Alison's Blog

Sharing stories, tips, and guidance for a happy, vibrant life.
Chicken Harvesting

Chicken Harvesting

The other day I harvested a chicken.  To be able to offer sacred prayer- to birth, to raise, to slaughter, and hunt your own- is an act of prayerful, conscious meat consumption. This is part of the medicine I carry.  To be able to help others remember- how...

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Qi Er Gazing at the Moon

Qi Er Gazing at the Moon

Full Moon in Capricorn- I've been enjoying gazing at the moon đꙂ Qui Er Gazing at the Moon-Heaven Earth Contemplation 4th movement Sheng Zhen “Focus the Eye On the Moon in the skyThe heart is stillA healthy body, a healthy spirit You...

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Ojai International Yoga Day

Ojai International Yoga Day

My heart is filled with so much love and gratitude for this community and the sacred practice of yoga. Thank you for a wonderful Ojai Internarional Yoga Day Celebrarion 2018.  Today we gathered in the heart of our town under the ancient oak trees and offered our...

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Awakening the Goddess Within

Awakening the Goddess Within

Awakening the Goddess Within   The Goddess lies hidden within my body The Divine Feminine- A trifecta of the Divine Mother Maiden Crone     I am the Divine Mother that birthed you I brought you from the Spirit realm into this world You are my child who...

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Solstice Prayer

Solstice Prayer

May I be in right relations with all my Relations- With the Mother Earth The Heavens and all the star beings The plants The trees The Mother Ocean and all her creatures The animals My children My children’s father My family My friends My lovers My peers My teachers My...

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Daily Practice

Daily Practice

Daily Practice- What is your daily spiritual practice? Do you have a daily practice to cultivate your connection to source? To ground into mother earth and to remember your Divine Essence? Most of us brush our teeth every single day- but do we take the time to...

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Practicing by the River

Practicing by the River

Practicing by the River. . . . Cloudy Mountain Going Through the Mist "All sorrow, like clouds just pass by Little by little the movement begins, Like clouds, like mist. The mountain moves, the mist follows The mist rises, the mountain follows The hands move smoothly...

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Thank you for this Day

Thank you for this Day

"Thank you for this day Spirit Thank you for this day" These are the words I woke up to today Feeling beyond blessed to wake up under the mist in this sacred valley of the moon To the sounds of our baby chicks Surrounded by all the living plant friends in the garden...

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