During the spring equinox years ago, a yoga teacher reminded our class to be mindful of transitions of all kinds–from one season to another, yoga pose to yoga pose, life phase to life phase. She said we often leap past these moments, not usually the most comfortable places, so we can feel solid. Now I try to catch myself in those…

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Call me a hippie, but in my world, it’s always tree-communing season–lush summer, earthy fall, brisk winter, blooming spring. Many years ago, I had a mind-blowing semi-mystical experience hugging a crab-apple tree–I was able to connect to it and sense its power as a growing, living being. I didn’t hear it speak in words, but I did feel its…

Thanks to reader Ellie Dee for sharing her beautiful journal reflections about autumn, the season we inaugurate tomorrow, September 22, with the official fall equinox at 5:18 pm. Check out Ellie Dee’s beautiful insights, and let us know in the comments what autumn means to you: “Autumn holds a sense of romance in it, for it…

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