The Epiphany Walk will be on Friday, January 6th.Laguna de Santa Rosa Trail @ Kelly Pond (Please dress for wet & cold weather) Dear Friends, Wow! Yes, we are here…2023!!!There is something so magical when the light shifts and the days become longer. The Laguna is one of my favorite places to see this transformation, […]
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Summer Solstice 2022: Not according to plan
There will be no walk this Summer Solstice. As we make another rotation around the sun and we approach the longest days of the year, many are getting back to life…summer music concerts, vacations, time with family and friends, planning activities in nature, dinners outside, and barbecues. For many, schedule books are getting full with […]
Oh, December…what gifts do you bring?
What gifts does December bring? As a Sunrise Walker, I am always amazed by the light in the early morning. Bathing in that light is always healing during Winter’s long nights and short days. I turn to Aldo Leopold for his understanding of the gifts of December. In A Sand County Almanac – With Essays on Conservation, […]
Flowering Tree Ceremony
“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth.”― Hermann Hesse This Equinox, I encourage you to find a tree that draws you. This tree could be in your home land, or in a local park or from your past. I like to […]
Contemplating the “Mother Tree” for Autumnal Equinox
Autumnal Equinox Sunrise Walk: Join us on September 22 at Laguna de Santa Rosa. We meet promptly at 6:50 am. Fall is a season for balancing light and dark, letting go, and accepting the impermanence of things. As we approach this Equinox, I find myself becoming drawn to the old oak trees at the opening of the […]
Mother Tree Ritual for the Autumnal Equinox Sunrise Walk
Mother Tree Ritual for the Autumnal Equinox
Summer Solstice, June 20th 2021
The summer solstice is a time of the apparent sun standing still. There are about three weeks when the sunrise only changes over several minutes. During this apparent “standing still” time, what do you want to contemplate, honor and walk with? Find out more about the connection between your body and time here: Can You […]
Finding Joy & Wonder in Spring
Dear Sunrise Walker Friends, I will not be leading a Sunrise Walk this Vernal Equinox due to Covid-19. The other day, a good friend came over, and we got to see my new puppy Chloe play with flowers. Some of the words that describe her are surprise, playfulness, energy and everything is new! This gave […]
Sacred Space Between Us
Dear Sunrise Walker Friends, I will not be leading a Sunrise Walk this January 6 Epiphany due to shelter-in-place. First, congratulations, you have made it through 2020. Not an easy year. We have all had to learn new ways of working, relating and being in the world. I am sure there are many times we all […]
Autumnal Equinox: Equal length of days and equal length of nights
Dear Sunrise Walkers, We are here at the door of the Autumnal Equinox: Equal length of days and equal length of nights. Amidst everything in the world right now, it might be difficult to take time to appreciate the changing of the seasons. The last couple of days I have been out at the Laguna to […]
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