here I find where the

edges of heart and soul meet

and love flows freely

- ss

Dearest Sangha, welcome to a season both familiar and new.
Welcome to Summer. 

  
This summer comes to us
at a time of observing ourselves:
the pieces changed, the pieces the same, 
the pulsi...

“Is that what you think you’re worth?”

One of my favorite jobs I ever had was working on a farm. I was actually hired to be an actor on a pumpkin farm during harvest season. I just graduated college and was trying to thrive as a starving artist. The farm had a Theater...

“…freedom from want and fear.”

-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac

Forest bathing for me is always on the menu. The drive away from the structures of buildings, falling into the softness of trees, the ribbons of water massaging the backs of rocks in creeks, hawks flying...

This time of manifesting is marked by the Spring Equinox and the astrological New Year. Offering wisdom on this auspicious time, is Heart's ever-nurturing Heather Kolvenbach.

On March 19th at 10:50pm CST, the Earth is at a zero tilt in relation to the Sun. This phenomen...

February was a huge gift. Thank-you for allowing me to share Ho' opa' a and Aloha (Ti and Tea ceremony) with the Sangha. Our Sangha is so open and loving that I wasn't afraid. I thought I would be.

Like many of us, I compartmentalize my life into little boxes: Family, M...

On this chilly, snowy full moon, dear sangha member, Amy Griebenow, shares beautiful insights from her mindfulness journey that is ever-steeped in her Hawaiian lineage.

Aloha! Breath of Life to you Sangha!

After a beautiful Super Snow Moon last evening, I love that today...

“Let your own light shine on the darkest days. For our lights will shine brighter. Together.”

I have read a lot about labyrinth walks, more in the mystical sense. Thich Nhat Hanh talks frequently about walking meditation and he mentions the word labyrinth a myriad of ti...

Kenny Chesney has a song that says something like, “I’d do a lot of things differently.” I remember years ago I accidentally hit the call button on my cellphone driving into work while I was belting this song. I didn’t know all the lyrics yet, so my voice would ebb and...

“I don’t want to live this way anymore,” is something I have said to myself at certain points in my life. Many times, this is after a very long struggle of trying to make my internal world match the outer world. Essentially, trying to fit a square peg into a round hole...

Heidi celebrates her one year anniversary with the Awakened Heart Sangha on Monday, January 6th, 2020. Please enjoy her words in this piece, entitled, "You Are Loved". We are so grateful to be in community with you, Heidi! Namaste!

In the quiet. In the stillness. In the...