Daily Menopause Wisdom: Age Inappropriate!

Daily Menopause Wisdom: Age Inappropriate!

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 […]

The Tantra of Menopause

The Tantra of Menopause

“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 […]

All Week: Sex in 3D

All Week: Sex in 3D

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 […]

Vivid Conversations on Orcas and Pearls

Vivid Conversations on Orcas and Pearls

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, […]

Daily Wisdom: Mindfulness Meditation for Menopause

Daily Wisdom: Mindfulness Meditation for 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 […]

Daily Wisdom: Celebrating Menopause

Daily Wisdom: Celebrating Menopause

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 […]

Awaken the Senses ~ Orcas and Pearls

Awaken the Senses ~ Orcas and Pearls

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 […]

Orcas and Pearls – Diving Deep

Orcas and Pearls – Diving Deep

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, […]