1979 is the year my family emigrated from our small town in Switzerland. The story is about that time, Canadian lunch boxes, and crossing disorienting gaps.

Years ago I broke a pale yellow water pitcher that I’d received from a close childhood friend.  We’d lost our connection but I kept the shards in a drawer, feeling pangs of regret and guilt for my carelessness.  I asked my mom how I might fix the pitcher. She suggested I repair my friendship instead. 

A story about regret, my great grandmother and her broken hip, and precious moments. 

Journey deep into a tunnel and rest on the shores of a moon lit beach.

This foundation meditation practices bringing back the wandering mind.

Through the lens’ furthest reach the scene loses its shape, colours merge and blur, as I zoom out and drift into space and slip through a narrow gap. I follow the sun, as does the earth, as does the moon. All of us, tiny electrons spinning and circling.

This story travels along a wild coastline, where the scene changes constantly, yet seemingly repeats itself again and again.

Sundogs, like all moments in time,  are fleeting  - we only notice them if we pay attention, (if we’re lucky enough to look up at the right moment), and our brief experiences of them sift through our hands - as does life.

This story is about a black dog, and speaks about the moments we live. (photo credit: C. Milne, "Sundogs North of Swift Current")

Conscious or not, the sorrows, secrets and the guilts we keep don’t rest peacefully.  They are working on us, reminding us of our failings - usually more than fits the crime. I’ve watched guilt at work, have learned that it will not set you free, will not atone for your mistakes.

'Fossils', explores a deep lake, what lies beneath, and the sorrows we keep. Photo Credit: Q. Gall.

'Fossils', explores a deep lake, what lies beneath, and the sorrows we keep. Photo Credit: Q. Gall.

 I know that I am not telling you anything new. But, do you know the answer to this: is this it, is this all that life is, and will be? And should the question make you shudder? Or is it an invitation to wonder?

Snakes and Ladders, spins together dancing men,  a canoe trip into the wilds,  and the question: is this it?

This Yoga Nidra practice will take you down into a deep well.