They loom tall. They are friendly giants. They stand in silence, and are dark against the shimmering stars of the night sky and the full autumn blood moon eclipse. I inhale, take another inhale and another. Oh the freshness of these trees, their strength, their majesty taken in through my breath, fill my own living…
Greetings Friends! I love being in China, and I LOVE Yunnan! It is definitely one of my favorite provinces. It is a magical place – one where the skies are blue, the clouds a glowing white, the mountains reach for the sky, the water flows clean and clear, and the temples shine with their bright…
Greetings Friends! Like many of you, I am struggling with many feelings, including grief, anger, fear, devastation and great loss after the result of our election. I feel we have missed a most wonderful and powerful opportunity to have Hillary as our chief leader in our country. And instead, I am struggling to come to…
This past weekend was my 2nd time to be a part of the 3-day Night Turtle Dance ceremony in the Olympic peninsula and I am moved to share this potent and magical experience with you! Night Turtle Dance is a ceremony dedicated to honoring and showering our Love and Gratitude to Mother Earth. We do this…
Greetings Friends! Oh so much to share!! One of the many things I’ve been reflecting on while here in China is just how fulfilling each day is. I love the simplicity of waking up knowing I’m going to eat yummy Chinese food ALL day! 😀 And that I get to speak Chinese ALL day too!!…
Greetings Friends!! YAY!!! I LOVE being in China!!! I still am not sleeping past 4:30 a.m. yet (due to excitement and jet lag…and the fact that it’s almost the summer solstice and the sun rises here before 5:15 a.m.) But I enjoy getting up, greeting the day with qigong practice while the sparrows flutter and…
Greetings Friends!!! 🙂 Oh YAY!!!! I’m so, so, so HAPPY to Be HERE with my beloved Chinese family!! 🙂 So in my last blog I left off with us arriving in Zhengzhou! I was soooo happy to arrive, as it has been over 1.5 years since I’ve seen Dr. Zhao and Ayi! I adore them…
Greetings Friends!!! YAY!!!!!!! Oh my Goodness!!! Guess What?!! I’m back in CHINA!!! 🙂 Haha! I’m so excited to be back here!! I LOVE being in this land that is like another Universe, yet I feel so at home! I had decided to stay in the U.S. last year as I was healing a back injury…
Thank you for a magical journey of adventure, Master OG (old growth) connection, forest and mossy green reverie! Thank you for Hoh River play, earthgym training and taichi merging with the flowing, swirling, gushing blue/gray glacial waters and the ever rising, expanding mist of the majestic Misty Mountains. I LOVE coming Hohme to the Hoh…
Do you love forests? Do you love to dance? Do you enjoy the mystery of alchemizing beauty, wisdom and wildness through our bodies? This is the heart of the practices of Qigong, Earthgym and Ritual! Learn a nourishing qigong warm-up and open your qi flow to activate your body’s wisdom. Using talisman tools of Nordic women ancestors—staffs and iron hammers—we discover fundamental movements/katas, developing rhythm, rapport, and repetition, and end by entering into the gateway and alchemy of ritual. All fitness levels are welcome. Create a ritual of celebration and transformation to ripple your blessings out across our Lands.