What is a Mesa Carrier?
At the end of the four directions of the Mountain Shamanism Medicine Wheel, you become a mesa carrier: an Earthkeeper, whose duty is in service to the land, the mountains,
The Altar of My Heart
A small bundle sits beside me at the river, tucked tightly in a woven cloth; from above, you can see the geometric shapes and bands of colour that cross the
Holding the Paradox: Bringing Yoga to Forgotten Places Full of Forgotten People
*This story contains disturbing images, topics of mass incarceration, harm, and, violence. As I lie in crocodile pose, I feel my belly is cold from the concrete gym floor. As
Making to Know
In my current GDE course at SFU, Holistic Approaches to Teaching and Learning, our term focus was on Self-study. We were asked to inquire about the “ecology of our being”
Wayfinding the Soul
“What is the Soul, Christine asks?” We sit together in the abnormally warm October sun. Some of us tuck away into pockets of shade, bolstered up by the driftwood that
The Departure
Today, I come to the waters to say goodbye. At the edge of the Mamquam, I blow lavender blossoms into the wind and bathe my medicine bundle in her icy