IF ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE I WOULD ...
This morning I asked everyone to write at the top of their paper, “If anything was possible, I would ….” And then to fill in the blank....
MAKING UP A STORY IN A CIRCLE
SO I often begin an art class with a silly story that we all make up. Today we, in this case adults, stood in a circle and I began with,...


Art Sentences Play!
On the first day of school, I had everyone pick from 4 containers pieces of paper with phrases on them which then formed a scene to draw....


Sun Life Chart
I was thinking about all the many different categories of my life and feeling like they were so separate and disconnected to each other. I w


Dear Self, Please remember ….
A simple exercise we did today, which I’ve done with groups for years, begins with leading everyone in a brief visualization seeing...


Nature Mandala
This morning at the Expanding Light, at Ananda Village, the karma yogis (work exchange crew) focused on the power of feeling supported in...


A Touch of Love
On February 15th, when roses are on sale, the girls and I bought seven dozen roses and handed them out to people in downtown Nevada City...


Thrift Store Fun!
Laura and I took the girls to Donner Lake to swim, hike, play and go to a cafe. We had so much fun, but the highlight was spontaneously...


Our Inner Gremlins
Recently in art class AND in Spirit Warriors, I asked everyone to draw their inner gremlins. You know, the voice that says, "Oh yeah, but...


When Big Emotions Come Up
A friend of mine is writing a book where she includes rites of passage for different ages. She wrote to me and asked me, "How do you help...