Embodiment

a note from Erin I have a practice of leaning on wise words – poems, old books, new articles, quality essays – all the time. One of the great pleasures of stepping away from social media is returning to long reading. But this feels especially important now. After morning meditation, when I’m sipping my coffee…

Hi over there. Even with all the troubles of the times, here we are, in the midst of this one wild and precious life. And it’s passing. What a fierce gift. This week has included the passing of beloved poet and heart-in-human-form, Andrea Gibson. Beloved elder Joanna Macy, who has had a huge impact on…

In under a month, I’ll be beginning a 9-month journey with some wonderful beings in Women Embodied. I still have room for a handful more folks to join me. I believe this work is deeply important and needed in the world as well as in our personal lives and I’d like to share a bit more about…

I’m grateful to be able to reach out to you today. I often think of this: Several years ago I heard from an acquaintance who lived with the Quechua people in Peru. She shared that in their language, the way they say “thank you” is to say “a little bird flies from my heart to yours.” …

A Note from Erin: I’m sending warm-heart greetings from the one cool room on my home’s main floor where I’m lying in my bed typing under the fan. It’s been a hot one.  Though I haven’t traveled much since the pandemic, we’re setting out soon to visit dear friends and family on the east coast…