by JoAnne Dodgson | Jan 1, 2023 | Blog
Our earth holds knowledge about human existence that reaches much farther back in time with a greater expanse of lived experiences than what is found in english language, google searches, and history books. When we listen with curiosity and respectfully observe our...
by JoAnne Dodgson | Dec 26, 2022 | Blog
Rivers are beautiful teachers about momentum and flow. Rivers are heading somewhere purposefully, passionately. In the organic ways of our earth, rivers set their own course, create unique pathways, give and receive in all kinds of relationships, and offer nourishment...
by JoAnne Dodgson | Dec 4, 2022 | Blog
“We’re Seed Carriers,” I said to Jasmine as I tenderly removed the prickly seed pods caught in her fur and tangled up in my woolly sweater. Seeds are ingenious, finding all kinds of ways to spread out to new places. Seeds travel on winds, stick to the bodies of...
by JoAnne Dodgson | Nov 23, 2022 | Blog
Walking along the arroyo, I admired the animal and bird tracks imprinted in the sandy soil. A family of deer left a trail of hoof prints. Mice revealed their network of homes and travels with well-worn paths between the junipers and piñon pines. Ravens and songbirds...
by JoAnne Dodgson | Nov 12, 2022 | Blog
My grandmother gave birth to a daughter who gave birth to a daughter. In my grandmother’s womb, the growing baby generated the entire collection of eggs her ovaries would naturally hold. The potential for my existence was floating somewhere inside a pair of delicate...
by JoAnne Dodgson | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog
We had all kinds of magic happening in our recent online Throwing of the Bones Ceremony! “What an amazing ceremony. I just finished watching the video for the second time and I am simply blown away. It is literally the definition of mind blowing. And such a...
