Embodied Earth

Groundwater Healing + The Golden Stone Wisdom School It’s Summer Solstice week! May you let the light shine through every action you take this week. May you allow it to pour into all of your cells, soaking up warmth, joy, and possibility. May you feel the light, that is your true essence, shining forth your gifts for the world. May you celebrate the light that is you, and know yourself as part of the great oneness of light that illuminates this world. While we weave through challenging...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL A couple of weeks ago while a guiding some folks in my private membership space, I had the experience of receiving the light of the summer sun into my water body, feeling it dancing across the surface like late afternoon dappled light. It was such a simple and serene experience, but impacted me deeply. I could feel in an instant the way I am water, illuminated by light. How the elements of nature dance together inside of me, forming me, and...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL Multiple things can be true at once, even seemingly opposing things. And this email is an invitation into living paradox as a spiritual and relational practice. One example of living paradox is Time. In our 3D experience, time is linear, progressive, measurable and predictable. And also, there's extensive evidence in quantum physics that time is an illusion. It's always relative, born of our unique experiences and perceptions. Time isn’t...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL Hello Shining One, Today is the last day sitting inside the Solstice Portal, where the sun appears to be stationary in the sky for 3 days before initiating the gradual descent towards Winter. This is the time of year when the light reigns most fully, gracing our days with its longest presence. We receive more light right now. Which means we can often see things more clearly, or have something illuminated that once was hidden. Often this...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL This past weekend I spent the day in the woods with a sweet group of souls connecting with St. John’s Wort, and with the wisdom of the land. It was so sweet, and so good to be in community with heart-felt souls, the plants, and the forces of nature as a balm for these immensely disconcerting times. As I took the medicine of St. John’s Wort into my body, I could first feel the invitation to open my chest, to lay backwards across my sitting...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL Summer Solstice is almost here. We are less than 2 weeks away from the very top of the inhale in our yearly breath cycle, coming to its ripe bloom before the long, slow, exhale. So much light right now can feel energizing and uplifting. The sun gives us the capacity to do more, perhaps be more social, and awaken our joy and gratitude for the world around us. AND. One of the gifts of light is that it illuminates shadow. So much light can...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL We’re now under 4 weeks away from the brightest days of the year. And as the days elongate and seemingly speed up, I have to take extra care to slow down and tend to my body or anxiety can become my default state. The increase of light makes it more difficult for me to ground, and harder for me to sleep. It’s no coincidence that Peony called to partner with me during the first class of Plant Spirit Allyship. I could feel her calling to me...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL We had a beautiful start to Plant Spirit Allyship this past week, where every person was invited into relationship with a plant that wants to teach them, and guide them into their next layer of unfolding. The next level of healing, determined by the specific frequency that their plant holds. One person already shared, “I didn’t realize a relationship with a plant could feel so deep and so supportive.” I’m not exaggerating when I tell you...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL I remember vividly the first time a plant *really* communicated with me. Meaning, where I felt the unshakable knowing that I couldn't be making this up. Where it was a crystal clear experience happening to me, that felt utterly transformational and important. 17 years ago I was on a solo retreat, realizing that I may have to end the long-term partnership I was in, though I still very much loved this person. I was walking around a tiny pond...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL This will be short and sweet. Instead of something to read on the first Sunday of Spring, I'll offer you something to listen to. This past week I had a great conversation with April Jay Tasi on the "That What Spirit Said" podcast. Our convo naturally gravitated towards the Plants, as I often end up talking about them as a major part of my healing path and passion in the world. They were the first ones to land me back into a meaningful...

GROUNDWATER HEALING & THE GOLDEN STONE WISDOM SCHOOL As I write to you my fingertips are stain yellow by the resinous cottonwood buds I harvested earlier today, and the scent of cottonwood wafts up to greet me every now and again. I love this time of year because it heralds the promise of spring, and I get to work more closely with my plant friends. Cottonwood is always my first harvest of the year, and it feels so good to be out gathering again. (Please note - you never need to harvest the...