by debra | Jun 8, 2022 | Nature
i enjoyed a lovely walk at Steinke Basin yesterday morning, only my second of the season. It was good to be there again and engage with the loving nature spirits. I was especially happy to be greeted by orange hawkweed along the meadow part of the trail. Hawkweed has...
by debra | Mar 26, 2022 | Nature
Last weekend in the sunny spring weather, I went for a long rambling hike at Riverland Conservancy. It felt great to get out in nature and stretch my legs after several months of being mostly indoors. I quickly remembered my love of this place. Riverland Conservancy...
by debra | Mar 14, 2022 | Nature, Shamanism, Spirituality
Yesterday I shared several stories of how the outside world sometimes validates energetic shifts in shamanic healing sessions. The same sort of messages also happen for classes. Before a two-day basic shamanism class last fall, I got up early to drive to Crow Moon...
by debra | Mar 14, 2022 | Nature, Spirituality
I look out my window and see the dried up husks of plants. Stripped of their blooms and their leaves, they decay over winter. Their seeds lie dormant in the earth covered by a blanket of snow, while the trees with their bare branches watch over them. This is a time of...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Nature
I bundled up this morning and went to Spirit Lake. Although I haven’t been on it for several years, the Tumbled Rocks Trail is another old friend. The macadam walkway follows the western shoreline of the lake. Large boulders line the path and the steep grade going to...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Energy Essentials for Empaths, Nature
Walking is my main form of exercise. It lifts my mood, and I feel strong and powerful. The movement brings any scattered parts of me back home, making room for Insights and creative ideas to drop in. I find comfort in being outdoors and interacting with the elements....