Compassion
Basic Goodness & Brave Befriending
A note from Erin: Hello, beautiful human! Today I’m thinking about Basic Goodness, a phrase and perspective that fundamentally changed my life when I began to learn about it in my late teens – thanks to Pema Chodron and my many other teachers in the Buddhist tradition. It’s amazing to me, (perhaps tragic is a more accurate word),…
Read MoreDigesting Your Life
A note from Erin: Hello, brilliant human, In a conversation with my friend Sunny Rose Healey for our podcast in which we talked all about the wisdom of Ayurveda (India’s ancient system of holistic healing), I was struck by Sunny’s reminder to put attention not only on how we’re digesting our food but also on how we…
Read MoreHello, Sweetheart
A note from Erin: Hi friends, How’s the strange new world going for you?? Personally, I’ve been feeling rather disoriented – not quite sure how to make plans when everything is so uncertain. Will my son go to school? Stay home for who-knows-how-long? How can I plan my work schedule not knowing what kind (or if…
Read MoreA New Habit: Getting Up Glad
Greetings, friends. I’d love to share a beloved poem to begin this week’s newsletter: A Thousand Years of Healing From whence my hope, I cannot say, except it grows in the cells of my skin, in my envelope of mysteries it hums. In this sheath so akin to the surface of the earth it whispers.…
Read MoreFree Offerings & Bread for Thousands
A note from Erin Dear brilliant heart friends, I’m thinking of you all with each breath, sending love and care your way. Above is a photo of a little shrine I made with a stone representing each woman in my local group, Women Embodied. We’ve each made one in our own unique ways, holding each other…
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