Stomping The Hardpan of Arizona's Sonoran Desert

Stomping The Hardpan of Arizona's Sonoran Desert

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That’s RoZie Grrl and Me, somewhere way out West, enjoying our Winter Break. Per the tune, we like to go where the sun is shinin’ through the pourin’ rain, goin’ where the weather suits our clothes. Banking off of the southwest winds and sailing on a Winter breeze, this year, because of pesky Covid-19, we won’t be skippin’ over the ocean like a stone. Fortunately, Turtle Island — the name some indigenous tribes use when referring to North America — offers its own exotic spaces, places like Arizona’s Sonoran Desert and The Chihuahua Desert of New Mexico. We have a few more stories to tell of our recent walkabouts, but happy to be turning the boat towards home and excited to kick off the 2021 Retreat Season with our Winter Noble Silence Meditation Retreat Weekend February 26th-28th one month from today. Because we’re staying safely spaced and deeply sound out in the backwoods of Michigan during the healing of the worldwide virus threat, there are only a few spots left for this first gathering. We’ll be back next week with registration information for The Blue Herons Nature Immersive the weekend of March 26th-28th, The Spring Noble Silence Meditation Retreat the weekend of April 30th-May 2nd, and other cool classes and gatherings throughout 2021.

Happy New Year 2021

Happy New Year 2021

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Happy New Year All! We hope the end of a challenging 2020 and beginning of 2021 finds you well and encouraged. We’re taking part in a virtual meditation retreat this week with my teacher Shinzen Young and had a chance to spend some time out West over the Holidays. Above is my dog RoZie contemplating the gypsum dunes and wide open skyline of White Sands National Park in southern New Mexico. During our Winter Break this month, we’ll be posting a weekly travelogue, and looking forward to finally finding the time to tell stories like RoZie’s, on how a Vizsla became our trusted “Haver” this year — Hungarian for buddy, pal or crony. We’ll also be back in February for Spring and Summer Retreat Planning, private lessons and individual visits, and look forward to kicking off the 2021 Year of Healing and Health with our Winter Noble Silence Meditation Retreat Weekend February 26th-28th. Look for The Return of The Blue Herons, yoga weekends, the full Ceremonial weekend overnight schedule and other Spring offerings later this month. Until then, stay well. And grateful for the gift of Life!

Merry Christmas + Happy Chanukkah + Holidays 2020

Merry Christmas + Happy Chanukkah + Holidays 2020

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Advent

There in the wintry forest the wind blows

a flock of snowflakes like a shephard,

and many a fir-tree guesses how soon

it will be pious with Holy Lights,

and listens. Toward the white path

it stretches out its branches, ready, 

and braving the wind and growing toward

that One Night of Glory. 

-Reiner Maria Rilke