Morning Walks – Akumal, Mexico

One of the things I enjoy most about being on vacation is getting up early to take a walk and enjoy the morning light.  This is something I seldom get an opportunity to do, since having children.  So every morning, I have made a point of getting up at dawn to watch the sunrise and [...]

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Sunrise in Akumal

It’s amazing how much difference a few degrees make.  OK, so it’s more than just a few degrees.  When we left yesterday morning it was -10 degrees Fahrenheit with an even colder wind chill.  One of the delightful things about taking a vacation from Minnesota in the middle of the winter is the utter appreciation [...]

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Upcoming Dream Salons

Here’s a list of upcoming dream salons at Monkey Bridge Arts.  I hope to see you there! Friday February 13 – Tarotpy(tm) and Dreams with Lauren Schneider, M.A., M.F.T. Friday March 13 – Deborah Hickey, PhD, topic, to be announced Friday April 3 – Lucid Dreaming with Robert Waggoner Friday May 8 – Healing At [...]

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Dream Salons

Rosie’s Hospitality One of the things I loved about mom was her innate gift for  hospitality.  Anyone, including  stray dogs, were always welcome in her home.  After her death, I decided to learn more about our Irish roots and realized how much her sense of welcome and love for conversation were a vital part of [...]

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Dream Snippets

This morning, I turned around and found myself face to face with a lion.  We looked directly into each other’s eyes for a moment and then I woke up. In the past, I would not have bothered to write down such a flimsy snippet.  Over the years, however, I have learned that such fragments can [...]

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My Favorite New Creative Tool – Pulse Smart Pen

Journaling by Hand Computers are nice, but I really love writing in my journal by hand.  The only problem is that when I am finished it is almost impossible for me to find anything specific in them later. Recently, I learned about a wonderful new tool called a Pulse Smart Pen.  It’s fantastic!  I bought [...]

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Hatsuyume Dream Stew

Today I had the pleasure of facilitating dreamwork for the Twin Cities Integrative Healers Consortium.  (For information on upcoming meetings contact Tina Feigal at TFeigal@aol.com). Together we created a dream stew from our Hatsuyume – the first dreams of the year.  To make our New Year’s dream stew, we took a variety of different dreamwork [...]

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Hatsuyume（初夢） First Dream of the New Year

Welcome to the Monkey Bridge Arts Blog.  A lot of exciting things are brewing at the studio this year.  In February I will be taking a group of students from Minnesota to Japan.  Everyone will take turns posting their photos, sketches and  stories here on this blog.   I hope you will check back often and [...]

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