I am very much looking forward to leading a workshop in July at the Southern Alberta Permaculture Convergence. It will be called Scrubbing the Tub as Spiritual Practice: Opportunities for Universal Consciousness in Everyday Life. The subject is how to bring the awareness of our connection to all beings into the everyday work of cooking, cleaning, gardening, and caring for others. Fortunately, there are many practices developed over the years by various traditions that can hel

The birds are returning to chirp outside the kitchen window, a sure sign that spring is on its way. There is a upswing in the energy outside, as animals get ready to look for love and the seeds underground get ready for that powerful push upwards. It can be a challenging time to be human. We feel the excitement of what is to come, and start to plan ahead. At the same time, winter is hanging on and has drained us of our stores of energy over the past months. A few hundred year