Monthly Archives: June 2016

What Nurtures and Nourishes You?

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Sirena

“We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.”~Paulo Coelho For the past several days, an enormous, alabaster egret has flown nonstop across the marsh and swooped down twenty feet … Continue reading →

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fissure

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Sirena

  pressure mushrooming friction it was too great a fiction now a chink in the mask amassing momentum those whispers seemed like a fissure:…it was flow      

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A Return To Mermaiding

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Sirena

My teenaged son recently surprised me with this mermaid wall hanging he crafted out of reclaimed wood.  I was delighted…and then a bit dismayed. Delighted at his thoughtfulness in creating a gift that is so meaningful a symbol to me. … Continue reading →

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Transform and Heal: Movement Practice On The Marsh

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Sirena

A dear friend’s sharing some Qigong sequences and Thich Nhat Hanh’s powerful, luminous work have inspired me to get back to a movement practice out on the marsh.  I had been doing my healing dance (which I wrote about here) … Continue reading →

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The Sorceress of Reinvention

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Sirena

  “Fearlessness is the mother of reinvention.”~Arianna Huffington Constantly decomposing and recomposing, the marsh is a boundless re-inventor. Like some wild and magical artist, she splashes vivid colors and pungent scents on the canvas, drenching it in drama.  Cue the … Continue reading →

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Release: Life Lessons from Dancing

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
Yesterday, I went to see my healer, also known as physical therapist. As we discussed all of the dancing I have been doing lately, along with all of the driving (and, hey, riding an emotional roller…

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Never Stop [you fill in the blank]

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Sirena

Three days.  Three conversations.  Same message: How essential it is for each of us, to all of us, to keep pursuing our passions. From the meeting with a new dance acquaintance, after my describing some of my recent dance adventures, … Continue reading →

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