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
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
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
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
How my son saved my life and reclaiming our whole selves
The other day after a glorious morning in the wild orchard near me, birds flitting from gnarled tree to tree, teasel stalks blowing in the wind, the sweet earth laden with apples, surrounded by bright red rosehip sisters…I brought home
Knowing our needs as a parent
So much has smoothed out in my life now that my children are older. I have been reflecting with compassion for myself on how so much of the way we are asked to parent is so unsupportive for sensitive, present
Spring Equinox- What wants to emerge?
Today, on this beautiful Spring equinox day, I now understand why daffodils are so meaningful. In California they were just one of the many flowers all around. Here in the north, they are a bright sun star popping out of
The heartbeat of relationships
Lately, I’ve supported many who are concerned about conflict in their relationships, whether it be with partner, parents, children or friends. I often hear the concern that if there is conflict there is something wrong with the relationship. When I
Dreaming and surrendering
I’m a little bit afraid to write this. Some parts of my memoir are just tricky and very vulnerable to share. But I feel moved that sharing my process may help others and this is the pulse I always follow
Celebrating Winter Solstice as a Family
In this time where corporations are telling us that materialism is the source of joy, Winter Solstice, like Mother Earth herself calls us back to what is grounded, true, enduring. The experience and language of our ancestors, our hearts and