Dear friends, as this tumultuous political season comes to a head in a few days, I sit looking out over a flaming red, orange and yellow (yes, all on the same tree) sugar maple tree in Ohio. The trees are in their Autumnal glory, spectacular in their last gasp before the winter winds blow away … Continue reading Bi-regional
A Love Affair
I am having a torrid and wild love affair. It's with a mountain range. I live at the tail end of the Rockies, in Northern New Mexico. We are the last stop before the range slims down and disappears somewhere above Santa Fe. As I walk along her Ponderosa trails, the intoxicating smells of vanilla … Continue reading A Love Affair
Sabbath Retreat at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
Come to the Desert and save your body and soul. The Desert Mothers and Fathers of the 4th century came away to the Egyptian desert to build their hermitages and monasteries. For them, in the turmoil of the Christian empire and the wars sweeping the continents, the desert was a place of majestic vistas, silence … Continue reading Sabbath Retreat at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
Finding our Way Home in 2024
Photo by Darrell Fraser on Pexels.com Perhaps you are saying "good riddance" to 2023. Or maybe there were breakthroughs and challenges that you overcame and you are eager for what is possible, even as we stand poised on the brink of 2024. My little belief is that the soul is always calling each of us … Continue reading Finding our Way Home in 2024
Soul Tending and human stages of development
Dear Readers, It has indeed been a very long time since I've communicated. A lot has happened since I last published a post. I have taken a summer herbal medicine intensive, sent my bees to a new home, packed up a household, sold many belongings, pared down my life and moved to a 600 square … Continue reading Soul Tending and human stages of development
Anita Amstutz 