Faville Prairie and self care

Faville Prairie and self care

Sunday morning a friend and I went on a field trip to Faville Prairie near Lake Mills, WI. It had been on my calendar for a month, and I was looking forward to the event because it came at the end of a particularly busy time. An old friend would call this “giving...
Challenging my assumptions

Challenging my assumptions

Back in my 30s, I went on a weeklong canoe trip to the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota. It was a true wilderness experience – no cell phone reception, no electricity, no corner grocery. We lived for seven days with two canoes, a tent and the food we could carry...
Nightmares and sleep disturbance

Nightmares and sleep disturbance

Clients experiencing nightmares frequently ask me if a shamanic healing would help them sleep better. From a shamanic perspective, nightmares arise from a number of causes. The subconscious may express fear or anxiety in a dream. Sometimes trauma from this lifetime or...
Shadow

Shadow

In my family, the worst insult you could be called was “lazy.” At the dinner table, my father would frequently make disparaging comments about people he felt were lazy. The disgust and derision in his voice was evident. As a child, I internalized this and received the...
Healing intentions

Healing intentions

Over the years many healing intentions have guided my spiritual journey. All of these intentions have brought noticeable shifts in my life. “I make choices that are kind to my body” got me through some serious health issues and led to greater self care. “I hold my...