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A Mother knows what she knows

A mother knows what she knows. Supporting my daughter through dengue fever and its aftermath, I was routinely dismissed by medical personnel and even my partner. And given advice that would have been dangerous had I heeded it, in their

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On Rest…

The industrialized nations and industrial revolution have habituated masses of people away from knowing their innate need and right to REST. When REST is the root of everyone’s nervous system regulating, coming back to our senses, reducing stress, experiencing clear

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poetic justice at Chichen Itza

More social media posts, this one from travels to the Yucatan…. Something interesting at Chichen Itza were the vendors who come in early in the morning and set up their tables selling all manner of touristy trinkets, jewelry, carved masks,

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Crystals!

I am leaving social media so I will be posting some of my writings from there here, just for fun :) — A new age GIANT crystal display in town reminds me of a time when I was in a

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Planting seeds of communal regeneration

Tonight we held a tamale cooking class in my home, featuring my amiga Sabina from Oaxaca. We’ve been holding these classes for over a year now to help her raise funds and bridge our communities, and every time it is

Sylvia December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Conscious Mothering, Healing, Memoir, Relationships & Community, Spirituality/Intuition, Uncategorized No Comments Read more

A Hit in the Head brings Healing/Remembering

In early October, a dear friend came to visit our tree sanctuary/retreat space. It was a beautiful crisp day with leaves making their shift to green veined yellows and rusty brown oak as they fell. The leaves of the wild

Sylvia November 20, 2024December 11, 2024 Conscious Mothering, Healing, Memoir, Spirituality/Intuition 4 Comments Read more

Be the Life Giver

In this life dream there are opposing energies, different roles in the ecosystem.  Life giving and decomposing/destructive and everything in between. Today my dear amigas were setting up their farmer’s market booth very early in the morning. I wasn’t there

Sylvia September 19, 2024November 8, 2024 Conscious Mothering, Healing, Relationships & Community, Spirituality/Intuition No Comments Read more

Laying down the script (remembering egalitarianism)

I haven’t written for awhile as we have been very busy tending the milpa and tree sanctuary. With deep joy and gratitude, I have been weeding, carrying logs, and walking around with loppers giving all our plant siblings haircuts, my

Sylvia July 30, 2024August 4, 2024 Healing, Nature Connections, Relationships & Community, Spirituality/Intuition, Uncategorized 2 Comments Read more

Mothers and Daughters, accepting and surrendering

For many years I have been feeling into the ways that western psychology has cultivated separation between mothers and daughters. I have often cringed inside when I hear people talk about the mother wound and the layers of internalized misogyny

Sylvia January 8, 2024April 14, 2024 Conscious Mothering, Healing, Memoir, Relationships & Community, Spirituality/Intuition No Comments Read more

Walking with our dreams

Throughout life my dreams have come through to give me stark clarity on challenges I am facing or situations I am chewing on.  Dreaming, existing and walking in the dream time are birthrights that are a part of our full

Sylvia January 6, 2024June 14, 2024 Conscious Mothering, Healing, Relationships & Community, Spirituality/Intuition No Comments Read more
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