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Talking to Trees, Allowing Ourselves to Listen

It’s funny that I’m a licensed therapist and yet this title, in the more conservative circles of my profession, could land you with a...

Feet in the Creek

Aching and grieving last weekend, I took a walk in the forest near my home. I had been watching the body tension and corresponding...

Media's impact on the ecology of our being

Most of us engage media strictly on the basis of content. We accept or reject, moved in some way by that content. What if we assumed the...

My Dog's Face

Maybe all those Buddhists talking about impermanence and seeing something for the first time were on to something after all. This blog is...

Resonance as a way to know our relevance

And why I have beef with the ideas of "making meaning" and "finding purpose" How do we “make meaning” and “find purpose” in a world like...

Why do somatic work out in nature?

The longing to be in natural spaces when we're in emotional pain may be the natural intelligence within us guiding us into a process of...

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Allowing our longing

What happens when you fully accept your own desire? Pause here. Take a look around and sink into the moment you are currently in. Feel...

The end of oppression

Maybe the end of oppression doesn’t just lead to “liberation.” Maybe the end of oppression means terrifying and soul-quenching intimacy....