We must never lose compassion, our ability to see ourselves as relatives with all of life. It is especially important that we cultivate powerful roots in our interconnection while facing dehumanizing and harmful situations.

Writing to you from the trenches of South Minneapolis, I’m afraid I have nothing profound to say.  My heart is broken and this quirky, caring, brave and battle-weary community I’ve called home for 30 years is besieged by occupying forces that are terrorizing and abducting my Brown and Black neighbors. 

The energy of 2026 both has it’s challenges and has tremendous healing potential. Here are ways to calm you body, reset, and tap into the powerful healing support available to us now.

What do you want your New Year Reset to feel like? Read about upcoming January events in Minneapolis in case any of them might help you reset things slowly and intentionally.

Three things you can do to thrive even in hard times. No matter your circumstances, it helps to understand the energy of the year, attune to your inner knowing, and have a mentor.

How to turn bitter cold into cozy cold, especially on the winter solstice? Dance, move meditatively, and make meaningful connections. Join us for a winter solstice dance celebration in St Paul on Friday, Dec 19, 2025.

They say it takes a village to write, and it’s true. Here’s why.

In qigong practice, water helps us soften and flow around our stiff places. As we get our bodies flowing, we are not just flowing with ourselves, we are flowing with all the water. That means we are connected with the support of all the water. Is there anything more powerful?

Dancing not only helps shake off stress and refresh the body’s energy, it is a way to connect with qualities of aliveness.  Oracle cards are a way to connect with the inspiration and guidance that arises from dancing. 

How is creativity and writing transformational? By embracing the surprises they offer us.

Why rest is liberating and radical. To rest is to say I’m enough, and I trust something greater than myself. In a spirit of rest, we recognize that our best contributions don’t come from us, but through us.

Three key ingredients for your sleep and sanity. Process and discharge extra energy, especially as we approach the darkest three months of the year.

Qigong practices for releasing stress in the shoulders helps the whole body be at ease.

The Black Madonna is an important and powerful face of the Sacred Mystery of love, healing, and transformation. Connect with the Black Madonna’s embrace and align with renewing dark of winter through the Early Winter session of Grandmothers’ Garden.

Claim your authority in a lineage of past and future ancestors in the Ancestor Celebration. Celebrate the family stories that are a blessing to you and stand firm in your role to honorably transform anything that doesn’t serve present or future generations.

Feel more balance by opening your energy channels and connecting both sides of your brain in this special Qigong Tapping for Balance practice. Your balanced self is the source of your best ideas, most transformative conversations, and most healing moments. 

The transition of gradually becoming the oldest living generation is like a slow initiation. You will be the one who remembers the ancestors most clearly. You will be the one transmitting the family and cultural linages. Taking time to remember and orient yourself among past and future generations connects you with meaning, support, and purpose. Two special upcoming events help you tend your place in a linage of ancestors.