Happy Chinese New Year of the Ox
Dear friends,
Happy Chinese New Year of the Ox!
I consulted “dr. Google” to find what this year is shaping up to be. So, in the Chinese Zodiac, the Ox is a symbol of hard work and perseverance. 2021 is going to be a year when work will get rewarded. I love what I found. How about you?
Another thing I love is guiding Full Moon Forest Bathing Walks. I had a great group of lovely women join the January 28th walk under the full wolf moon and it was magical for me. I was trekking through more than 2 feet of snow in my backyard to guide this walk, and the crunching sound of snow beneath my feet was quite captivating.
I shared the following poem as a way to close the walk during tea on a boulder. I hope you’ll enjoy the poem as much as the walk participants did that day:
Admit something:
Everyone you see, you say to them, “Love me.”
Of course you do not do this out loud, otherwise
Someone would call the cops.
Still, though, think about this, this great pull in us to connect.
Why not become the one who lives with a
Full moon in each eye that is always saying,
With that sweet moon language, what every other eye in
This world is dying to hear? —-Hafiz
Looking ahead, a few exciting things are coming up. In addition to guiding another full moon walk on February 27 (If you’re available that day, I’d love to have you join me!), here is a course I’m looking forward to joining as a participant – Alchemy of Forest Therapy, facilitated by none other than M. Amos Clifford, founder of the world’s leader of forest therapy guide training programs.