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A note from Erin: Happy New Year! I’m inspired to share a favorite quote from Zen teacher Cheri Huber, in case the well-intentioned but oft-misguided “inner fixer” is having its way with you this New Year’s…. “Self-hatred uses self-improvement as self-maintenance.” Isn’t it true? May whatever life-enhancing changes you are longing for unfold with vast…

Joseph Campbell used to invite people to find some time in each day where you can forget who you are, who your family is, the successes and failures of your personal history… What remains if we give ourselves a few moments to forget all of that? I had the good fortune, (and the great support…

Warm greetings! My beloved Carl is in the midst of a silent week-long meditation retreat with one of our teachers, Reggie Ray, in the still and spacious environment of Crestone, Colorado. Carl and I sometimes joke that we share a brain, and certainly share consciousness, and it’s been so wonderful to have a part of…

Recently Erin and I were reflecting on a line from Rumi: “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” -Rumi Could you take that one in slowly? (that’s Erin’s hand with some of her finds from a walk…

Our newsletter took a little holiday on Thanksgiving last week. If your inbox looked anything like mine, filled to the max with black-Friday and cyber-Monday deals, I bet you didn’t miss us. :) We had a great holiday at my parents’ home in Woodland with family from near and far. Though the nationally sanctioned day…