PORTALS OF LIGHT One of the greatest joys of traveling and living around the world is the opportunity to commune and engage with Mother Earth’s natural, majestic and mystical universes. Nature invites us to engage and commune with an open heart and wild innocence as we peel back the transparent veils of reality. Plants and trees are amazing teachers and …
TEMPLES and TREES…DEER and AUTUMN LEAVES…NARA, Japan
NARA, JAPAN… Straight from the mouths of Wikipedia… Nara (奈良市 Nara-shi?) is the capital city of Nara Prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture. Eight temples, shrines and ruins in Nara, specifically Tōdai-ji, Saidai-ji, Kōfuku-ji, Kasuga Shrine, Gangō-ji, Yakushi-ji, Tōshōdai-ji, and the Heijō Palace remain, together …
Beyond Santa Fe…an adventure inside the caves of Bandelier, NM
A text appears on my cell phone from a dear family friend, Judith Jones. “You MUST go to Bandelier.” It just so happens to be that Bandelier is in fact written in the stars for us today! Bandelier is the indigenous land of the ancestral pueblo people, also known as the “Anasazi.” Beyond the inspiring and lively city of Santa …
The call of the forest…Boquete, Panama
The nature spirits swirling around in my cup of cafe mocha, one sunny blissful afternoon, in the middle of a jungle, on Bastimentos Island, invoked a magical spell upon me. While enjoying chocolate truffles and stimulating conversations with friends, I felt the first call of the cloud rainforest of Boquete. Arriving by boat to the main island, on our way …