Sacred Arts Workshop- 6 mOOns in
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Sacred Arts Workshop- 6 mOOns in

This year I've disappeared down the wonderful rabbit hole of Sacred Arts- 13 mOOns. We are nearly at the mid point, the perfect place to stop and pause.

So far we have explored: Space Holding, Pacha Mama, Archetypes & Symbols, Bone Wisdom, Lunar Wisdom, Cycles

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8 Guides for Exquiste Self Care
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8 Guides for Exquiste Self Care

Recently I was asked to create a self-care plan. I kind of stumbled over the plan, imagining a schedule or timetable just didn't work for me. So I decided to base my plan on a set of principles or guides, to keep it adaptive and centered around the point- my needs, as they exist in any one moment, fluid and cyclic. What I need depends upon my energy to start with, the time of month and season, what  is going on in my life and so on. I decided it would be more useful to have a way of connecting with these things, staying in dialogue with myself and what is needed and adapting as I go…

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Reflections on the Sketchbook Challenge- Days 11- 20
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Reflections on the Sketchbook Challenge- Days 11- 20

I'm 20 days into this challenge, and the craziest thing- I'm already contemplating my next challenge (more on that later)- I think I might need an intervention. What do you think? Meanwhile the yoga mat is somewhat neglected ;)

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Reflections on the Sketchbook Challenge- first 10 days
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Reflections on the Sketchbook Challenge- first 10 days

When I start these challenges I wonder about my sanity- committing to add something else to my already overflowing plate. Yet there is this way that the challenges push me to do a daily practice which I can not maintain daily except for these short stints. And with daily practice come growth, just a little, bit by bit growth, but it adds up; I don't see it daily but at the end of the 30 days there's a small body of work that stretched the muscles, found new ways and explored the edges.

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