Narrative Medicine
What is your soul story? It’s interesting that, over the years…I have become very familiar with my soul story and the telling of it. So much that, it is easy for me to spot when someone does not...
View ArticleThe Power of Yes and No
YES and NO are deeply spiritual words. They don’t seem like much, but just think about what they can do by speaking them! They can begin and end pretty much anything. They can allow or not allow....
View ArticleWildflower Medicine: On Kindness and Joy
Pink Ladies Slipper in full bloom (Spring Creek, NC) Soul food for the heart and spirit ~ “Wildflowers are keepers of joy. Resting our eyes upon them quickly elicits joy from within us, and so...
View ArticleWe are all artists
White Feather by Mushyk Vasiliy – Ukriaine – http://woodland.com.ua/en/gallery/ We are all artists, co-creating with LIFE. Every moment in every day we can create the beauty we wish to see in the...
View ArticleA Crisis of the Spirit, a Virus of the Mind
“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the...
View ArticleMental Illness or Psycho-spiritual Break-through?
I’m so thankful for the work of Malidoma Some ~ he is shedding much needed light on how we pathologize and suppress a person who is experiencing mental illness, or better yet ~ a psycho-spiritual...
View ArticleI Was Born to Do This
Passiflora incarnata (passionflower or maypop) This is my most personal blog post ever. Please be forewarned that it is long. This is my first attempt to express and explore the complex world of my...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Chakra Energy System
Chakra Panel by DayDreamBeliever (http://daydreambeliever-gina.blogspot.it/2013/03/failing-with-class.html?zx=3d5120d3e7d15ef7) I’ve been teaching a local yoga class on the Chakra Energy System lately....
View ArticleHumans, Wildness, and the Web of Life
Violets in bloom “If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they rely on what is written, calling things to remembrance no longer from...
View ArticleSelf-destruction and Preciousness
Peavine Falls rest spot Sixteen years ago I used to run Peavine Falls Trail at Oak Mountain in Birmingham, AL and rest *right* in this spot and listen to the waterfall. I’d then run up an incline on...
View ArticleFinding Light in the Dark
Kolum flower in Southern India A friend of mine is collecting healing stories from various women and sharing them on her website. She asked me to flesh out some more details on my health crisis back...
View ArticleSpring Retreat – Spiritual Nourishment – Awakening Inner Guidance
Thumbelina by Walter Anderson (1940s linocut) Spring Retreat for Women Spiritual Nourishment: Awakening Inner Guidance March 25-27 (Fri eve to Sun afternoon), 5 pm to 3 pm with Liv Wheeler, Jenna...
View ArticleThe Power of Yes and No
YES and NO are deeply spiritual words. They don’t seem like much, but just think about what they can do by speaking them! They can begin and end pretty much anything. They can allow or not allow....
View ArticleRecent Interview with Project Illum
Recently, I was interviewed by Project Illum, a team working to create an eco-healing retreat center in a the village of Jafre in Spain. They inquired about the nature of my work and what I wish to...
View ArticleSeasonal Intelligence 2013
Here we go again! — the *second* run of my Seasonal Intelligence on-line course — where I guide you through the seasons of the temperate world. We’ll explore herbs, yoga, meditation, foraging,...
View ArticleKumbha Moon and Setting Intentions
About four years ago now, I left my place of residence, San Francisco, which had been my home for 7 years. I took a leap of faith and spent a lot of time listening to my heart and my body. My first...
View ArticleThe Strengths of Sensitivity
Meditation, yoga, and long walks in the forest have all been great tools for me to sensitize myself. Growing up in a culture where TVs are left on, where people interrupt each other when speaking,...
View ArticleLate Fall and the Intelligence of the Seasons
“I realize there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go.” ~ Jeffrey McDaniel Besides the warming scents and deep green presence of evergreens in...
View ArticleInsomnia or Natural Biorhythms?
Dreamworld Art by Jacek Yerka This is a post for all of the folks that inquire about sleep and insomnia… I suspect, that a decent amount of you actually have nothing wrong with you. And, more...
View ArticleTraveling, Contemplative Art: Medicine Wheel Bandana
Medicine Wheel, © Lindsay Kolasa 2018 (Scroll down to the bottom to find out how to order) A project I’ve been working on for at least a decade has finally come to fruition. After years of exploring...
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