Connecting Within and With Community
In keeping with our “life learning for ancestral remembering path” (or ancestral schooling) we are intentional about celebrating the seasons’ sacred passages. From my lineage I think about Mayan and Aztec calendars that are intricately woven with the seasons and
Last night we held our new moon online gathering to guide all those who are on this earth, ancestor, intuition remembering path to see each other’s beautiful faces and drop into deep self-listening together. Now more than ever, we need
Lately I’ve been observing the psylocibin and plant medicine movements. I feel they can be very potent for some and it has been very interesting to hear experiences. I am not discouraging anyone from following their intuition if they feel
I drove to Oakland this weekend to meet with my curandera maestra who was visiting from Mexico. Our family is very bonded, so even though we support each other’s paths and exploration, it is sometimes hard to be apart. This
By the time I reconnected with my mother around age 13 through visits, I had lost nearly all of my Spanish, and most of our connection. I struggled to know what to talk about with her, so we mostly just
One of the moments that woke me up to the fact that so much of what we seek through holistic and alternative health, spirituality and earth practices are literally reclamation of connected practices of our ancestors…was in a conversation with
I want to share a picture I have of my five year old self sitting with my mother somewhere underneath the fluorescent lights of a JcPenney (or something like it). Just me and her. When I find it I will.
(And the post that brings us to the current moment :) I’ve been told many times over the years that I should write a memoir. I’ve resisted it because the old model never drew me. I don’t want to just
(Originally posted on FB 4/28/21) Throughout the fire relief process, I’ve had so many people say to me variations of, “I have no way of being connected to the migrant/undocumented community.” This is so interesting and simply reflects the way
(Originally posted on FB 4/19/21) 8 months in, many familias remain in RV’s and hotels. Those who’ve found apartments outside of their hometown are paying 2-3 times what they paid before. Everyone pulling together as usual. In hopes that this