Posts by Erin

a note from Erin: My beloved friend and co-conspirator, the lovely Nan Seymour, shared a story with me last year when we were talking about the creative process. She shared a story of a college pottery class. Here’s my imperfect retelling: The professor divided the class into two groups. Each group got 50 pounds of clay.…

a note from Carl: Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a retreat with Will Johnson in Santa Fe. Will is a unique character- kind of a modern mystic, a Rolfer, embodiment teacher, long-time meditator and author of many wonderful books, including two that I love, The Posture of Meditation and Breathing Through…

a note from Erin I don’t know what I’m doing. And I’m ok with that. There’s a little book on Zen which I adore, called “Open and Innocent: The Gentle Passionate Art of Not-Knowing” by Scott Morrison. This favorite quote comes from that book. I love the title, and I love that question. (Don’t you?!)…

 a note from Erin: “The only wisdom we can hope to acquire Is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.” – TS Eliot I was sitting on the porch last night, sipping prosecco with Carl and a dear old friend whom we’ve known since we were all in our 20s and who is visiting from…

 a note from Erin: Hello! Oh, what a splendid and rich weekend we shared at our Trusting Your Life Retreat with my dear friends and extraordinary teachers, Nan Seymour and Laurie Wagner along with an incredible group of participants. So much beauty and courage and kindness – it was the kind of gathering that makes you think…