I haven’t written for awhile as we have been very busy tending the milpa and tree sanctuary. With deep joy and gratitude, I have been weeding, carrying logs, and walking around with loppers giving all our plant siblings haircuts, my
Knowing our needs as a parent
So much has smoothed out in my life now that my children are older. I have been reflecting with compassion for myself on how so much of the way we are asked to parent is so unsupportive for sensitive, present
Spring Equinox- What wants to emerge?
Today, on this beautiful Spring equinox day, I now understand why daffodils are so meaningful. In California they were just one of the many flowers all around. Here in the north, they are a bright sun star popping out of
Our innate rightness
We held our first retreat in our sanctuary this weekend and it was good and deep medicine for all. My inner child’s heart felt so full and grateful to be bringing this service in an interconnected way. And to see
Gratitude practice
In my recent workshop, I found myself referring to the natural world and God interchangeably. Of course, I’ve always seen the two connected but after many years now of immersing myself and my children in nature connection, I am simply
Reclaiming Wholeness- an essay on my personal journey
Recently I wrote this autobiographical essay on the power nature connection and conscious mothering have had in my life, and why I do what I do… I recall very few moments of my young life, except those steeped in