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I’m a little bit tired of all the advice, the do’s and don’ts, the little comments, the magazine articles, all telling me, a woman at menopause, what is appropriate for a “woman my age.” Are you tired too? What if you had permission to do/dress/be in whatever way most fed your spirit, whatever way lit […]
Yes, you do. You deserve to take up the space you need in the world. I have noticed an interesting thing happening in my life over the last couple of years of menopause. I am no longer willing to sacrifice my comfort for trivial reasons. After a lifetime of turning my attention to other people’s […]
“That which is not in the body is not in the universe.” ~N.N. Bhattacarya, History of the Tantric Religion. I can’t say that I’ve ever felt completely at home in my body and sexuality, not fully at home in the way that I yearn for. But I will say that I am close, very close […]
Shadows and Sovereignty There’s a picture over my desk of a wind-bent pine tree leaning over a seaside cliff. To most people it’s just a black and white rendering of the coast. It’s beautiful but it’s not anything out of the ordinary. As I’ve sat before it, though, these last few weeks of writing and […]
This week’s conversation was a watery wandering that found its own logic and rhythm despite technical difficulties, snoring pugs, and (if you listen carefully) crying children (who were being lovingly cared for by their father.) Listen in as Annagrace and Bronwyn explore the watery depths, the ancestral wisdom of whales, the survival value of menopause, […]
The journey of menopause can disturb our equilibrium. We may find ourselves subject to new fears and anxieties that seem to arise from nowhere. We are changing and growing, our lives are changing, our bodies and psyches are changing ~ what are the best tools for coping with this change with equanimity? Mindfulness meditation is […]
Last month I shared my own menopause story with you – at least a bit of it. There is no doubt in my mind that sharing our stories is tremendously healing and empowering. The stories around our reproductive lives are especially powerful, and, in our society, especially difficult to tell. It is an understatement to […]
In our culture, menopause is a private business, not something to be celebrated. We devote very little energy as a society towards celebrating the feminine passages – and menopause especially is often ignored or denigrated. I don’t just want to change this a little. I don’t just want to make menopause into something a little […]
Sight For your visual pleasure we have collected a veritable treasure trove of beauty. Pour yourself another coffee and breathe deeply into this ebb and flow. Sound What better soundtrack for this week than the sounds of the sea? We love to fall asleep to this. It’s almost as good as being able to open […]
For your listening pleasure, as we contemplate women’s wisdom and diving deep – this is a CBC documentary from 2007: The Sea Women (Oct. 2007 Encore) South Korea’s “sea women” have been harvesting commercial treasures from the ocean floor since the 4th century. With only a few tools and fishing baskets slung over their shoulders, […]
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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