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Can you dance and cry at the same time? christianity easter grief jesus pagan holidays spring Apr 08, 2023

Today is a special day in my tradition of origin: Holy Saturday.

It has taken me years to unpack and then rediscover these days in a way that makes sense to me. 

I've had really good teachers and mentors in this area.  

They helped me see that the cross of this season doesn't have...

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An Urban Kitchen Witch's Primer 🐞 divine feminine earth spirituality priestess spring witch Mar 06, 2023
An Urban Kitchen Witch's Primer:
open curtains
look at clouds
make hot water
steep herbs
yawn
feed the animals
look at trees
wave at the mail person
walk on concrete
collect handful of cotton buds
and a broken pussy willow
soak seeds
stir oats and pray
light a candle
wiggle and sigh
boil more...
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Love Lessons ancestors animism divine feminine earth spirituality embodiment energy medicine priestess psychic theology Mar 03, 2023
I know there's nothing new to say about love, but I'm going to try to put words to some things that have been showing themself to me in a new way recently, glimmers from the edges of things, and may that they land for whoever needs them.
 
Love really is a fundamental force of the cosmos,...
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Wind, Rain, Darkness...!!! An Autumnal Survival Guide autumn ayurveda energy medicine seasonal living Nov 15, 2022

Autumn got real real this week in the PNW. 

It now feels like midnight at 6pm.

The wind has caused power outages.

And our unusually late summer came abruptly to an end with the onset of (much needed) rain.

If you live in the northern hemisphere and are going through a seasonal shift in...

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Blessings of The Compost autumn darkness earth spirituality ritual seasonal living Nov 09, 2022

Here we explore a little play time with one of the Spirit's of the season: Compost.

Not a glamorous Ally, but an important one.

In the video below, I share a simple song and ritual for syncing up with the Spirit of Autumn, Compost, and Letting Go.

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Psychic Energy Medicine for Grief Oct 02, 2022

To close out our month on Grief, and in preparation for October's Making Room for What Is Community Grief Practice, I'll share one more approach for addressing Grief:

Psychic Energy Medicine.

What's surprising and profound about energy medicine is that it doesn't require...

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What's A Grief Ritual? grief spirituality Sep 24, 2022

Maybe you've been hearing about the Making Room for What Is community grief practice in October and wondering:

What is a Grief Ritual anyway? 

I can answer this question in a few ways, but in general: a grief ritual is an intentional time to be in relationship with Grief.

It...

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A Simple Somatic Practice for Grief embodiment grief ritual soma somatics spirituality Sep 19, 2022

My starting point in working with a client or with myself is almost always the same:

The body.

Somatic or somatics is just a fancy way of saying: pertaining to the body, or soma.  

So when it comes to grief, like anything else, I start with Body.

This is a...

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5 Signs You Might Be Grieving (And Not Even Know It!) animism autumn grief Sep 08, 2022

You might be hearing the word "Grief" and think: "That doesn't really apply to me.”

“I don't feel sad.  No one in my life has died recently.  What do I have to grieve?"

Well, the thing is Grief can have some sneaky allies that help them hide in plain sight.

But with some...

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How Do You Make Room For Grief? depression grief seasonal living Sep 04, 2022

Hello Autumn.

As the leaves fall, kids return to school, and harvests are brought in, we will be spending time this month with my dear friend Grief.

I know it's not a very sexy topic, and often not a very welcomed houseguest.

But when left unattended in our individual and collective somas...

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The Summer Slow Down fifth season seasonal living somatics time Aug 28, 2022

After brushing up on various skills and dynamics related to time this month, we'll conclude tomorrow with a short teaching and practice I call:

The Summer Slow Down

(no, it's not a dance move, tho it probably could be!)

We'll chat a little about the special transitionary season that we've just...

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My Time Shifting Secret autumn earth spirituality fifth season seasonal living summer time Aug 21, 2022

For the last 10 years I've been nurturing a habit that has slowly, subtly, but profoundly changed my relationship with time.

It's a simple habit--but not necessarily easy!  Mostly because it goes against the grain of dominant culture.

I want to share it with you because habits like...

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