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Thursday, July 12th, 2012
The wheel of the earth keeps turning. This is the wheel of the seasons, of the day, of a human lifetime, or of a year. Today I want to tell you about the turning of the wheel from the black of the west to the white of the north, from ...
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Monday, June 25th, 2012
2012 Dates
There are no dates scheduled for 2012. If you are feeling the hunger for solo time and sacred ceremony in nature and the call of the wild is strong within you, we will do our best to fill this need, even if for just a 2-day weekend fast. ...
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Sunday, April 15th, 2012
2013 Dates TBD - Vancouver
Yoga is...
... union or communion. B.K.S. Iyengar
... a poise of the soul which enables one to look at life in all its aspects evenly. Mahadev Desai
... a way of remembering our true nature, which is essentially joyful and peaceful. Donna Farhi
... an act of kindness toward ...
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Finding Healing and Guidance in Nature
June 23, 2012 - Vancouver
“Journeys start from where we are. Everything starts from where we are. Where we are is where we’re supposed to be.” - Evelyn Eaton, The Shaman and the Medicine Wheel
This day-trip in the North Shore mountains, just 20 minutes from downtown ...
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
I keep meaning to get back to the story of my first vision fast, but today I feel inspired to tell you about my second vision fast. Did you ever see the wonderful Japanese-Icelandic film Cold Fever? It tells the story of a Japanese man who feels reluctantly obligated to ...
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
I am looking forward to continuing the story of my first vision fast, as I think sharing my experience might be helpful for people who are struggling with difficulties they have experienced on their own first fasts. Sometimes it is good to hear others' stories.
First, though, I'd like to share ...
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
On Saturday, July 16, three hardy souls joined me for the four directions teaching and medicine walk at the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve. The day was grey but our hearts were light as we joined together in the ancient ceremony of sitting in circle on the earth. Our basecamp was ...
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Sunday, June 19th, 2011
Today I'd like to pick up the story of my journey to my first vision fast. When I left you last time, I had set out on the road trip to Boulder, Colorado, for a week-long intensive at Naropa University, prior to going with my classmates to our vision fast ...
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
Readers of this blog will recall that one of the themes I have explored through my work in nature and writing on this blog is the phenomenon of anger. New insights keep arising over time, and new information comes to light that I'd like to share with you. Last time ...
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Thursday, March 10th, 2011
John Boyer, one of our guides for the upcoming vision fast in Wyoming, taught us some aspects of the Lakota people's vision quest ceremony. The first stage of the vision fast is called "Decision Road." This is part of the severance or preparation phase, in which we make the decision ...
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