After building OpenSpace Mindfulness over two decades, I'm excited to share that I've also opened a clinical therapy practice in Washington - Rooted Path Therapy. This expansion feels like a natural homecoming. My background has always been deeply steeped in…
Desert Wisdom There's something about the desert that speaks directly to our capacity for resilience. Perhaps it's witnessing how life persists—how the juniper twists toward light through rock, how wildflowers emerge after the briefest rain, how the landscape itself has…
We're conditioned in so many ways to approach difficulties—our own and each other's—with a "fix it" mentality. How to Listen from James A. Pearson is a beautiful call to consider a different way of being. When we meet one another…
Redefinition when I say my heart breaks I mean it breaks like a wave— as if exhausted by its own separateness it gives itself back to the whole - Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer When Hearts Break Like Waves Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer…
The spring equinox is a beautiful reminder of balance- of the potent and liminal space between lunar and solar, dark and light, inner contemplation and outer expression. In spiritual traditions it’s understood as a fertile time for growth and transformation.…
For some January 1 marked the beginning of the new year, for others that recognition will come on the 29th, the lunar new year. However you understand this beginning, may you listen to the places and spaces of your heart…
Romjul - A Seasonal Package for Rest and Replenishment Romjul (Norwegian) is the period between Christmas and New Year's dedicated to reflection. Norwegians often celebrate Romjul by slowing down and socializing less. It is held as a time to rest…
Around this time last year I went down a rabbit hole into what’s known as friluftsliv* and swiftly decided to dedicate 2024 to its enjoyment. Literally translated as “free-air-life”, friluftsliv is the Nordic philosophy that encourages us to get outside…
I love Pádraig Ó Tuama's invitation in the poem, A Solstice Blessing, to remember our mirrored connections with the rest of the world, as well as to just rest. Enjoy. A Solstice Blessing By Pádraig Ó Tuama As night stretches here,…