Dog Days Of Summer
From the time we are born, our consciousness is being shaped by external forces.Our parents tell us what is right and wrong, our religions, our social systems, our governments all set the rules of how to live in this life experience. These handed down beliefs become quickly ingrained and we don’t even think to check in with our own divine consciousness to discern if the teachings are truth. Hence, we adopt the mainstream narrative of what is right or wrong because it is all we have been told. These external authorities begin to override the divine intelligence of our spiritual heart. Often we aren’t even taught that we have a divine intelligence that is connected to everything in creation. That we have a wellspring of cosmic knowledge dwelling right in our hridyam heart.
I am That, That I am…
Summer is officially almost here and joyfully we are right at the high points of the long days of light. And strangely, on June 20th-the Summer Solstice, the days will begin to shorten as we hit the swing back toward fall and winter. Fortunately, the pendulum moves slow so we can enjoy some longer summer evenings and rise early in the morning to our glorious Sun.
Michael and I have an early morning sadhana practice that we have been doing consistently for a couple of years now. We rise with the sun, have our morning wellness shot, which is warm water, tumeric, ginger powder, lemon juice, ashwaganda, and honey…
Everything That Matters Comes From The Heart…
We have returned from India and feel inspired by all we took in over our two week visit to Kerala. We covered a lot of territory on this trip, and saw a variety of landscapes and cultural experiences. My top 3 highlights were walking among the lush tea hills of Munnar, witnessing a sacred agnihotra (fire ceremony) at the temple of Sri Narayana GuruDev, and the delightful 2hour shirodhara (warm oil drip to the forehead) and abhyanga (herb infused oil massage) that we received in the beach town of Kovalam. But the entire trip was incredible and it is hard to pick just 3 favs! We hope to share this experience with everyone by leading a group retreat to India in 2026.
Our Superpower Is Love…
I feel now, more than ever in our existence as human beings, we need to
re-member who we truly are, what we are made of, and why we are here. It is imperative for our collective well-being and for the continued existence of our species. We don’t want to share the same fate as the Atlanteans or the Lemurians. Their epic collapses, independently of each other, were due to their inability to use their power in right way. You would think we would try harder to avoid a similar demise. Both of these civilizations sunk. Literally-and figuratively. And looking at the conditions of things right now on Mother Earth, we could easily do that again.
Believing is Seeing…Into The Mystic
This newsletter lands on top of a full moon Lunar Eclipse-Kapow! We are in eclipse season. The next one will happen on the new moon in two weeks. Eclipse means to clip or cut-so it seems the Universe is teeing us up to cut out the unnecessary aspects of our existence. What thoughts, words, actions, people, places or things are no longer serving us? Over the next two weeks gather up and purge the unneeded, unwanted, and unserving energies in your life. Offer it all up to the portal that naturally opens when these large celestial bodies align with each other.
Stay Centered In Your Spiritual Heart…
Michael and I have been enjoying some winter walks along the Platte River these past couple months. We found a new little trail that gets right along the water’s edge and it is good distance off the beaten path, so we rarely encounter other people. February is the heart of winter and it tends to make me want to isolate a little more than I normally do; I am a fairly social creature, but something about bone-chillin’ cold snaps and the sunless, dreary days makes me want to retreat away from the noise of it all.
Howl at the Moon and Love Everyone…
I hope you all have landed back on your feet from all the holiday hullabaloo. Hopefully you were able to find some peace and quiet during the break and do some nesting and self-reflection as well.
For the record, I feel the real New Year begins when new baby sprouts push up from the earth, and the trees start to bud out with some green, and the ice breaks and the thaw begins. That feels like new beginnings much more so than the cold, stark darkness of winter.
Now Is The Time For Deep Quiet
I always get confused when winter solstice arrives because all I want to do is put my pajamas on, pour a cup of tea-and cozy up in our little nest of a home. I so enjoy the solace and quiet of these dark days. But the external world is gearing up for bright lights and big city energy. We are suppose to go to this show and that party and then of course the big holiday family affairs. It requires so much energy to fulfill all the social obligations.
Change is How We Evolve
November Greetings! We are on the last phase of autumn and then we step into the darkest days of the year-we are moving toward Winter Solstice now. After seeing how the election turned out my guess is that about 50% of the United States feels like the darkness is upon us, while the other 50% feel we have come into…