by Katy | Jun 20, 2018 | awakening, body, mindfulness, practices, The Feminine
Inhale. Sense of self. Exhale. Compassion. ~ Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening, p. 198 Inhaling, feeling the back of my heart, my root, my feet, my sense of self. Exhaling, allowing my heart to soften and open, to include others in a wide, compassionate embrace. ...
by Katy | Jun 7, 2018 | awakening, mindfulness, practices, The Feminine
I’ve been a practicer all my life… I’ve always been aware of how much there is to learn, to know, to grow into, to embody. And I’ve felt that if I just… learn how to listen more openly, or understand the relationship between my inner child and my...
by Katy | May 23, 2018 | awakening, mindfulness, practices, seasons & cycles, song
The heart at rest sees a feast in everything. ~ Hindu Proverb Do you see the feast in this video? Cherry blossoms releasing from the tree in the wind. A flower blessing. An unexpected shower of beauty. A fragrant and soft caress. Or perhaps you experience the...
by Katy | Apr 5, 2018 | awakening, goddess, poetry, seasons & cycles
Return to the Most Human by May Sarton Return to the most human, nothing less will nourish the torn spirit, the bewildered heart, the angry mind: and from the ultimate duress, pierced with the breath of anguish, speak of love. Return, return to the deep sources,...
by Katy | Mar 6, 2018 | awakening, body, Enneagram, mindfulness, practices
What does it mean to be awake? An age-old question, for sure. If things aren’t going wrong in our lives, we sometimes don’t even know that we’re not very awake. It can be so easy to glide along in the comfortable illusion of awakeness. I’m fine. I don’t let...
by Katy | Feb 13, 2018 | awakening, practices, seasons & cycles
I wonder when this happened last–Valentine’s Day falling on the first day of Lent! The holiday that encourages voluptuous appetites, hedonistic pleasure, and over-the-top expressions of love. AND the marking of 40 days in the desert...
