by Katy | Aug 11, 2017 | awakening, body, practices, ritual
We begin in the name of Allah. Alleluia, Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy. There is no God but God. Sacred, Holy, Heaven here on earth. Just four of the many chants/dances we began with our first night of the Dances of Universal Peace retreat with Sufi...
by Katy | May 25, 2017 | awakening, body, mindfulness, practices, ritual, seasons & cycles, self-care, The Feminine
I’ve been practicing bowing recently. When I was researching possible publishers for the book I’m working on, I stumbled upon a book called Bowing by Dahn Yoga Education. I was intrigued and ordered it. When it came, I devoured it in one sitting and started...
by Katy | May 10, 2017 | awakening, body, Breakfast, Dairy-free, food, Gluten-Free, mindfulness, practices, self-care, Tea-Time, The Feminine
One of the things I am so grateful to my mom for is the time we spent in the kitchen together! 🙂 She made it fun! We all got to get involved in whatever was being cooked up–from blanching and peeling peaches and canning them, to scraping corn off the cob for...
by Katy | Apr 26, 2017 | awakening, body, collage, mindfulness, poetry, practices, The Feminine
May a woman’s heart be a vast open field upon which wild horses can run. ~ Tibetan Buddhist saying My New Year’s theme for 2017 is Free Heart. While i knew clearly that this was my path for 2017, i needed time to understand more and to live...
by Katy | Mar 2, 2017 | body, mindfulness, practices, self-care, The Feminine
a few years ago, i was talking with a girlfriend about what to do when we’re stressed–anxious, overwhelmed, rushing…how to help ourselves come back to ground. she mentioned going to a spa and spending the weekend pampering herself. at the time, i...
by Katy | Nov 30, 2016 | awakening, body, mindfulness, practices, seasons & cycles, self-care
do you feel it? that steady increase in tempo now that we’re in the holiday season? i sure do! we made it through black friday. and cyber monday. but now it’s countdown on shopping days before christmas. we have to find the right gifts for the...
