by Katy | Jan 3, 2019 | awakening, body, Enneagram, mindfulness, personality, seasons & cycles, The Feminine
Serene Alchemist of the Wild, she whispers into the circle of women at Women’s Temple, looking straight at me. Yes, the women nod, it’s my temple name. These women don’t know me. We have just spent about an hour dancing and practicing in circle together,...
by Katy | Dec 6, 2018 | awakening, body, practices, self-care
“For what makes you come alive can keep you alive, whether you are paid well for it or not.” ~ The Book of Awakening, Mark Nepo, p. 399 I’m just back from my last training session to become a Full Voice Coach! What a rich and beautiful time,...
by Katy | Sep 21, 2018 | awakening, mindfulness, personality, practices, seasons & cycles
Autumn Equinox, Saturday the 22nd at 8:54 pm CT. We are in a time of interim. Between Summer and Fall. Summer’s waning light. Fall’s bright, crisp color not yet arriving. You are in this time of interim where everything...
by Katy | Aug 2, 2018 | awakening, body, food, mindfulness, self-care, song
“…in the muck, in the scum of things, there always, something sings.” ~ Michelle Isaac from her song Something Sings I spent July 15th – 20th in the hospital in Ithaca, New York. A monthlong on-again, off-again headcold was brewing into...
by Katy | Jul 12, 2018 | awakening, body, poetry, The Feminine
What should I do If love seizes me? Start dancing, of course! Sweep love into your arms and press her to your chest. When particles of dust [or flowers!] are touched by the sun they spread their arms and start whirling to a music no one...
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....
