In aligning ourselves with the seasonal cycles, we are wise to take our cues from nature: The animals are in hibernation. The plants are goi

During autumn, our environment becomes more and more yin. As harvests are finishing up, a pleasant stillness arrives. It is the time of the

Summer Solstice is the height of summer, the longest day of the year, and the time when the sun is the highest in the sky. It is the zenith of yang energy an...

⁣Illustration by Laurel Long Happy May Day, Beltane, and the first day of summer. This is the time of abundant growth, the zenith of yang energy, and it is i...

Fire. The transformative power of fire is so. . . permanent. As we are reeling in the wake of the worst fires in recorded California history, I write these w...

Making green pastes each week are an amazing way to get more greens into your body. You can use what is in season, in your garden, or at the farmer's market....

I have silently witnessed, with gratitude, and relief, the echoes of my experiences of sexual trauma in the words of my sisters. This is not my first attempt...

Many things have reminded me of Liu Ming lately, using the tea pot I got from him, a certain incense smell, a moment in a ritual, and a remembering to calibr...

Last week, I was blessed with a visit from Ida Resi Alit, the High Priestess of Bali for a water ceremony. Ida is a Balinese priestess who, as a teenager, em...

I am experimenting with an unschooling path for Nymue. Unschooling is based on a philosophy that purports that when we trust in our children's innate curiosi...

This tea has adaptogens - herbs that help us adapt to changing circumstances. This could be changing relationships, traveling, new work, or letting go of sub...

Reiki is based on ancient healing wisdom that transcends time and culture. It is instinctual to put our hands on what hurts. It is common to observe childre...

Our fluid bodies need water so they do not become rigid and hard. Water is a crucial aspect of our being, essential to life. It is what we are made of. Our r...

I’ve been struggling with words and with how to hold the heartbreak of what is happening around me. I feel devastated by what is occurring at Standing Rock, w...

Nymue has been into receiving acupuncture lately. When she sees the tables set up she often asks me to put needles in her- even indicating to me where she wa...

One of the biggest sources of dis-ease I see in my practice comes from people not listening to their inner truth and conforming to how external sources tell ...

Marion Rosen passed away on Wednesday at the age of 97. She was still seeing clients a few months beforehand. Marion’s work is revolutionary. She calls on us...