two children throwing beans at ogres for Japanese Bean Tossing Day
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Out with Demons! In with Happiness! Today is Setsubun!

Throw beans at the Demon, banishing him outside! Welcome happiness in for the coming year!  Oni Wa Soto! Fuku Wa Ichi! Japanese Bean Tossing Day is typically celebrated between Feb 2 – 4 (depending on the lunar calendar) and heralds the coming of Spring.   It typically falls on Feb 3rd, but in 2021, it is…

a friendly "welcome" sign, along with flowers and a tea pot
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How comfortable are your patients in your treatment room?

If you see patients or clients in person, you want them to feel welcome, and safe in your professional environment, and to be their authentic selves while with you.  I have a short course that will help you create a warm and inviting experience. This post addresses your physical space, and also your head space…

still water, light reflecting, contemplative peaceful waters
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Your Winter Water Mind

The pandemic may give you the nudge – or imperative-  to scale back your normal holiday activities and take advantage of a quieter-than-normal holiday season.  Here’s why you should go with that flow this year. Most importantly, it may keep you safe and help you avoid getting (or spreading) the Covid-19 virus. It may also help…

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This pandemic could help you resonate with natural winter rhythms

What we’re being asked to accept in Winter 2020 as a temporary normal may be closer to the natural rhythm of the seasons than we have ever wanted to acknowledge, accept or conform to. The pandemic is forcing us to re-think this Winter. Our challenge is to accept it, to rise to the need for…

a small magenta personal altar, called a zendohous, in honor of a family ancestor, with photo, flowers and other memorabilia
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Transforming loss & finding inspiration

How do we transform a loss without becoming lost in it? How do we find inspiration for daily life or the big issues? This post, the last in the series of Metal and the Fall, is about honoring the Spirit in grief and letting go, and also for inspiration. Grief is a normal emotion in…