Greetings, Do you know where Glasgow is? It’s in Scotland. Do you know why I mention it in the title? It’s where the UN Climate Change Conference will be held starting soon at the end of the month and continuing into November. Above is Glasgow’s Pollock Park, voted the best park in Europe 2008. What
Today is the Autumn Equinox which allows you to balance deeply in your spirit. September 22 is when there is equal light and dark. Nature balances herself and gives you the cosmic energy to do so also. Two days earlier was the Harvest full moon. The fourth full moon of the summer, it’s called the
You know that the climate is now in crisis. You might have even personally experienced it. The extreme heat on both coasts of America, wildfires in California, Siberia, Greece, and Turkey, and flash floods in Europe and China all attest to it. I hope that the above picture of the waterfall with bougainvillea is pleasing
October is here. You are really into autumn with its joys of brisk days and cooler nights. Gone are the lazy hazy days of summer. Your plans that you made a while back are coming into focus. Goals are moving towards fulfillment. The air is filled with the aroma of cinnamon, apple cider, and pumpkin
Greetings and thank you for joining me. This video meditation is in honor of the Autumn Equinox, September 22nd, when there is equal day and night, light and darkness. Take advantage of nature’s rhythms to find your own inner balance, as expressed by the above begonias. These past months have been filled with uncertainty and
Greetings and thank you for joining me now for this meditation celebrating Earth Day and our dear blue green planet. We thank Mother Earth for this sacred time and space. May this healing be for the greatest good. April 22nd is the 50th anniversary of the 1st Earth Day in 1970. I was there. Were you? Were
Hello and greetings, Thank you for joining me now. Collaborating with nature’s powerful rhythm, this meditation is being recorded on the full moon in April. It is a pink full supermoon. Pink because the Native Americans in Eastern North America saw the creeping phlox starting to bloom pink and supermoon due to its proximity to
Oprah and Deepak let me know that May is National Meditation Month! Yes, I received an email from them and so want to pass on the good news to you. Meditation certainly deserves a whole month of acknowledgement. In fact, it deserves your whole life. When you learn how to savor each moment, be mindful
Yes, it’s Earth Month. By now, you know how crucial it is to be aware of your old routines and change them into new ones that support sustainable living from the local to the global scale. Last autumn the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a study which gives us 20 years to reverse emission
A few years ago I was in Vermont. Usually it is cooler there than in New Jersey but it was hot and humid. A rash developed on my neck that was impossible to get rid of. Upon my return, my dermatologist told me that I had an allergy to the sun!?! What? That sounded really
View from Greenwood Garden’s Terrace It’s June with all the accompanying celebrations of the month: weddings, Father’s Day, graduations. AND on the 21st, it’s Nature’s great celebration of the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year! A joyous heralding of the season of fun, happiness and laughter. Traditionally we all rejoice – school
Earth Day is Every Day Now! Official Earth Day is April 22nd but as we all can agree, we need to make earth day every day now! Arctic ice is melting and forcing cold air south. After the tumultuous winter in the northeast of America due to 4 nor’easters and everywhere else around the globe
I sit here writing this in between nor’easters and attending events for Women’s History month and for International Women’s Day on the 8th. I had the privilege of being invited to several at the United Nations’ headquarters in NYC. Some photos of the wonderful gatherings are below! As Mother Earth has been churning, so
Savitri Around the World Please allow me to share with you an event of great love and aspiration that is taking place now. The Opening Ceremony for the Olympics in Pyeongchang with its singing of “Imagine” was certainly another global expression of this hope. The complete continuous reading of the longest poem in the English
Happy New Year to you! We are still in the 1st month of the year and you may just still be setting your goals. But since everything starts with an intention, here is why you should set intentions rather than goals and resolutions for 2018! As a child, you were told to make a list
Is making holiday magic too much for you? I certainly know this feeling. I host so many gatherings in the previous months that by the time December is here, it is no longer fun. I am grateful to be able to do this and have a loving family but it certainly is a lot to
Gratitude is The Attitude Gratitude is an emotion that resonates deeply inside you. It makes you feel good, hopeful, and connected to others. Allow yourself to give thanks for your life. It’s all amazing grace. Feel gratitude and smile. Here are 3 ways you can invite more gratitude into your life. Connect with nature. Appreciate
“Embracing Earth” Due to the extreme climate we have experienced recently around the globe, I was inspired to record “Embracing Earth” a 20 minute audio meditation with music. You will revitalize yourself and our planet while intimately feeling your own connection with nature. Enjoy a preview of several tracks below: Here are a few quotes
