“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” —Anonymous (often attributed to Gautama Buddha) Seeing red, spitting bullets, going ballistic, seething, fuming, burning. Anger is hot, sharp, and dramatic. For me, anger arrives with the distinct sensation of tense heat rising—sometimes swelling, sometimes shooting—up through my belly into my [...]
Hemp History Week hosts hundreds of events nationwide to educate people on the benefits of industrial hemp and encourage a lift of the ban on the growth of this crop. Currently, federal policy prohibits US famers from growing hemp despite its growing popularity and market for a healthy food source, eco-friendly textiles, clothing, building materials, [...]
Aligning Yourself with the Rhythms of Summer Celebrations are synched with the Summer Solstice. June 21 is the peak of the light, the longest day of the year. Sites are built in alignment with the Summer Solstice with their architecture aligned with the cosmos. These include: the Great Pyramids in Egypt, Stonehenge in England, Callenish [...]
Spiritual Core Empowerment - Can I Get a Witness? “Learn to watch your drama unfold while at the same time knowing you are more than your drama.” —Ram Dass Suffering is part of the human condition—especially for those of us living out our dharma in the fast-paced, urban trenches of Los Angeles. Sometimes, when we [...]
This month begins with an attitude of devotion and concludes with a calling to shatter old paradigms and commit yourself to worthy causes. June 1 - 2 June starts off with a lot of sensitivity, emotions, and hopefully devotion with the Moon in Cancer, aspected by Saturn in Libra. These are good days to [...]
I should have been more specific when I set my intention. I wanted to receive enlightenment on the mat through my yoga practice, not necessarily through the challenges of motherhood during my daughter’s kindergarten homework session. Sometimes a mundane task like homework can be revealing and can tell us where we need to take our [...]
“I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.” [...]
Blossoming in to the Feminine: Using Flower Essences to Heal our Cycles Pain can happen in an instant. We tend to think of physical, emotional, or energetic scarring as a result of significant trauma, but sometimes the wounding is much more subtle. In the more than a decade I have spent supporting women in my [...]
May’s movements of the Moon inspire us to connect to the mystical, to meaning, to the metaphysical, and to the purest desires of our hearts. May 3 - 4 Creativity and playfulness can lead us to deep philosophical insights when the Moon joins Jupiter in Gemini. This conjunction brings together the curiosity of a [...]
Cultivating the energy of Spring cleaning allows us to let go and release. At a certain point in our lives, those of us on a conscious path realize that escaping things or running away from them doesn’t really work. This doesn’t truly free us from the negative experience or feelings that situation engendered. We [...]