This weekend is a confluence of Holy Holidays, the time of renewal and rising. The word Easter comes from the German ‘Eostre’, the ancient goddess of spring, fertility and beginnings, the freshness and possibility of the new season. Nature tells this story every year, blossoming in all her verdant glory. In this season of resurrection, …
The Spring feels like a much needed breath of fresh air after what has seemed like a long winter…and an extended season of cave time in these Covid times. Everywhere I look is sprouting and blooming, as if to praise the blue skies, and reach for the warm sun. The child in me wants to …
The word for faith used in Yoga is Sraddha. It refers to our faith in the practice, and a trust in the mystery that moves us and connects us. More than ever in these times of transition, change, and uncertainty, we need to lean into our faith and trust in to motivate us to keep …
Abundance is one of those words, like sustainability, that gets used often but means different things to different people. The last few years of economic change in our world have been an invitation to re-visit our definition of abundance and the values that move and motivate us. Our response to that invitation includes looking at …
Their name may sound like an oxymoron, but the folks at Heart Math Institute have done some serious scientifically based research that illustrates the power of our Hearts. One of the things they have discovered is the importance of coherence. All the systems of the body follow the ‘lead’ of the heart. When the heart …
Sustainability is a word we hear often in these days of waking up to the real needs of our planet and our communities. The heart of sustainability is in our own relationship and care of our body, mind and spirit….unless we are connected to our self and our own true needs, we cannot be sensitive …