Gayatri Devi (Vedanta Centre photo)
Psychology and Mythology Spirituality

A Spiritual Path with Heart

Gayatri Devi was close to sixty when I met her in the 1970s. She was small,…

Family and Friends Psychology and Mythology

Healing the Wounds Made Us Friends for Life

Last week, I came home from town to find Pat sitting on my back porch.…

Family and Friends Health

Let’s Talk about What Matters: What’s for Dinner?

Bowls of ripe San Marzano tomatoes flashed red alert on my back porch table. I tried…

Elaine Willow woods
Nature Psychology and Mythology

Active Imagination: Facing the Inner Critic

After moving to our land in 1972, I often walked the trail heading south through…

Spirituality

10 Ways to Create Sacred Space Every Day

1. Silence: Begin your day with silence, even if only five minutes. Focus on this…

Bereavement and End of Life Psychology and Mythology

Letting Go of Fear

I lie in darkness under warm blankets. Willow snoozes on her bed on the floor.…

Paul Brunton, Vic, and David in the garden
My Land and Home Nature Spirituality

Gardening is a Spiritual Practice

We walked through a maze of flowered paths in Montreux, Switzerland. My husband Vic rolled a…

Vic's Italian hands, 1991
Bereavement and End of Life Creativity Family and Friends

A Gift of Love Delivered Long after His Death

My TEDx talk has over 50,000 viewers. The numbers keep growing. I'm glad it continues…

Vic and Elaine
Bereavement and End of Life Psychology and Mythology

Is There a Time Limit on Love?

A woman told me people seem uncomfortable when she mentions her dead husband. “My husband would have…

My Land and Home Spirituality

How is a Buddhist Monk like a Butterfly?

I don’t grasp the subtleties of Buddhist philosophic teachings or understand the mechanics of flight,…