The winter months are intended as a pause, to follow nature’s lead to slow down and ‘winter’. The season naturally invites us to deepen our understanding and relationship to the Earth element and with our roots which we can think of as our needs and what helps us to feel nurtured and thrive. Winter can be considered a sacred pause that invites us into a deeper relationship with the Earth element and our roots/needs. It is a time that asks us to stop in our tracks and to notice the wisdom in our body and to stay present within this bardo, this in between period of pause that can be full uncertainty and not knowing, which can feel disconcerting and even ‘unsafe’… (Click the Image above to continue reading)
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Restoring Our Connection to Nature
One way we can deepen & restore our connection to nature is by learning the names of the native plants and trees around us. So many amazing, useful, resilient plants are often invisible to us or dismissed as ‘weeds’. These ancient beings are still growing through the cracks in the pavements, at the curb sides, … Continue reading Restoring Our Connection to Nature
Alternatives to White Sage
White Sage (Salvia Apiana, also known as Californian white sage and Sagebrush) is a herb native to North and South America, used by indigenous people for ‘smudging’ - a traditional, ceremonial smoke cleansing. All indigenous cultures burnt herbs for various reasons, ceremonially and medicinally and some known western practices such as ‘saining’ in Scotland and … Continue reading Alternatives to White Sage
Radical Interconnection, Radical ‘Healing’
If we hold the Earth as sacred we revere her, nourish her and protect her, not pollute, commoditise and destroy. If we remember we are also the Earth, we can revere ourselves and all life as sacred, and be guided to act in ways that only nourish, care for and protect ourselves and each other.




