Listening Into the Center
February 22, 2020 Dear Friends, The light has changed and these past few days bring with them birdsong and melting snow. I am feeling and leaning into the change of season even though I know we have weeks of winter still ahead. I just returned from Grand Marais and Lake Superior, where I taught an Authentic Movement Workshop and led …
October has arrived and suddenly , it seems, the air has taken on the autumn chill. My roses, however, which have given me endless joy all summer, are still blooming. Frost has not yet hit. The photograph above was taken on Prince Edward Island, the beach of red rock near where I stayed last summer. It reminds me of New …
June , 2019 As we approach the Summer Solstice, I realize that I have not posted a newsletter yet this year and am surprised by that. The year has been full. Authentic Movement classes have been powerful and full. I offered a Beginning class on Wednesday nights during the winter. It was well attended and a beautiful beginning into the …
Dear Friends, I welcome the New Year with hope, anticipation of beauty, and the calling forward of hardiness as we are greeted with such a deep and cleansing cold. I am offering two workshops in the next few weeks. The first one is a 5 hour Authentic Movement Workshop which will be held at the Zen Barn in Waterbury. Preregistration …
Dear Friends, I am excited to say that I will be soon going to the beautiful Lake District of England to offer workshops on Authentic Movement, a deep practice of embodiment. This year, the 3 day conference, created by Rumi’s Circle, is entitled “Sacred Pattern: Balancing the Feminine and the Masculine. Elizabeth Hin will be the keynote speaker and Kabir …
SEPTEMBER The abundant harvest, the chilly nights, the crickets, the amazing light of the fading sun. This sunset was taken in August on Prince Edward Island, a respite of profound peace and quiet , a resetting of an inner domain. I bring that resetting forward into the autumn. My Authentic Movement classes are beginning soon and extending into December. They …
Dear Friends, We are approaching the full moon of July in this very powerful Summer of 2017. Deep and penetrating rains, ushering in a more inward energy as summer commences. Each hour of sun is noticed and celebrated. It seems as though the fruits of the field and tree literally pop during these sunny moments. Prayers for the sodden ground …
Dear Friends, I have recently returned from a magnificent journey through the American Southwest, spending time immersed in the vastness of the land, the saturation of prayer and reverence for life throughout the area. I am deeply grateful. Two opportunities have arisen in May for me to read from my new book, White Stones, Bones and Mist:Authentic Movement and Living …
Dear Friends, It feels so good to greet the Spring at last. I will very soon be traveling to the Southwest, Four Corners area, a journey I have looked forward to for many years. To be immersed in that sacred landscape, I am certain will bring many gifts. I look forward to sharing them upon my return. The Authentic Movement …
Dear Friends, There are two opportunities to enroll in Authentic Movement classes beginning the first week in May and extending until mid June. One class occurs Wednesday mornings 9-11 from May 3rd to June 14th. The other happens Thursday mornings May 4th to June 15th, 9-11. Both seven week series are $140.00 The full description can be found on my …
