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The Eco-Self: 7 Ways To Draw Us Closer to Nature (Published on Elephant Journal)

I am pleased to have another little piece featured in Elephant Journal.  If it inspires you, please share it via your email list and social media platforms.  This article is written on behalf of nature.  It seems my favorite subjects to write about are psychology, the soul and the natural world....this piece is a delicate combination of them all.  Though it doesn't go into a much depth in terms of Eco and Jungian Psychology, it does touch on some basic…

Heart-to-Heart with a Horse

I met a new horse! Ahhhh! This one. A heart. Arabesque. A dance. My personal therapy happens in the round pen, in the circle of nature amongst crisp skies, perched fence birds, dewed grasses, musky stables and the sounds of hooves drumming with the heartbeat of the Earth. One of the greatest beauties of this kind of work is that the horses don’t talk, at least not from intellect and not with words. Horse speak is powerful energy, horse speak…

A Tree that Stands in Winter: Practices for the Solstice

Even on these chilly mornings I stumble my way to a front row seat of nature’s show. I dress in fuzzy cloak and mitten and teeter on my rocking chair, sitting in the dark night of my porch, a practice of seeing in the shadows. It is cold, it is silent, the world is still. With my Morning Thunder tea in hand, I let my eyes wake up with the rise of the sun. The shy crest of light creeping…

Meaning through Expression

Continuing with the meaning making series which started with Light as a Feather Establishing meaning and finding expression in life is perhaps our great purpose. Meaning that is crafted from our unique perspective, intentions and circumstances allow us to more fully accept, embody and express our inherent nature. Traditionally, meaning making was more shared through a dedicated and committed culture of ritual and ceremony, honor and reverence. Today, meaning-making seems diluted and subject to the standards of social normalcy. It…