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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…

Breaking Ground, Healing Spring Seeds

Nature is my soul medicine and now that I have been able to get out of bed these last two months I am loving, more than ever, being in my garden, on mountain tops, under trees and wading along cold creeks.  I have had a lot of interesting commentary regarding my diagnosis of cancer.  Some people say its bad karma, some say that it was a poor frame of mind, others say I am being punished, but none of these…

Teach the Children Well

Recently my boys and I decided to create art from nature found objects.  We made little paintbrushes from dried, stripped and frayed yucca leaves, paste from ground mesquite beans, and textures from leaves, fibers and dirt.  We smashed up and grinded flower petals, seeds, cacti and pomegranate fruit to make rich colors and we painted on flat stones and the soft under belly of bark from our Eucalyptus tree.  Our hands and feet were stained with earth colors and it…

Local To Global Justice

I am honored to be participating in the upcoming event, Local to Global Justice teach-in event at Arizona State University.  Local to Global justice is a two day annual event,  which seeks to connect local diversity, sustainability, social justice, and human rights issues to larger global struggles. It has become an outstanding space for the sharing of experiences and knowledge between scholars and activists working on a wide range of social justice, human rights and sustainability issues. The goal of this…