There is a knot that has seemed determined to take up residence in my neck for the past few days. I think it’s the result of stress and sleeping on it wrong. Now, if a friend told me about a knot in their neck causing them a significant degree of discomfort I would take them Read more…
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Time Well Spent
I felt a need to spend time in the woods today. I knew it would be time well spent as soon as I pulled up and saw a small round bird fluttering in and out of the pine tree at the trailhead. I was immediately glad that I listened to that feeling. I eventually settled Read more…
The Heartbeat of Trees
Walking through the forest this weekend and seeing the bare trees offers such a vastly different perspective. In the summer, the woods are dense with vegetation and every shade of green. Now there is an openness to the woods that seems even more inviting to me. A landscape of browns and whites that stretches far Read more…
Settling into Stillness
Through practicing yoga I have learned that sometimes what I need most is what I avoid the most. Winter is approaching and I can feel an inner knowing telling me to slow down and take care during this upcoming time of hibernation and stillness. Long holds in yoga and the stillness of final resting pose used Read more…
The Power of Pine Cones (and Community)
Today I had the honor of co-hosting a yoga retreat. One of the first sessions was a Mindful Nature Experience. Typically I would lead this outdoors, but I brought a large assortment of collected pieces of nature indoors due to the weather. (I was more than ok with the extra hikes and time that it Read more…
Drinking Moon Water
Drinking Moon Water There is a beautifully bright and full moon in the sky as I write this. Last month my mom asked me if I had ever heard of “moon water”. I had not. She had just read an article and thought it would be something I would be interested in (yep). So we followed Read more…
Clearing Out Space
The boys and I have spent a lot of time outside this week. Not only to walk and be surrounded by the brilliant colors and smells of fall, but also to clear out the landscaping. While nature cleans up naturally, reusing what it has produced and breaking it back down again to become nourishment for what’s to Read more…
Being Barefoot
I stepped outside before dawn this morning and smiled. It is one of the most magical times of the day. Sometimes it feels like I have the whole world to myself as I gaze up at the twinkling stars in a velvety midnight blue sky in the quiet of the early morning. Feeling drawn outside, I Read more…
Talking with Trees
I found myself consulting the cottonwood trees in my backyard this evening. Crazy? Maybe. And I’m ok with that. I listened to a podcast this morning that talked about how indigenous cultures honor the life of everything around them. I also read about this in Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer earlier this summer. And this spring it was Read more…
Just for Us
I was smiling with anticipation as the boys (dogs) and I were on our way to our favorite place to walk in the woods when I realized that I had forgotten my phone. At first I shrugged it off and laughed as I thought how long it had been, about 20 years, since I had Read more…