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The spells you're spinning
I’ve been reading a series of books my 11 year old daughter lent me. They take place in Middle Earth, a time when dragons, dwarves,...


How to deal with emotional pain...
Go to the limits of your longing ~ Rilke God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are...


Remedies from the Ancients for Precarious Times
Dear Friends - I've been at a loss these days to orient to the deep pain, suffering, rage, violence, and devastation of the news coming...


Yeshi's Luck (a story from the Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas by Naomi C Rose)
There's a story, Yeshi's Luck, that I often read to my daughters when they were young. This tale came out of a book of short stories...


Meaning making...when it feels like there is no meaning
This past October I was invited to a coming of age ceremony with a Dinè family we know. My two daughters, my husband and I traveled to...


The Life Story of my teacher Master Wang Qingyu: From Adversity to Mastery
Born into aristocracy in 1937, Wang Qingyu witnessed China transform through decades of tumultuous change. His journey from privilege to...


Changing the Course of a Life....
On September 17th 2001, I was late for my first day of school. I came straight from Ground Zero in New York City, my clothes still...


Cultivating Body and Mind with Internal Alchemy
The Practice of Internal Alchemy Cultivate without stopping And the mass of energy will move like cloud and rain, Flowing like spring...


We Begin with Thank you.....continuing conversations on psychedelics & indigenous wisdom traditions
Reciprocity in Action Our next conversation is this Friday, August 25th, at 4 PM - we'll talk about the true naming of things: the power...


What if the water is listening?Conversations on Psychedelics, Entheogens, and Indigenous Medicine
What if the water is listening? What would this mean for you? Would this change your relationship to the world around you? Would this...


I'm Coming Out* - A Conversation on the Psychedelic Renaissance and Indigenous medicine ways
Dear Friends, You're invited to a Conversation. If you've been tuning in to movements in the mental health field - there's a lot afoot....


Sounding Summer
I believe in the power of classical Indian music to stir, thrill and inspire all the senses. My own introduction into this world began in...


The Sounds & Sweetness of Summer
We're basking in the abundant splendor of summertime here in the Hudson Valley. It's hard to sit down to write, I find myself wanting to...


4 tips for physical & mental well-being this Spring
You've heard of these, yes? Maybe now it's time to try something here you've never tried before. Or to pick up the habit again. Call it...


Emergence of Spring Qi Gong with Dr Kelly
The Qi Gong form we're currently practicing is known in Chinese as JinJian Gong - Strengthen and Build the Tendons. This is a powerful...


A 40 day transformational practice
“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to’”. -Lao Tzu When I first began studying Qi Gong...


Re-Imagining Money and Tending the Sacred
Sacred Ways Foundation is a non-profit organization begun by my husband, a good friend and I to support the resilience of indigenous...


Un-Map Your Self
This week I did something I've never yet done in my work. I postponed a commitment I made one week prior to the event. This is the...


Praising what once was - how we honor Death
Every year for the last decade, I've facilitated a Day of the Dead gathering at my home. This isn't a tradition I was raised with in my...


Lungs and the Tiger (notes with Heiner Fruehauf)
*notes from classicalchinesemedicine.org The Healthy Tiger Inside: Key Qualities of Lung Physiology Power and vitality of the physical,...
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