SACRED MORNING RITUAL FOR A CALM SPIRIT When you wake; stand up to face/greet the sun – even if there are clouds covering the sun, face your body in its direction. Close your eyes, breathe in the sunlight and ask for today to be filled with light, with peacefulness, and with calmness. Give thanks for […]
Wholistic Living
Auspicious Preparations for the Chinese New Year – Part 1 by Gwynne Warner
The Lunar New Year celebrated as the 15-day Chinese New Year Festival, arrives on January 25th in 2020 as the Year of the Metal Rat. Before the traditional altar cleaning and decorating days, it’s time to tend to these pre-ceremonial preparations… Deep clean your living and working spaces—everything should be sparkling! As you clear away […]
Allow Frigg To Nurture Your Fertility This Winter Solstice by Sara Jacobsen
As the days grow dark and the mornings are cold, my thoughts go to my Swedish ancestors, whom I’m sure braved the cold with more grace than I can muster these days. For me, Winter is a time for going inward. Nurturing myself with hot bone broth and herbal teas, and reflecting upon the past […]
Minerva’s Owls by Mary Petiet – Book Review by Kim Hageman
I love receiving a book in the mail. The minute you open a package, the connection is immediate between you and the sender. I love to examine the front cover, back cover, indexes, resources, contents, forward and prologue, studying the entire piece. I like to get to know the author a bit. Who was the book […]
Fall Cleansing {Wendy Vigdor-Hess}
There are many ways to cleanse including supplements, exercise/sweat, eating whole foods, embracing positive attitudes, and receiving bodywork. Meeting yourself where you are and being honest about it is a good first step. This can alleviate a lot of undue stress, self-criticism and judgment. When ready to implement changes, experimenting with some of the following […]
Why Yoga Transcends Duality {Yoga Journeys Series – Mary Petiet}
Duality: An instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; a dualism. (Oxford English Dictionary) Transcendental: going beyond normal or physical human experience…existing apart from and not limited by the material universe. (Oxford English Dictionary) When my kids were really small they used to journey. They’d ride their magic carpets […]
Bhakti is the Honey of My Soul – Govinda Jaya Jaya Mantra #JuneSwoon
Mantras have this magical way of weaving into all levels of consciousness. I chant specific mantras usually in the morning, but they fill my day, playing in the background and I hum and chant along as I work. Ganesha flows into Kwan Yin who shifts and sparkles into Om Tare and then Vishnu and Lakshmi’s […]
Cosmic Initiations and Setting Super Solar Eclipse Soaked New Moon Intentions
A spiritual teacher once told me that receiving an initiation, physical, spiritual, or both, was like driving full speed towards your karma. While you are basking in the glow of next level spiritual understanding, there is also the potential of feeling like a crash test dummy in your own life while the karma and experience […]
Ways to Welcome the Magic of Spring
Spring, Glorious Spring is coming! What is a better way to start the month of March than by inviting SPRING? Encapsulated in the grip of Winter, we have been waiting for the enlivening energy of Goddess to revive us and bring forth Her promise of new life, new energy, and new manifestations. The seeds that […]
Eating Spring – Fennel, Orange, and Avocado Salad with Carrot Mustard Dressing Recipe
Eating Spring means a shift in focus from the heavier comfort foods of Winter to more “live” food and fresh veggies galore. Fennel is one of my standing faves and the baby fennel that is available in Spring is glorious. Plus, fennel is good for your digestion and lends itself beautifully to thin, crispy slices […]
