Recently, I was interviewed by Project Illum, a team working to create an eco-healing retreat center in a the village of Jafre in Spain. They inquired about the nature of my work and what I wish to see in a project of that scale. I posted this interview here, on my blog, as I thought … Continue reading »
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Holy Mo-lay (Mole)
Cacao pods and cacao beans in their raw form For many years I have been a chocolate devotee. Fortunately, as I have aged, I have learned the deeper layers to this amazing plant ally. What started as a young addiction to over-sugared Cadbury eggs has now turned into a full-fledged reverence for the cacao tree … Continue reading »
Long-lost, Long-leaf: The Return of a Forgotten Forest?
An old-growth stand of Long-leaf pine (Florida?) She was 92 million acres total before the early European colonizers began to cut her trees down or to tap into her resin for turpentine and rosen. She stretched from coastal Virginia to Florida and from Florida to Texas. What is left of her, you may ask — … Continue reading »
Reflections on the SE Women’s Herbal Conference
*all pictures are from the 2011 conference Women gather at the lake The Southeast Women’s Herbal Conference, held in early Fall just outside of Asheville, NC, just completed its 8th conference stewarding women as they strive for wellness in their own lives and in their communities. I have been waiting about 5-6 years go to … Continue reading »
Lessons from the Tropics
View from the edge of the caldera in El Valle As the plane began to pick up speed on the run-way, the woman next to me closed her eyes and marked her upper body with the sign of the cross — shoulder to shoulder, brow to heart. Dios mio, here we go… The day before, … Continue reading »
The City That Care Forgot
New Orleans, the Big Easy…also known as The City That Care Forgot… I visited New Orleans once again this past weekend. I was raised there for four years when I was in grade school and my father’s ancestry goes way back in New Orleans. So, every time I visit, I unveil a new layer of … Continue reading »
Running into the Gulf
I sat by a small man all the way to New Orleans from Meridian, MS. This small man, no taller than 3 feet proceeded to get drunk and call me sweet-pea and baby. Across the row from me was a young man of 24 riding down from Charlotte, NC to Picayune, LA to get his … Continue reading »
Wabi Sabi South
The Romans and the Greeks loved the idea of beauty and perfection while Japan and parts of the East were more smitten with the concepts of impermanence, imperfection, and incompleteness. You’ve seen that perfect statue of David — he’s chiseled, naked, and just a perfect specimen of masculinity and a fixed embodiment of Western mythology. … Continue reading »
Big Sur’s Key to My Heart
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ~ Rumi This quote was written on a heart-shaped piece of paper at the Big Sur bakery. The piece of paper had fallen out of my friend’s notebook. I took … Continue reading »
Old Journal Entry – Thailand Dec 2007- Jan 2008
Returning from traveling abroad, I have resumed my normal routine…with the subtle shift in my energetics. Thailand continues to whisper her lessons in my ear as I walk through San Francisco’s streets. Thailand is a land of great beauty — it’s soil is still rich and giving. Urbanized areas are teetering on the cusp of … Continue reading »
