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What’s It Like to Trance Dance?
What’s It Like to Trance Dance? Cultures throughout time who had drums or droning instruments, like the didgeridoo, have utilized trance for a variety of spiritual purposes like: appeasing the “evil spirits” withinhealingto find what is in shadowconnect to the inner selfhave a better huntfind answers to pressing questionsto get help from the spirit worldcelebrationrite…
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Foraging for Dinner
We just completed our quarterly gathering, and for the first time, we went foraging for dinner! We hit this point where enough of us were tuned into wild food that we wanted to incorporate it into our dinner. We brought our bowl and headed outdoors to see what spring had on offer. Would we find…
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Why You Should Forget About Growth
Forget About Growth? What? Forget about growth? What? That’s sacrilege! If you grew up with any role model in your life who was the least bit motivated, you learned how to focus on growth. Every coach talks about it. There are a million motivational quotes about growth. So what’s wrong with growth? Growth Is Only…
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Letting Go of the Best-of-the-Best (BOTB) Lifestyle
Do You Have a Best-of-the-Best (BOTB) Lifestyle? Did you know that Charles Dickens and advertising created the modern Christmas? Yep. In Dickens’ day, Christmas was a minor holiday much like Easter today. Some people celebrated and got the day off, but it wasn’t a culture wide phenomenon with decorations everywhere, lots of parties, and lots…
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How To Make Your Home a Sanctuary
Make Your Home a Sanctuary Winter is almost upon us. We’re all spending more time indoors. If that’s not a safe and comfy place, it can be a long winter! So, why not make your home a sanctuary? My home has always been my sanctuary. In this article, I will share my tips on how…
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Why You Need to Stop Watching the News NOW!
Why You Need to Stop Watching the News NOW! studies have shown that people in high income countries live in the safest time in recorded history. And yet, we are more stressed out than ever. We have more stress related conditions than ever. Why? What’s going on? It’s due in large part to the easy…
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Transforming Your Hectic Holidays
Reinvent Your Holidays Nobody goes into the holiday season saying, “I want to gain ten pounds, go massively into debt, become exhausted, see a bunch of people I don’t care about, and miss the whole thing because I was not present, but that’s what a lot of us do. If this is you, maybe it’s…
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Just Say No to the Holiday Consumerism Frenzy
It’s Kick off to crazy town! Get Ready to Pace Yourself and Plan It’s November 1st and with the flip of a calendar, the energy has shifted into high gear consumerism. What’s going on? I remember when I was a kid and the big event was the day Santa Claus showed up at the mall.…
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Four Amazing Things That Happen When You Take Off Your Mask
Why Do We Wear Masks on Halloween? Do you know the story behind why we wear masks at Halloween? In Celtic lore, Halloween is the time when the veil between the living and dead is thin, so spirits can come and visit. When the door is open, all spirits can come through, not just the…
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Letting Go of the Highlight Reel Life
Is Your Image Killing You? I wouldn’t know until later that the day I met “Greg” was the darkest of his life. It’s a Friday, and he’s my last appointment of the day. He is wearing tailored pants, handcrafted leather shoes, light cologne, and looks freshly shaven. His face doesn’t show any of the despair…