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Crisis & Challenge as Opportunity

“The right way to wholeness is made up of fateful detours and wrong turnings.” C.G. Jung It seems that the cosmos are aligning in a manner that is creating what could be perceived as a serious unfortunate events.  For the last few weeks I have heard from all sorts of friends,  family,  and students a steady discussion regarding the turmoil occurring in their lives.  Random acts of weirdness,  unexpected deaths,  health diagnosis,  and accidents. I find it interesting that in…

A Lizard in my Pants: Reptilian Reflections

A Lizard in my Pants: Reptilian Reflections I was teaching Thursday night restorative,  a class that has built its self beautifully on the foundation of doing very little and experiencing profound shifts in health and mindfulness from simple asana,  dedicated intention and healing space. Though our attention is typically quick to move within and reconnect to our sacred wholeness,  our class was otherwise engaged in the unexpected arrival of a tiny gecko who had claimed his spot in a crest…

Season of Balance, A space of Presence

As October comes to an end we take with it a continuing practice of balance and step into a time of year that brings deeper,  quieter and more intuitive contemplation and observation. Traditionally,  the end of October is a very symbolic transformation;  it is when the lighter half of the year ends and transitions into the darker half of the year. In the deep quiet and stillness comes the whisperings of intentions stirring like seeds within the womb of earth,…

Nurture Your Nature: Remember, Reconnect, Restore!

Nurture Your Nature With Robin’s Three R’s: Remember,  Reconnect,  Restore In this modern world of shopping malls and pulsing freeways,  technological gadgets and everything virtual it can be easy to stay in the grind of this sterile and artificial landscape.  As we continue to explore Octobers intention of balance,  this week I will speak of my first greatest love;  nature. When I moved toArizonafromMontanaI was shocked at the development that seemed to spread across the desert land like steady moving…