I live in the lush, dense, dark, temperate rainforest of Western North Carolina. In the spring and summer, when the mountains explode with the green of trees, ferns, herbs, fungus and flowers, my husband and I like to explore the deep off-trail woods. There is…
Finding Balance in a Divided World
A RADICAL PATH TO WHOLENESS: EMBRACING THE MEDICINE OF DARK AND LIGHT
As we navigate the darker months of the global pandemic, I feel the unshakable recognition that darkness has great teachings to offer us. As a female dharma teacher, one who has navigated chronic illness, and who has been engaged in the heartbreak of environmental and social justice work for many years, I believe that darkness—literal and symbolic—has offered…