A Song for the Living Body I want to touch my daughter’s soft red hair, and put my face so close to her that I see every freckle. I want to walk down the street with my old friend Jon, arm in arm, and stand under the cherry trees, become…

~The Trouble with Normal — In our time of disturbance and radical change, we are crossing a threshold, a portal, or an unseen bridge from one world to another. It could be said that the bridge is either collapsing beneath us, or being made as we walk together, in the long twilight hours when one…

Strong Medicine for Dangerous Times “Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news.” (Chogyam Trungpa) As we enter the last part of the year, Kali, the black goddess of destruction and renewal, is dancing wildly in the world. She’s really not that elegant-no-one seems to have taught her any manners…

~The Soul Journey of Individuation “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” ~Rumi It has taken me a long time to reclaim my inner throne, my true sovereignty. It’s not at all what we imagine when we…

What does it take? — Thirteen people: one man, twelve boys, trapped in a cave, deep underground, water blocking all possible exits. The whole world watched as this mythical, archetypal story unfolded in Thailand. For two weeks, parents stayed by the entrance of the cave, praying day and night for the safety of their children…

Who knows what brings to us these moments, in which we are shaken up, startled, and issued a radical invitation: to step into the life that chooses us. This is our authentic life, not anyone else’s. It’s a life that is much bigger than our personal agendas. And at the…

The Healing Practice of Global Witnessing — In times like this, it’s easy to get lost. Overwhelmed, exhausted. Bereft of knowledge, shorn of guidance on how to respond to the suffering, the division, the violence, the chaos. …

~Finding our roots in a time of collapse Today is the Equinox, the Spring Equinox for those of us in the North, the Fall Equinox for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere. Human beings have long regarded this as one of the four most powerful solar points of the…

Moving with your own inner rhythm In these times of wildness, in these times of chaos, heartbreak and despair, we are being called. Drawn relentlessly into a deeper connection with ourselves, and with each other. Into a new way of moving through our days and our nights. I spoke with…