The Taurus Full Moon always falls near Halloween, a powerful time to honor our ancestors and loved ones who have passed on.

I’ve spent the last 30+ years powerfully immersed in the world of the Divine Feminine. As I wrote in the introduction in my book, Circle of One: The Art of Becoming a SELF-Centered Woman, I walked into the 4th Universalist Society (a UU congregation in NYC) in 1992 where “I was introduced to the idea [...]

I think our world could use a major dose of divinely feminine goddess energy right now, don’t you? Yeah, I know it can be a little tricky to label any personality trait as “innately” feminine or masculine, at the risk of sounding sexist or reductive. But don’t think of them as being assigned to any [...]

With Spirited Living as my business name, I tend to spend a good amount of time playing with what I call the “S-words” — spirit, soul, and sacred. I’ve been thinking even more about the Soul lately, but in a much more personal way than usual. If we’re connected on social media, you know that [...]

The Full Moon in Capricorn reminds us to be disciplined about tending to our emotional and spiritual self-care.

ACCESSING THE WISDOM BENEATHE YOUR MIND I’ve been coordinating these “Deb’s Picks” with the Full Moon for a few years now and love picking up clues for future themes in the many things I read every day. One of my favorite sources are the powerful morning meditations from Richard Rohr and the Center for Action and [...]

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.”  — Martha Graham “Dance is the movement of the universe concentrated in an individual.” — Isadora Duncan “Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances.” — Maya Angelou “To Live is to Dance, To Dance is to Live” — Snoopy One of my most vivid childhood memories was [...]

How do you integrate REST into your day (or not)? I’ve definitely been in slow-down mode in the last few months. Not uncommon for the deepest part of winter, but as I shared in my January Deb’s Picks, I’ve also been in recovery mode after my knee replacement surgery on January 6th. Frankly, I’ve got to [...]

The Leo Full Moon is the perfect time to express your best, most creative self to make a difference in the world.