Fun and Games (CV)
I celebrated a big birthday this week … so games and parties have been on my mind. Therefore, I’m happy to be devoting this week’s post to: Dream Games Is dreaming serious business? Yes – …
Waking: Simple Pleasures
The (Daily) Birth of Pleasure To wake and stretch, and re-inhabit limbs; To linger with the picture postcards from our dreams; To reunite with morning light. To breathe the steamy breath from a bowl …
A Dream Journal for Morning, Noon, & Night (CV)
No, a dream journal is not just for recording what happens at night. What we dream asleep—and what we experience during the day—are intimately connected. That’s why the Third House Moon Dream Journal is really …
Look But Don’t Touch … Part II
On a recent visit to Kripalu, a yoga center in western Massachusetts, my sister and I took a late afternoon walk before attending a dance class. But before we went inside, we stood gazing at …
Look but Don’t Touch: What Dreams Teach about the Gift of Texture
Look but don’t touch: That’s one of those phrases children learn to despise. It basically means you are someplace where everything is inviting your fingers to press, tickle, caress, grab, or pet –but some adult …
Back to Basics: What is Dreamwork?
A Brief Introduction to Dreams Do you remember a dream from last night? From the past week? Month? A dream from childhood? Almost everyone dreams 5-7 times per night. But whether you recall your dreams …
For dreamers, keeping a notebook (or voice recording device) by the bed is a MUST! This is the best way to recall, record, and reflect on your dreams.
Rock-a-Bye Baby in the Treetop
When my daughter was a baby, and I began singing her lullabies, I was startled at the cruelty of some of the lyrics. In particular, I was disturbed by “Rock-a-bye baby,” in which an infant …
101 Wonderful Things
Every year at around this time, I make a list of 101 Wonderful Things about the year that just passed. I don’t remember when I started this tradition, but it’s been going on for at …