I’ve always felt that spring in the desert is an unexpected ecstasy. Mostly, you don’t have the grand gestures that feature spring elsewhere. But on walks, in corners and along arroyos, you see this bursts of color and new life. It’s thrilling! I actually find myself going a little nuts on these spring walks, because […]

I have an apology for my readers, and all of you who depend on this occasional newsletter to stay up to date on my upcoming events. You have not heard from me much lately. My last newsletter was in January! I’ve been busy. That’s what many of us say when there’s something we haven’t done […]

I’ve just returned from my annual New Year’s retreat. I do it every year around this time to reflect on the previous year, discern next year, and make some plans. You can see pictures from this year’s retreat in this article! I do it both for my personal and my business life. I find if I don’t […]

From time immemorial, our forebears have gone out to the desert for wisdom, atonement, clarity, and courage. We are the living ones now. Can we meet them again in the desert? We’ve been gathering as the Western Constellations Intensive (originally, the West Coast Constellations Intensive until our move to New Mexico last year), for eight […]

Many of my readers are alternative healing professionals of different types. Many of you do well in your small businesses, offering coaching or bodywork or constellations. But others struggle. I want to help you! I was not a business “natural” when I started my solo business. I’d worked for others my whole life, and although […]

Helping is an honest and necessary human desire. To assist someone on the roadside who was just in an accident; helping a child learn math; listening to a family member in the midst of their illness or relationship crisis — these are normal human inclinations. Indeed, more and more, we understand it’s even a normal […]

The news is awash in stories of teachers who have betrayed their students. The worst stories are, of course, about ‘false gurus,’ the ones who intentionally manipulate the idealism and love of their followers to profit financially and get their own personal needs met at the expense of the students. It’s powerful stuff. We all […]