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The Temple Door, Drozda, Mixed Media on board, 1998, Private Collection<\/span><\/p>\n

we see through<\/span>
\n each other’s eyes<\/span>
\n experience together<\/span>
\n I see what you saw<\/span>
\n a gecko a sailboat a sunset<\/span>
\n a moth a flower a tree<\/span>
\n a child in his mother’s arms<\/span>
\n projected<\/span>
\n perceived<\/span><\/h4>\n

Jasper Lotus Hawkins<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Welcome to the first week of our October art\/life trail ride. The turn on the path is evident. As we look around we notice that we are entering \u2018another world\u2019. The landscape is shifting and changing even as we make our way along the narrowed opening leading us through the West Gate and into the naturally quieting time of the year. All around transition is underway. We are moving down and in\u2026think canyon.\"canyon1\"<\/span><\/h4>\n

We are entering a passage and with that the opportunity to pull inward and breathe deeply the aroma of lichen and moss, falling leaves crunching under foot as our faithful steed nods and snorts \u2026signaling change up ahead. There is a raining down of sun soaked leaves and the canopy spreads wide to reveal a floating world. Sit up and look around. Notice the transformation.<\/span><\/h4>\n

In the first week of each moon\/month walk I like to share a teaching method from some of my favorite workshops and studios. This past weekend a group of us gathered for a Fall Equinox Celebration Retreat. <\/span><\/h4>\n

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Fall Retreat Find, Lynne Moffit, 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

We came together to welcome in the shift in energy that fall naturally brings. We were fortunate to experience a number of techniques that helped us tap into balance. <\/span><\/h4>\n

While on your art\/life trail ride it\u2019s wise to keep tools at the ready that support a return to balance \u2018just as you need them\u2019. In that spirit I include several of the powerfully simple techniques brought to us by Linda Reddington, Energy Healer.<\/span><\/h4>\n

ENERGY MEDICINE TIPS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

DAILY ENERGY ROUTINE<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

4 Thumps:<\/strong> Tap firmly 7-10 times\u2026Cheeks, Collar bone spot, Tarzan-chest, Sides of body: 2″ below underarm.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Zip Up<\/strong>: from pubic bone to your lower lip (Protect your energy field)<\/span><\/h4>\n

Connecting Heaven and Earth:<\/strong> Flat palms, one up one down while you stretch the \u201cup\u201d arm toward heaven as you hold a breath, hands to prayer position as you switch sides, do 2, then bend at waist and stay there for 2 breaths, do figure 8\u2019s as you return to prayer position.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Celtic Weave:<\/strong> palms facing in front of you about 6 inches apart, then brush hands to release energy, palms on either side of your head, then bring elbows in and start figure 8\u2019s as you stir up your energies from head to toe.\u00a0\u00a0 Roll energy up your body and scoop it into your heart.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Heaven Rushing In:<\/strong>\u00a0 Prayer position and then open your arms wide, palms up as you give gratitude and accept all the wisdom and love the universe offers.\u00a0 Scoop it into your heart or any spot that needs an energy boost of love.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Explore more on the beautiful balancing that can come with Tapping<\/a>:\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

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In Love with Possibility<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Don’t you Love that many of us have been quietly preparing the way for the Experience of the inward turn? It makes so much sense and it comes so effortlessly.\u00a0There is support for the way that the path now spirals in and down.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Here are additional resources to support us in finding our still point:<\/span><\/h4>\n
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    The Here-Os Journey<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      The Thirteen Original Clan Mothers<\/a> by Jamie Sams<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        The World Enough and Time<\/a> by Christian McEwen\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        \u00a0FINDING YOUR NORTH STAR<\/span><\/h3>\n

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        This week on the trail ride we look up to locate the North Star. \u00a0When\u00a0traveling into a new territory we are smart to have a way to track our journey. For our inward turn on the art\/life trail we\u2019ll visualize the North Star being inside. It\u2019s the part of us that holds the vision, passion and drive to be on the trail in the first place.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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        The Center must be known and held.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

        \"CarolChewning_medicine<\/a>Stitched Circle, Carol Chewning, Solar dyed fabric, 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

        There\u2019s no point in following any path, no matter how closely it resonates to your true calling, unless and until you actively engage with the deepest widest relationship with your sweet \u2018never-to-be-repeated-self\u2019.<\/span><\/h4>\n

        October each year prepares you for what is coming to meet you in the year ahead.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

        Be conscious of the areas of your art\/life where you are interested in pushing your roots deeper. We\u2019ll be applying focus over the coming six moon\/months and come spring equinox you’ll be ready to take wing, like an eagle, and soar above the battlefields.<\/span><\/h4>\n

        The deep feminine nature\u2026that we will track\u00a0as the trail ride carries us into the moon\/months ahead\u2026has a fierce desire to soothe and nurture. The deep feminine instinctively taps you into the best of what ‘tough love’ represents…the ability to carry on and stay the course.<\/span><\/h4>\n

        Ask yourself:<\/span><\/h4>\n

        How does being fierce influence my own self-care?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

        Am I able to say yes when I mean to say yes and no when I mean to say no?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

        Am I willing to break apart the addictive distractions that keep me away from my healthiest roots?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

        Tension comes to meet me to support my commitment to staying on my path. Muscles tense to keep me in the saddle\u2026like that…so natural.<\/span><\/h4>\n

        What is your take-away for this week on the art\/life trail ride? Leave a comment here or on Facebook, make journal notes throughout this month so you can come back and refresh the path come spring… and be open to the winding of the path down, down, down into the canyon ahead…we’re finding roots…our true nature.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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        Speaking of true nature and going in and down to visit the roots…all this week and next the Global Summit: Women Who Love with Wisdom & Power<\/a>\u00a0hosted by Medea Chechik continues…each day a new 30 minute interview with one of her 12 invited guests is posted on the We Evolve TV link<\/a>…simply register for free access to much good healthy trail munch…food for thought. My interview with Medea airs next Wednesday, October 7…I hope that you will tune in<\/a> and help me celebrate a ‘scenic overview’ on my art\/life trail. Mark your calendar now.<\/span><\/h4>\n

        \u2026see you next week.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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