UWHARRIE TRAIL, HERE I COME!
I am heading out in a few days to hike the 40-mile Uwharrie National Recreational Trail (UNRT). I am thrilled to be exploring a new trail in a completely unfamiliar area! Investigating new places is [...]
MEANDERING DOWN THE PATH…
Lately, I have been examining my {nearly default} state of feeling like I’m in a hurry. This feels like a learned pattern/habit from times when it felt appropriate ...or even desirable to always be in [...]
FINDING THE ORDER IN CHAOS!
I just returned from a three-day backpacking trip in my all-time favorite wilderness area. The weather was absolutely stellar, I got to hike with a dear, old friend, and I had some new, cool gear [...]
WALKING AND HIKING AS A COPING MECHANISM
Life is full of stress. And it doesn’t seem to be getting any less challenging… for anybody… any time soon. Along with relentless stress within the body, mind, and spirit are also added environmental [...]
A WALK IN THE WILDWOOD… [A COASTAL N.C. EVENT]
A Walk in the WildWood is an intimate, wilderness adventure complete with a powerful Fire Ceremony and homemade Chai in the enchanted forest… $47 per person *A half-day, Guided Walk in the WildWood, [...]
IMBOLC MEDITATION: MIDWAY FROM WINTER SOLSTICE TO SPRING EQUINOX
Happy Imbolc 2021! Imbolc, February 2nd, represents the time midway between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Other names for Imbolc include Candlemas and St. Brigit’s Day, a celebration of the Celtic Goddess. It has [...]
3 STEPS TO BEING FULLY CALM & RELAXED WHILE HIKING ALONE
Have you wanted to experience the peace and solitude of an enchanted forest but have been too afraid to go by yourself? Many people are conflicted about this, but there are simple ways to move [...]
ANYTHING CAN BE A SACRED PRACTICE!
ANYTHING CAN BE A SACRED PRACTICE! Some would call only specific spiritual disciplines a Sacred Practice, such as yoga, meditation, or other rituals. But in reality, any activity can become a Sacred Practice. By observing [...]
WANNA DANCE??? ECSTATIC DANCE ❤️ VALENTINES DAY 2021!
Hey ladies, WANNA DANCE? This is an invitation to a Valentine’s Day Ecstatic Dance. ❤️[Sunday, February 14, 2021 8pm-9m]❤️ Not a performance, but a Sacred and Safe and Space to allow movement to flow [...]
RESILIENT WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 2020
If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that we need to work together, empower each other, and inspire others to be their bright, shiny selves. I am so grateful and honored to be speaking [...]
A HEALING PRAYER FOR THE FULL MOON
Happy Full Moon in Aries! (10/1/20 5:05 EST) This powerful masculine, fire sign helps us find our passion! And passion we have, right?? We are so passionate that intense energies bombard us day and night [...]
BACKPACKING ON THE BENTON MACKAYE TRAIL
Hello Friends! I am getting so excited about my next backpacking adventure! I am currently preparing for a hike through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), on the Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT). It is [...]
A MEDITATION EXPERIMENT: WALKING WITH AWARENESS
Would you like to participate in a meditation experiment? I have created a variety of fun and healing sacred meditation practices that I would love to share with you as "Mystery Meditations." If you [...]
EVERYBODY HAS A SUPERPOWER!
I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but HERE IT IS… Everybody has a superpower. I know, I know… there are some people that say, “I don’t have a superpower.” Well, I am [...]
WHAT MAGIC HAVE YOU SEEN TODAY?
It all begins with intention. If our intention is to become more aware, we will begin to notice things we may not have otherwise seen. We are receiving guidance through signs, symbols, and occurrences all [...]
YOU ARE THE LIGHT! KEEP SHINING!
While walking the other day, my eyes were repeatedly drawn to the perfect beauty of the sacred geometry playing out in nature all around me. I kept noticing the flowers’ impossibly intricate patterns and [...]
LIVING THE UNAPOLOGETICALLY FEARLESS LIFE!
We are told all through life that, “The sky is the limit!” but how do we honestly live an unapologetically fearless life? Finding our inner strength means we not only dare to dream big [...]
THRIVING IN 2020!
What a gift we are being given! The fake money world is crumbling all around us telling us it is time to panic. Our true wealth is not so fragile and dependent on greedy [...]
THE BLESSING WITHIN CHAOS…
“EVERYTHING IS CANCELLED.” I have been hearing myself say this repeatedly, in awe actually, as I process what is actually going on in the world… Or at least my perception of it, anyway. After a [...]
LET GO, AND LET… WHAT!?!
Have you heard the expression, “Let Go, Let God” before? This is one of those phrases I have heard for years that never really meant anything to me...until it did. Growing up with an exposure [...]
Stress Is A Killer! Here Is The Cure…🥾
STRESS!!! It is truly a killer these days! I believe it is super important to find tools to help us when we feel overwhelmed. When I am stressed...I go for a walk. Seriously. It truly [...]
SHINRIN-YOKU: THE JAPANESE ART AND SCIENCE OF FOREST BATHING
Have you heard of Forest Bathing? Shinrin-yoku means “taking in the forest through our senses,” according to Dr. Qing Li, Chairman of the Japanese Society for Forest Medicine. He goes on to say that, [...]
AN OVERNIGHT HIKE IN NATURE CURES ALL THAT AILS…
These days, rarely do we walk away from our regular day-in-day-out experiences feeling strong, empowered, and knowing we can accomplish anything. But I have to say, my favorite past time, backpacking ...really a fancy [...]
LAUGHTER REALLY IS THE BEST MEDICINE!
I can honestly say that I have never laughed so much in one weekend in my entire life. I spent last weekend in the Satchidananda Yogaville Ashram in a Laughter Yoga Facilitator training and now [...]
“LEAVE NO TRACE” MEETS THE “4 AGREEMENTS” ON THE TRAIL…
Last weekend I got to spend a couple of days with a great group of people, from all over, learning the foundations of “Leave No Trace” so we can implement and share these “principles [...]
ONE TRUTH, MANY PATHS
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Truth is One, Paths are Many.” And it speaks to one of my core beliefs, and that is that there is no single “right” road to enlightenment, peace, or happiness. There [...]
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Who is Collin Chambers and where is Madera??? When I was a kid growing up in the seventies, most everybody had what I would have called a “normal” name- you know…Billy…Sally…John… and not only [...]
HEAL YOURSELF BY WALKING!
HEAL YOURSELF WITH WALKING! My dad was in a horrible car accident years ago. He was hit in the back of the head with a 50 lb. bag of birdseed that was in the [...]
I SURRENDER, I RELEASE, I LET GO, I ACCEPT …HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019!
Tonight, as I melt slowly into 2019, trying my best to stay awake until the clock strikes midnight (omg it’s only 9:30, just forget it!)…. in the middle of a wicked thunderstorm no less, [...]
THE SACRED PRACTICE OF PRANAYAM: ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING
ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING PRANAYAMA: (Nadi Shodhana) Benefits: It is well documented throughout time that the practice of Pranayam calms and centers the mind, removes toxins from the body, and eliminates stress and anxiety. Nadi shodhana is known [...]