LIFESTYLE
Sacred Journeys – May 2012
It was wonderful how many of us were drawn to appreciate the sight of Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury in the early spring evening skies recently....
Violets
Spring flowers are in full bloom, much to my surprise. It seemed that the forest floor was brown as ever, until I noticed the violets...
April Promises
After the shortest winter ever, I find myself looking out at a landscape without snow. I’m torn between the sadness of losing the ice from...
Sacred Journeys – April 2012
Many of us felt pushed to the end of our rope this past winter, in one way or another. We had to address imbalances and,...
Sacred Journeys – March 2012
I was asked recently how we might best recognize our true path during this time of great change. My first response was ‘hold on to...
Lake Walking in Late Winter
This is the warmest winter ever. I’ve become so used to temperatures hovering around the freezing point that it seems really cold on those few...
Off the Grid: Here Comes the Sun!
February is a most wonderful month. Because of the LIGHT! Gone are the dark days of November and December. It is colder, yes. Minus 31ºC...
Sacred Journeys – February 2012
Well we have arrived. For me, 2012 is a rite of passage year; for each of us individually and for humanity, and perhaps most importantly...
Up North and Off Grid: Kukagami Cooking
After 27 years of our guests telling me I should write a cookbook, I finally did, just in time to send out copies for Christmas...
Sacred Journeys: “Remain calm, be brave, watch for the signs!”
What extraordinary times we live in, ‘time’ being the operative word here. This summer the energies have been intense, fluctuating between highly charged and periods...
Sacred Journeys – July/August 2011
Everyday Rituals & Celebrations My home is on a river with a couple of acres around it, so I was lucky enough to look out...
Sacred Journeys – June 2011
Everyday Rituals & Celebrations In this continuing series on 2012 and the new earth, I would like to offer you a perfect example of living...
Family Constellations: Explore and Transform Unconscious Family Dynamics
An Experiential Methodology By being born into our family, we not only inherit genes and physical traits, but also belief systems, behaviour patterns, thoughts and...
Loon Songs
A northern June morning. Frost on the roof, a chill in the air. The lake quiet, perfect reflections glisten in the clear morning air. The...
Up North and Off the Grid: First Canoe Trip
The ice wasn’t off the lake for more than a day or two before we packed our bags and were out for our first canoe...
Homeopathic Medicine for Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome
Kyle’s parents were disturbed by their son’s behaviour at school. The 11-year-old was often in trouble for pulling other students’ hair, then laughing about it....