It may be surprising that I love to garden since I have been a city-dweller since birth. Somehow I cultivated…
Affording care: the politics of wellness
I’ve been thinking about what it takes for the average person to get care. I don’t even think this is…
Visibility: the Fear and Redemption of Being Seen
We don’t want to stand out. We don’t own our gifts and talents. We shy away from the…
Manifesto of Pain: Winding Down a Season of Trauma
I was wondering why I had one outbreak after another for five weeks. I couldn’t seem to stop them. Every…
Rumi
Late, by myself, in the boat of myself,no light and no land anywhere, cloudcover thick. I try to stay just…
A Visit to the Medicine Man: My Introduction to Chinese Medicinal Herbs
On my odyssey of healing from shingles, I’ve stepped into the world of the ancients: the Art of Chinese Medicinal…
Gleanings from a Shingles Bell-Jar
This week marks my fourth week battling Shingles. It is now officially a saga. What can I do now that…
My Ordeal with Shingles
I’ve had to learn to overcome the shame and pain associated with my bout with Shingles in order to gain…
EFT Tapping: A Vaccine Against Microaggressions
We may be occasional targets, but we don’t have to live our lives as victims. We need immunity from the…
A Remembering: Karma Yoga and an Encounter with a Powerful Reiki Master
I was first introduced to Reiki when I was just twenty-two. It was during a visit to Kripalu in the…
Karma Compass 