Books, Books, Books ...

Writing is an ongoing passion in my life along with my botanical works, poetry and yoga. Reiki Healing also consumes a great amount of valuable time and interests. Here I celebrate American Indian Healing Arts, [Bantam 1999], which inspired its companion volume The Medicine Wheel Garden, [Bantam 2001]. Each of these books, along with the 23 others I have written, continue to win praise across the country and abroad. I am working on my fifth book of poetry, which will hopefully be published this winter, embracing short studies in nature and shamanic work set in nature. Meanwhile, I continue to teach Hatha Yoga, Reiki, Poetry, Dream Workshops, Chess, and Shamanic Destiny Work.

Memoir Writing

The Memoir Writing class in the Sherman Green Cleaners, where we discuss & share our dreams, & spiritual enlightenment, plus enjoy tea leaf readings, tea tastings, & herbal wisdoms, has been a fine success. Our circle grows evermore radiant!

Within the realms of memoir writing we have read various selected memoirs, while doing our own writing exploring literary devices & voices in a series of essays & short stories as we reach back through time to capture our family folklore, adventures, & document valuable life passages. From poetry to ghost writing, and channeling to spirit writing - we experiment through diverse forms of lively writing... Creativity rules!

We share our latest accomplishments over herbal tea & sympathy as the process stretches us all into new dimensions. Writing grows ever more eclectic!

Autumn in New England

Beautiful Fall Color: Once again members of the American Museum of Natural History come to Kent, CT for another memorable day trip: tours of the Sloane-Stanley Museum & the CT Mining Museum & the Cream Hill Schoolhouse Museum just north of town. We will enjoy a fabulous lunch at the Fife 'N Drum, then a walking tour of Kent's fine shops & galleries, coffeehouses, & chocolatiers, & then the delightful Kent GreenHouse... What a fabulous day! October 17th, 2009.

Haiku Moments ... Poetry Book 5 ...

Haiku Moments

Haiku Moments is an eclectic collection of more than 100 new haiku poems, plus additional senryu, tanka, renga, and haibun poetry exploring the fascinations of brief, clear observations. Much of the focus is in Nature - capturing pristine moments and lively occasions throughout the seasons. Later forms of senryu and tanka turn inward, or examine complexities of our space age. The poetry shifts through observations of the moon, ocean, high desert, mountains, and seasons. There are also haiku that detail journeys in lively, brief accounts. The beauty of haiku poetry is its absolute brevity!

Origami Workshop

Fabulous excursion into folded paper creativity. Save a magazine or old book, or your favorite novel in this creative workshop at the Kent Memorial Library. Because of the popularity, Origami workshops continue on the second Saturday of each month, 10 to 12-noon, the in Kent Library Reading Room. Come join us ... Enjoy the fine art of folding paper Peace Cranes, Dragonflies, & even Dragons ...

Herbalism & Ethnobotany