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Pondering Pine: Lessons from a Tree

I am one of those who loves the tradition of a fresh tree for the holiday season. Growing up in Montana as nature and land lovers and typical hunter-gatherer people, the quest for a family tree, and its resources, was respectable and serious. The cold winters were placid and the deep, isolating freeze often left us indoors at the edge, and mercy, of the wood-burning oven where we were curiously engrossed and hushed by the blaze of fire.  A fascinating juxtaposition between the wild dance of…

Full Moon Fire

The last full moon of 2019 is upon us and has been very busy in stirring up some intense emotions and patterns.  This is a wonderful, and most appropriate, time of the year to purge these old ways. Set some time aside in the evening to contemplate some of the least healthy thoughts and behaviors you have. What have they taught you?  Are you willing to let the oppressive and complicated comfort of their familiarity go? Pull them to the surface of the mind and…

Mindfulness Tip

MENTAL HEALTH AND SELF CARE Self-care is a big buzz concept in the world of healing and wellness.  It is certainly a legitimate and necessary practice and one that warrants dedication and daily attention. However, we must recognize that self-care is not only initiated with external behaviors such as salt baths, working out, yoga, body work, music or art expression, friend and family time and connection with nature but holistic self-care is the balance between healthy internal and external processes. Two of the best ways of…

Pura Vida

I travel the world to awaken paths within my inner landscape less known.  Yes, I appreciate and often adhere to the philosophical belief, “where ever you go, there you are.” One should not rely on outer stimuli for inner peace.  However, humans develop a sense of identity and purpose, through people and place.  Humans are also complex nervous systems that react to the environment and are composed of a unique physiology that emulates ecological systems and sustainable, growth-oriented living.  We…