Looking back on 2020
As we enter 2021, it was important for me to reflect back on 2020, a year when we had our routines and lives turned upside down. I have been journaling regularly now for over 20 years, and have a large storage container of journals I have kept over those years. I have two journals from […]
Run from what’s comfortable!
It was September 15, 2008, the year of the financial collapse and the US housing market crisis, when I arrived in London England. It was the eve of the London bankers, Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and the streets were strangely quiet. The events of September 2008 were reflecting the seismic shifts in my own life. I […]
The courage to see what is.
In certain spiritual traditions, the union of knowledge with compassion is wisdom. When I speak of knowledge, it is self-knowledge that is the greatest gift and power. When we look at ourselves from a place of compassion or caring, we dare to see clearly what is happening in our lives. And yet often there is […]
The value of an airtight container
As a lifelong learner, I would like to share a snapshot of my journey as a student in academia. I started my science degree at the University of New Brunswick when I was 17 years old, living at home with a support network around me, where everything was familiar- friends, home, family, etc. After 2 […]
The Power of Breath
This summer I had a dream, a dream of gifts given from my spiritual teacher, Mary-Anne. In the dream, I and my colleague are seeking a spiritual gift, more research for our work in the world, a sign that will help us in our service. I walk into a brightly lit room where my teacher […]
Walk with Angels
I have just returned from a remarkable walk out in the cool air, with skies reflecting the fires that rage along the west coast of the US. I like to take walks where I don’t think about the future or the past, walking solely in the moment of my unfolding experience. I wait to see […]
Start Now
As a student of yoga, drawn by my curiosity and inner longing, I learned from my devoted and wise teachers to honour the process, a feminine aspect that identifies time with a spiral instead of the industrial model of linear time. The spiral takes us on a journey inwards and then outwards and that is […]
Leaping into space
I have just returned from one night in the mountains, a short drive from Calgary. Leaving a city under construction was a relief, even if it is for one night. I am curious about being deeply immersed in nature as I spend much of the year indoors due to cold weather- winter sometimes arrives in […]
The Power of Intention
The other day I was out walking on a favourite trail around the Glenmore Reservoir, where flora and fauna, rich with wildlife lives in harmony. It was a beautiful day in Calgary and I was joined by many others seeking solace in nature. I have been thinking of ways to support students at this time, […]
The Power of Will
I am on an email list of past cohort graduate students, hosted by our former prof, David Jones, a powerful story teller and yogi. While studying with him we were fortunate to be transported each day of class to higher states of mind with stories of avatars, gurus and mystics. He continues to this day, […]