little one, that was the year 2020, when the earth took a big breath, we were able to reverse the damage and heal. No one poisoned the water anymore or grew food that wasn’t good for humans. We…
“Paint like you have all the time in the world” ~ Sue Hoya Sellars I always say, that I had a chop wood carry water mentorship with my teacher, Sue. The way she approached teaching me was slow and intentional. As she was taught to her, by her teacher, Lenore Thomas Straus. We always…
Seven years ago I started a pilgrimage and today, it is complete. I haver proverbial blisters on sore feet. I can say with joy and the depth of sorrow that comes from a long journey, that it was my training and a powerful devotion to wisdom. I love that I am complete on 12/12…
This is where it all started, with my mentor Sue Hoya Sellars. When I headed to the hills from San Franciscos for a chop-wood-carry-water mentorship in Mendocino in 1994, I had no idea this would happen… A mentorship that would last one year, and then go on for 20 years. A conversation that would…