Erotic Spring, relentless weeds: the garden as guru

The land is coming alive again. Everywhere a great unfurling, the season of resurrection. The naked branches of the oaks ruffle with new green. Pops of pink splatter the rose garden. The hens (and rooster, Zeus) are so busy that now we have enough eggs to give away. I...

Self care the Shakti way

Here we are, only in week two of the new year and for many I’m speaking with, and certainly astrologically, it’s been one hell of a beginning. For my friends in Los Angeles who have lost their homes, it’s been catastrophic. My heart breaks for the unfathomable loss...

Close the gap, dissolve the obstacles

I told my coach what I wanted, the thing that was shining so bright and clear on my horizon. But in between me and it were all the obstacles, the patterns of avoidance that leave me deep in the rut, unable to see the thing at all, feeling like a mole digging blindly...

Why Pleasure is a Priority

I think January is for dreaming and deep wintering. As you go about visioning your new year, setting intentions, defining goals, and parsing out plans, please honor a pace that is right for you. As you tend to the tangible, the things you want to accomplish, do and...

When “not in the mood” doesn’t mean no

It had been a long day. It was a Tuesday night. We got to bed late. Sex was the last thing on my mind. ⁠ ⁠ But then that goodnight kiss sparked something. My head said, “Oh no. Not this. Not now. Not in the mood.” But my body said, “Hold on a minute....

3 Shakti questions for Solstice

Today is solstice. A culmination point, maxiumum light, a powerful moment to take a moment. A moment to reflect on what you want to amplify in your life. Because there is significant celestial and galatical alignment beaming down on you, right now, that you can use in...