I’m on my pilgrimage Hohme, into the sacred mountains of OM (Olympic Mts). I make this pilgrimage frequently….it’s part of my training, my study, my immersion, devotion to Master OG (Old Growth), learning from my greatest teachers, our forest trees, mountains, living waters, our beloved Mother Earth. My pilgrimages are filled with awe, love,…
DetailsHow do we listen to the forest? How do we open ourselves to the mysteries nature is constantly revealing, to the treasures the trees are patiently sharing and the majesty the Mountains are forever emanating? Why are we drawn back again and again to the wild? I find remembrance. I find life. I find my…
DetailsThe sun dips over the Salish Sea towards the tips of the Misty Mountains in the West as I begin my evening walk into the Forest. I finished dinner early and the golden glow on the tree tops and in the high soft clouds, pale blue sky lured me outside as I anticipated another wonder…
DetailsHave you heard the Earth Song? Do you feel it in your bones and tissues, coursing through your blood and rising through the mist of your voice? She sings, inviting us to come home… into her Forests and Mountains, Nature’s training halls of alchemy, mystery, joy and awe. Everyone’s path may be different yet our journeys all begin with our own 2 feet. “Follow your feet and the Earth will teach.” This is our mantra.
Join Mick Dodge, the Barefoot Sensei on May 9th and 10th in Snohomish, WA as he shares his wisdom, humor and skill mused through his muscles through decades of footing his path in the Lands of OM (Olympic Mountains), attuning his song with the Earth’s song.
DetailsHave you ever drank water from a tree? On my first visit out to the Hoh Rainforest shortly after I met Mick in 2007, I remember early in the morning Mick coming up to me with his bright eyes and big grin and said, “Want to learn an ancient morning ritual practice from our peoples?”…
DetailsGreetings Friends! Another China adventure is coming to a close. Gosh I find tears welling up in my eyes. I so love being here. I feel I can be of good, good service here and I feel so grateful to be gifted with a whole other “world” (CHINA!!) to explore so richly, so deeply and…
DetailsGreetings Friends!! Oh gosh! So much to share! Even with only a few days going by, there’s so much in each and every day! 🙂 So first, after completing our 15-day trek and flying from the highest airport in the world (in Daocheng Yading) to Chengdu, several of us from the trekking trip enjoyed another…
DetailsGreetings Friends! Yay! So below are many stories from the 2nd half of our trek/pilgrimage to beautiful Mt. Genyen and the high Tibetan grasslands….so without further adieu…. On to Genyen!!! Oh my goodness!!! It was just amazing to be back at this sacred mountain. There are now 2 monasteries here as the new one…
DetailsPicture taken by Ardai B. Greetings Friends!! Oh my goodness!! So much to share! We just completed our 15-day trek in the Tibetan Plateau! This is the last time Szu-ting, Dave and I are offering this particular journey….and it was such an auspicious one. So much to share from our journeys from Chengdu to the…
DetailsGreetings from CHINA!!!! YAY!!!! Oh my GOSH! I’m so happy to be back in the Lands of the East!! I find it funny how I feel so at home…both in the West and the East…and in one night’s sleep, how I can feel fully acclimatized to being back here. Before I left Seattle last week,…
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