Sitting on the shoreline of Pyramid Lake I close my eyes to allow my senses of hearing and feeling be primary in my interface with nature and with the greater divine presence surrounding us. Breathing, I go inward. Yet at the same time I open my heart and hearing. Listening and being inwardly still. The sound of the water caressing the sand dominates the soundscape. In the background is the sound of lone cars in the highway. Beating again I tune my awareness to the voices of the Read More
Posts by Kathryn Shanti Ariel
Desert Reverie
Red-tailed Hawks calling in the background, Ishnahnay, Mitchell and I sit and listen. The breeze kisses our faces as it goes by, cooling our bodies which have grown warm on our walk under the partly cloudy ski. We have paused momentarily along our walk to be quiet and just relax in the stillness that the desert environment allows us. Most days the essence of the desert is energetically a very quiet place. Due to the harshness of its environment life moves to a different beat than in other Read More