Fresh from a morning of paddling, strolling around palm-fringed beaches, and snorkeling on surrounding coral reef, our group of 11 sea kayakers sat under a cane shelter on the edge of a large white sand beach on an island in… Read More ›
Nature
Selfish Metaphors in Nature
“You can notice clouds floating by…but you are not those clouds.” Ken Wilber A true Witness to nature views without imposing themselves onto a majestic scene, an earthly event, or a mysterious place. It’s the mark of an accomplished spiritual… Read More ›
Ten Ways to Wake Up Your Nature Awareness
We live on a remarkable planet that manifests its brilliance through nature, yet modern life constantly creates barriers and distractions that numb us to this glory. Waking up one’s nature awareness is a process of sharpening all of our senses… Read More ›
Watching Energy in Ice: Nature’s Version of “Frozen”
A winter walk taps into engaging energies of renewal, focus, and just plain wonder! ________________________________________________________________ Today, as I often do, I went for a walk in the nature of the preserve next door. I can, if I choose, walk the… Read More ›
Outside Antidotes to the Winter Blues by Kara Douglas
As a yoga teacher and naturalist, one of the most important questions I ask my students every winter is, “How often are you spending time outside?” For those of us who enjoy hibernation, long winter hours of darkness aren’t so… Read More ›
On the Cusp with Conifers
“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The structure of a needle of a conifer tree is surely one of natures most simply perfect designs. Compared with the diverse foliar expression… Read More ›
Practicing Patience is for the Birds, at Cape St. Mary’s, Newfoundland
The fog at Cape St. Mary’s, Newfoundland, doesn’t so much gently roll in as it stampedes like a crowd of Black Friday shoppers through just-unlocked doors of a big box store. Like shoppers rushing and pushing their way through store… Read More ›
On Fruitless Searches for Resplendent Quetzals
“Failure is an experience in which the universe feels compelled to grab someone by their hair and whip them in an altogether different direction because they simply aren’t listening!” Elizabeth Lyons “Peace comes within. Do not seek it without.” Buddha… Read More ›
My Cup Runneth Over with Andean Condors
I think that almost every zoo I’ve ever visited has had an Andean Condor. It’s a huge and striking bird that displays well; it’s mostly black with a ruff of white feathers surrounding the base of the neck and, especially… Read More ›
“I Blog for the Trees” and other “Deep Thoughts in Deep Snow”
There’s something about immersing myself in a heavy snowfall that stimulates clarity in thinking for me. I don’t mean skiing, or shoveling, or building snowmen in it. I mean immersion as in wading around in it, breathing it in, and alternately… Read More ›
