“Be kind and generous to yourself.” Written on a small lavender card. It’s all I have left. Recently one of my mentors died. A colleague, a mentor, a wise, wise woman. She died at the hands of a sadistic killer. A killer with a preference for people in their thirties that ends their misery with
Soul Card Collage is a sacred creative process to bring understanding and healing to the Self and the Soul. All that is required is trusting our intuition, our inner wisdom. Each Soul Card we create reflects an aspect of our essence. It is a simple collage process everyone can do. We can use the imagery
How Meditation Helps Your Brain: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction It’s Saturday morning and I have so much to do. Decisions like shall I walk to the market or sit down at my writing desk. Accept that new job, make an appointment with the physio, help my daughter in her classroom? Life doesn’t stop just because
Equine therapy, a holistic connection, horses healing trauma I’ve got splinters in my butt. Sitting on the top rail of the weathered round yard, I’m hoping the greyed timbers will hold. The coach, Pam, helps a child on, a girl about nine or ten, her helmet perched on a cascade of brown ringlets. She sits
How books help | Take your child, teen, self or therapist to the local library ‘Books are a uniquely portable magic.’ Stephen King. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft If I say ‘Magic Card’ do you think Ace of Spades tricks or shopping sprees with a no-limit platinum? Or did you immediately think of
“The Writerly Jumper” Sadly, my “writerly jumper” has a hole worn through at the right elbow. Being right handed, that elbow gets more wear. Like just now, as these words speed left to right across the page, then sure as a typewriter carriage, my arm with elbow resting on the tapestry of the armchair swings
Women’s Circles from the sixties My first introduction to women’s gatherings was in the sixties when my groovy aunt, the one with a Corvair and leopard print coat, took me to a Women’s Festival in the Slocan Valley, Canada. Mind-blowing for a Catholic girl with a lopsided fringe, three brothers, and a hockey card collection.
Decision Making in democracy, overwhelmed by choice. I have to make some tough decisions. Two job offers, other potential jobs, and at least one offer means a move, which means more choices and changes. I’m weighing salaries, versus writing time, versus friends and family proximity, and even the location of my favorite yoga studio. It’s
A book review | The Beast’s Garden by Kate Forsyth This weekend, I’m in an imaginary Berlin, curled up with Kate Forsyth’s delicious novel, The Beast’s Garden. It’s my favourite of her fiction so far, but as she’s the prolific author of some 33 and counting works of fiction, I reserve the right to change
Women’s Re-Wilding Retreat One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is time for presence and connection. I’ll be co-facilitating an sacred women’s retreat on June 14-16. Over the weekend you will nourish your senses through nature connection, rejuvenate your body with specialty yoga sessions, awaken your creativity through art therapy, embrace ritual and sacred celebration, and have time for quiet reflection and
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