Grief and Praise

0 votesHere’s a Gem on the Medicine of Grief and Praise from the magnificent Martín Prechtel, a half Swiss-American, half Canadian Cree Gem of a Man who grew up with the Santo Domingo People of New Mexico before finding his … Continued

Nuche – a People of Substance, the Ute Nation

4 votesSpending time with different peoples can not only reveal their Beauty, their Challenges, and their Wisdom, but also reveals aspects of our own way of being that we may take for granted. This is a Story about the Nuche, … Continued

Full-Spectrum Bio-Harmonic Intelligence

0 votesFull Spectrum Bio-Harmonic Intelligence There are profound differences between living organisms and machines. We are designed for full spectrum bio-harmonic intelligence, where the entirety of our capacities reflect emergent qualities growing synergistically in the full spectrum of our Aliveness. … Continued

Natural Versus Adversarial Parenting

0 votesI first learned of Jean Liedloff’s wonderful book, The Continuum Concept,  from someone attending one of my workshops in which I was telling stories about my experiences around childhood and parenting in a very remote Zapotec village where a friend … Continued

How Childhood Impacts Health

0 votesDr. Vincent Felitti, M.D. became world famous for his work at Kaiser Permanente’s Preventative Medicine clinic. He had incredible success at helping patients lose weight, overcome addictions and adopt positive health habits. Then something very surprising began to happen: … Continued

What is RIGHT about Addiction?

1 voteWhat’s right about addiction?  This is a strange way to frame a question about addiction, isn’t it? It’s a question I never asked in twenty-five years of critical care nursing. When I started teaching in 2009 and got challenged … Continued

Connection and Authenticity

0 votes“Healthy Attachment is the interactive regulation of emotions and the ability to go to others to experience and share joy. It is the emotional availability of the caregiver in infancy.” Dr. Allan N. Schore (the link is active for … Continued

Grow in Aliveness

0 votesHow do we Grow in Aliveness? How do we shape the Invitation that our Life unfolds in? How does our Aliveness touch the Aliveness which surrounds us? Feel it. It is very SIMPLE. Sometimes too simple. It lays us … Continued

Spirituality – Spirare – To Breathe

1 voteSpirituality-Spirare-To Breathe The word “spirituality” comes from the Latin spirare, “to breathe.” What’s the connection between “spirituality” and “breathing”? Grab a New Testament and look up what is translated as “Holy Spirit” and you’ll discover two words: pneuma: “breath, … Continued