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Earlier this month I had the privilege of spending 5 days at Esalen, a retreat center perched on the precipitous cliffs at the edge of the western … [More]

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Dear People, It was late August week at Big Sur. Esalen Institute gave us a tented pavilion overlooking the sea so that two dozen folks in their … [More]

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High dynamic range (HDR) is a term used in digital photography where a photograph is taken at multiple exposures, usually three, with the camera … [More]

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Finding Beauty Close to Home

As the first day of spring arrived in Salem, Oregon, friends, my wife and I celebrated the day with each others company in what has become a monthly gathering we call Our Communal Heart. We allowed ourselves to share what is stirring in our hearts, whether a joy or sorrow, as we held space to… [More]

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Michael Meade: Finding the Right Trouble

Excerpt from “The World Behind the World” by Michael Meade People “find themselves” when in some kind of trouble. What troubles us always seems bigger than we are, it grabs hold of us and we find ourselves being pulled deeper and deeper into it. That’s the point of trouble: to get us into deeper waters… [More]

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Where are the Men?

In the Fall of 2005, sixty people participated in The Work That Reconnects, a 5-day workshop led by elder and eco-philosopher Joanna Macy. Her work empowers us to find our courage to participate in the healing of the world as we explore our interconnectedness in the web of life. Through experiential exercises, we start with… [More]