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We have extended our FLASH SALE for Rituals of Nourishment! : : 50% for the entire (Canadian) Thanksgiving Weekend! Rituals of Nourishment 4 Week Online Class October 25, 2016 – November 15, 2016 In this richly layered, self-paced class, we will explore ways we can center, befriend, and tend our bodies and heart. We will […]
This week we asked some of our Menopause Mentors to share their thoughts on our theme of sustain. Here are their words of wisdom, and a couple of beautiful book recommendations: “In this week’s theme of what sustains us in life and in menopause, I want to share with you one of mine. Bread! Baking […]
How do you feel about becoming an elder? As you age, do you perceive yourself as growing into a new and valued role? When you say “I am becoming an elder,” how does it feel? Does it ring true? Does the word ‘elder’ have a positive meaning to you? In some traditional societies, aged people […]
A funny thing happens when we hit the menopausal years. We have been cruising along, usually feeling in top form intellectually and in our careers, and then little by little this fog starts to creep in under the doors. Often it starts with this: “Will you please bring me the…. the…. um…. the thingy!” Word […]
This week at Vivid, our theme is sustain. We ask the question, what sustains you? Reflecting on sustenance, I am drawn to consider what changes for us energetically at midlife. When choosing an image to symbolize this week’s theme, this hearth with its glowing coals spoke deeply to me. Have you learned how to build, […]
Instead of our usual Vivid Conversations podcast this week, we’re sharing a mini-podcast – five minutes of conversation between Annagrace and Bronwyn, where we talk about the potential beauty and satisfaction in simple daily domestic practices, and tell you a bit more about our upcoming course, Rituals of Nourishment. There’s a special discount for podcast […]
Today we are so proud to begin a new feature on the blog. As our beautiful Vivid network grows, we will be featuring our Menopause Mentors from around the world on these pages. Kim is our first featured Menopause Mentor and we are so happy to introduce her! Hello Beautiful VIVID Women, I am Kim […]
We have some celestial sounds and voices on this week’s playlist from Bronwyn. Put on a cozy sweater and your headphones and go for a walk with this playlist as twilight comes on.
For most of us, for all of our adult lives, we have experienced the rhythmic monthly cycling of our bodies. The cycles of our bodies are mirrored by the cycles of the moon. Sometimes our cycles even align with the moon cycles. I know that I have taken comfort in this reflection of my own […]
Patience by Mary Oliver What is the good life now? Why, look here, consider the moon’s white crescent rounding, slowly, over the half month to still another perfect circle – the shining eye that lightens the hills, that lays down the shadows of the branches of the trees, the summons the flowers to open their […]
The whole experience was five-star deluxe… I’m so happy I was part of this beautiful retreat!
- Nicola Ghersen, 2013 & 2015 Retreat Participant
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