Many years ago, I felt called to begin to offer some teachings on shamanism as part of my practice. I had years of training as a practitioner, and ample experience as a teacher (years in each of high school math, martial arts, and some spiritual practices) and this calling felt aligned and natural. One of my strengths as a teacher has always been how to present material in a way that is grounded, easy to understand, and accessible to students, and I felt confident in my ability to ground some...

Happy Gregorian new year everyone! I offer that cheer genuinely, but also acknowledge that basically everyone I've spoken to about their transition from 2025 to 2026 has been pretty non-plussed about it all. It feels as if even the hope of newness has faded as we've been beat up by such constant turmoil and awfulness, without reason to believe things shall improve simply because we've flipped calendar pages. (what a start to this post! 😂) It may sound wildly incongruent to the times, but I...

Welcome to the season of transformation. The season of letting go, of finding beauty at the end of life, of faith and trusting in the...