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Words I Love: Rasa

September 30, 2016

Earlier this year I took part in a writing challenge led by Susannah…

Nine Ways To Pray: Simple Practices That Can Bring You To Your Knees & Fill You With Gratitude

July 21, 2016

Listen to music, turn it up loud and feel it with your whole…

Creating Ritual: Prayer

April 25, 2016

I don't know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay…

Looking Back and Moving Forward: My Year In Review 2015

January 25, 2016

I am a huge fan of journaling, intention setting, and seasonal…

With todays' post I wanted to share with you some simple practices that make up my typical new moon sadhana, and some in particular those that can help you get the most out of these last few weeks of winter so that when spring truly arrives you also feel vibrant and ready to blossom....

Solstice Musings on Knowing Nothing

December 22, 2013

To celebrate the solstice is to honor the dance of time, and the cycles of life. This year in particular I am struck by how this dance takes us in and out of beauty and sadness. In and out of joy and confusion. In and out of faith and fear. I find myself humbled once again by the realization that there are cycles that exist in our lives that are so much larger than us, and that despite our goals and intentions there are tides that will sweep us up and carry us away before we know it....

Coming Home: Creating Healthy Rhythms For Autumn and Winter

September 18, 2013

I have often said that autumn is my favorite season and I think it is because it is the season where I come back to myself. I love the sensual delights of this season. The particular quality of sunlight that we get on these crisp cool days, the brilliant colors of the trees as they turn, the smells of woodsmoke and leaves burning in the air , and the tastes of autumn spices on my tongue. But what I truly love is the way that this season invites me back into rhythm with myself and reminds me of what I value most.....