Hello darkness my old friend... In the past few weeks there has been much excitement and interest as many people planned for the best(eyes protected) view of the recent solar eclipse, billed as a once in a lifetime event. Yet it is so very common to be in the dark,...

“The earth is not the environment, something outside of us that we need to care for. The earth is us. Taking care of the earth, we take care of ourselves.” - Thich Nhat Hanh Mother nature is the one I return to again and again when I am in need of connection with...

I often find it jarring in the most refreshing way when the first flowers bloom in the Spring. It feels miraculous and surprising and hopeful.  I admire the tenacity of the crocus poking through the snow and ice, but I am most partial to the late bloomers. At the...

The summer heat has been intense this year. Through the wisdom of Ayurveda, which is the science of life and the sister science to yoga, we have the power to keep our minds and bodies balanced all year long. In Ayurvedic teaching the world consists of the five...

“Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness.” —Eckhart Tolle Welcome to late summer! All of my senses have been filled up and nourished with the beauty of the...

“Silence is not the absence of something , but the presence of everything.”- Gordon Hempton I remember first discovering the existence of the Hoh Rainforest in Washington state when I was in my early 20’s. I cannot remember if I read about it or if someone I knew told...

"YOU CAN’T LEARN THAT WHICH YOU THINK YOU ALREADY KNOW" - Epictetus In my April newsletter I wrote about late bloomers; the late blooming tulips and my own late blooming self.  Now it is Autumn and on a recent hike I looked up and noticed that among the barren...

To Know the Dark- To go into the dark with a light is to know the light To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too , blooms and sings, and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings. -Wendell Berry Oh, how we look towards the light! It is...

Welcome to all the beautiful opportunities awaiting us as we begin again in 2025. This year I am focusing on the opportunity to be more still and notice when I can soften into the space between my busyness and tasks in work and life. I am excited for my “work” to be...

A friend of mine was recently talking about investing money and as she was speaking, I began to think of another type of investment. Energy investment. If we do not invest our precious energy wisely , we can lose something much more precious than what is in our...