Guest Blog Post by Janis McCall: In my Native Scotland, any reason to gather together and celebrate is a good reason. My last blog described the eight major festivals of the Celtic tradition. In my own life, I still honor them in my own way, sometimes with a group and sometimes with something deeply personal. …Read More
Category: Spirit
Lessons From Geese
This wisdom from the animal kingdom describes how we can come into greater Presence with each other. What does it mean when someone is there for you? How can we come into deeper relationship with each other? These inspiring observations from the lives of geese demonstrate effective teamwork, community, and leadership. According to one source, “Lessons …Read More
This is Water – David Foster Wallace
There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys, how’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, “What …Read More
Celtic Traditions – The Wheel of the Year
Guest Blog Post by Janis McCall: Hello, my name is Janis McCall, and I live in Scotland. I have recently returned from a wonderful class in Sedona, Arizona. I attended a workshop on using the metaphor of the Native American Medicine Wheel co-taught by my dear friends Joel Ying and Suzanne Scurlock-Durana. In this annual …Read More
Wedding Toast – Hector & Lisa
Given on their Wedding Day (November 19th, 2016), this toast is posted here with permission from the couple. I am honored to have been part of such a beautiful and special day. Love is a connection of authenticity and presence. I share with you how they inspire me in video and text below. A Wedding …Read More
To Bless the Space Between Us
“It would be lovely if we could rediscover our power to bless one another. I believe each of us can bless… Whenever you give a blessing, a blessing returns to enfold you.”–John O’Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings A blessing begins with an invocation. When you invoke the divine mystery …Read More
Book – Byron Katie: Loving What Is
What’s your story? Are you suffering because of your thoughts? Your thinking? Your opinions? Your judgments? Your story? The story that we tell ourselves has the power to change how we experience the present moment. In this context, “storytelling” is the story playing in our head over and over and over. What is the story …Read More
Understanding the Four Elements as Metaphor
The classical Greeks and many ancient cultures divided the world into four elements: fire, earth, water, air. Everything was thought to be composed of some combination of these four elements. The intersection of these four elements creates life. Today, we have other scientific models for the makeup of the universe. From molecules to atoms to …Read More
Trust the Horse
While in Bolivia in my early twenties, my friends and I decided to visit a valley near Sucre. The guidebook suggested that the best way to see this valley was on horseback. While I remember the golden sunlight of morning turning into afternoon, a slight chill in the air, and the wide trickle of the …Read More
Group Magic: Sedona, AZ
“Certain things catch your eye, But pursue only those that capture your heart.” –Native American Saying I just completed a transformational workshop, co-teaching with my friend Suzanne Sculock-Durana in her annual New Year’s Retreat in Sedona, Arizona. In the “Release and Renewal” workshop, we honor the wisdom of the Native American Medicine Wheel and apply it …Read More