Nature based practices, rituals, ceremonies and more have simply been a part of the human experience since the beginning of time. This makes sense since we are animals and we live on the earth. Throughout history we have celebrated and reveled in our interconnection with mother earth and all her miraculous flora and fauna. On the other hand, we have also adopted many belief systems, mindsets and other structures that separate us from nature, villainize her and encourage us to be living...

This new moon there are various aspects and conventions of our current culture that I am creating space from. I'm excited about this, it feels powerful and of late I have felt a different capacity for cultivation and preservation of the sacred. What creates a constricted feeling for you, like putting on a tight and narrow shoe? What inspires or motivates? We can feel it in our bodies when we are on the right track and when we take a moment to drop into our heart centers, we are instantly...

This is also the title of a Hallmark movie starring Keri Russell that I do (yes, I said I do) recommend. There is an emphasis on what is truly important in life and the simplicity of it, a shamanic perspective with deep resonance right now. Last week I visited the Mago retreat center in Sedona, Arizona for The Gathering Of The Shamans. The original impetus was intuitive and based on a focus to have more fun this year; particularly to not be so serious. My friend Stacy, also sharing this focus...