By Suzanne Zoglio, Ph.D.  In the early stages of life we are often focused on pleasing others…parents, teachers, bosses, and spouses. In an effort to get our needs met, we learn to play by other people’s rules. But as we mature, we become more competent, independent, and able to meet our own needs. We are…

For Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman By Karen Ethelsdattir   Where has all the darkness gone? What Maestro Dylan Thomas called “the close & holy dark?” The midnight hour & the hours before & after? Where can we go to see a starry sky, the pearls of the Milky Way, the glittering constellations set off…

By Madisyn Taylor As we cultivate our life, our beauty becomes as much about what we are creating and doing as it is about our appearance. We tend to associate youth with beauty, but the truth is that beauty transcends every age. Just as a deciduous tree is stunning in all its stages—from its full…

Sacred Seclusion enables us to know, own, and honor ourselves as unique, individual entities. To admit our abilities and limitations, our talents and truculence on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual planes, and love ourselves with compassion and no judgement attached. A practice of solitude and separation — be it occasional, frequent, or constant —…

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