My Question for Spike Lee, and My Message to White People
The seed for my question was actually planted in 2003 in Vermont, when my first assignment as a student-teacher was to teach the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I took great responsibility in teaching what felt like a racist book.
Growing Pains During the Covid-19 Pandemic
I’m sure many folks are learning about themselves right now—I’m not alone. These are the hot spots that surfaced for me:
The Graces of Illness and Fear: An Offering from Me to You
Experiencing any degree of fear is human; aligning with peace is an efforted ongoing choice, and worth it.
Newsflash: For People Tired of the News
A poem for these current times..
“Hi! — Are You in There?”
The first question Michael Singer likes to ask is: “Hi– Are you in there?” The answer from his readers is always “yes”. His next question is then: “Who are you?” … and that’s where the slope gets slippery.
Romantic Haunts
When describing my love for this building to a friend, she gasped: “Oh that’s so romantic!”
Emotion, memory, and smell are all connected in the brain. I feel lucky that I can achieve some emotional aromatherapy as needed while on the job.
The Right Book for a New Decade
He was about to fly to his operation, when he asked himself: “What am I doing? I just spent months and months studying ancient healing with shamans in the Amazon.” He got off the airplane, and never had the operation.
The Earthing Movie Documents Free and Potent Medicine
The Earthing Movie documents what we can all experience. The Earth’s electromagnetic field instantly aligns with ours on a subatomic level: It grounds us and re-calibrates us, like a chiropractic adjustment to our invisible energy system. (Ask any quantum physicist the value of energy!)
Why I Call My New Program “Walking Like Tigers”
Photo credit: Hannah Caterino If you ever watched a video of a tiger walk, you can see how every step is intentional-- deliberate, paced, and focused. Relaxed, strong, and beautiful. As someone who lives with autoimmune disease, I strive to embody this daily. I lead...
The Creative Collaboration Between Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
(Photo credit: Vermont Humanities Council) Early this month, I had the sudden opportunity to attend a talk given by U.S. Congressman John Lewis-- Sometimes we have the opportunity to experience a living legend.. Congressman Lewis is one of the group of Civil Rights...