What is faith? Some use the word to refer to a set of beliefs that they adhere to or live by. Others consider that it is something akin to trust or hope. I find myself leaning into faith so much lately, and, in turn, deepening my understanding of it. For me, faith is not at …
‘Dawn begins at midnight…’ Faith is often misunderstood by the thinking mind. It isn’t a leap into the unknown necessarily, but a subtle way of seeing in the dark, an inner certainty and trust in our deepest truth. Belief and doubt are of the mind, but faith is of the heart… It is a felt …
For many of us these days, discerning the ‘truth’ among many divisive and contradictory things can be difficult. And how can I know how to recognize my own truth, the voice of my heart and intuition amid the noise of fears or conditioned opinions and habits of mind. Tenderness may be described as the Love …
Tenderness and Truth (Guided Meditation included) Read More »
I’ve been reflecting on ‘Self-Love’ – what that really means, and the ‘how to’ in daily practice. There are so many conflicting messages about what self-care should look like…and lots of experts ;). We, our bodies, are a process rather than a ‘thing’, dynamic and particular in needs (if you are really paying attention) and there’s …
Our wild heart knows that each moment is fresh and new; nature does not repeat herself, it is only our mind and its’ filters that habituate. Each new now-moment is met with our heart’s energetic field, our nervous system of perception that takes everything in. Within a nano-fraction of a second out brain filters and …
The meaning of the word obedience my surprise you…etymologically, it means ‘deep listening’. This is the ‘obedience’ of true loving attention and self-care. To turn toward our own body, heart and spirit with that kind of listening may give us the guidance, medicine and comfort we need. We are sensitive beings; it is our design …
Alchemy refers to a process of transformation – taking the ordinary substance of everyday life and turning it into the ‘gold’ of truth, beauty, and wholeness. This word wonderfully describes what the process of personal growth can be – the weaving and refining of all our experience into wisdom and understanding. Alchemy is using the …
In these last few days, I have shared some practices that can help to calm and soothe – they sure have been nourishing for me. It seems like this surreal time can be a portal in a way, and it’s essential to nurture our inner lives more than ever. The body/mind practices help shift us …
Hopefully, most of us are now ‘sheltering in place’, isolating to protect ourselves and others. It is an exercise in community cooperation, as well…we need to take care of each other in this way. It’s also time to take care of ourselves in a deep way. Uncertainty and anxiety abound; the moment and its ramifications …
This is the first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere, yet it seems like the hibernation is just beginning! It’s time to remember that these are the times that we have practiced for. Thank goodness that we have built skills of wisdom and strength and continue to work on a nervous system that is able …
The Eye of The Storm (with guided heart meditation) Read More »