Posts by AndreaP
Heliotrope
after the stormin the forest there is carnage everywhere limbs strewn violently across fresh beds of moss. arbutus, heliotropic reach towards the sun, outstretched like dancing limbs for the kiss of sky’s azure until that same wind that gently spun theminto spiralsshows it’s unleashed fullness roaring through, tears branch from trunk and tosses it with…
Read MoreA gulp of cormorants
the trail was awash in little and big rivers that drew the coolness from the crown of the mountain in a rushing tumble to saltwater. as we fumbled for flashlights in the fading light we passed through a field of sound that, like a net dropping around us, bound us to the spot. It sounded…
Read MoreDragon Moon Zen
A portfolio website with registration and online learning capabilities for Lisa Gibson, Zen monk and mindfulness teaching in Vancouver, B.C.
Read MoreCCPA Monitor: What would a world respecting Indigenous rights look like?
Karyn Pugliese, member of Pikwakanagan First Nation, is a seasoned journalist best known for hard-hitting reporting at the National Observer, Canadaland, and APTN. So it’s refreshing to hear her delighted cackle as she unpacks some of the absurdities that are baked into Canadian law. In Canada’s historical narrative of the march from British colony to…
Read MoreSalaam/Shalom
If you are like me, you feel devastated witnessing the horror unfolding in Gaza/Israel. At times like this (but have there ever been such times???) it can feel that we are powerless: but we are never truly that. Here’s something we can do: I’m inviting you all to join the Arab-Jewish Coalition on Salt Spring,…
Read MoreResilient Gardens for a Changing Climate
The Echo Valley Farm group offers a beautiful example of how collectivizing food production can create not only healthy systems but healthy human cultures. Robert Birch, who has been farming together with his neighbours on their patch of south-end ground since the project’s inception, thinks of the Echo Valley Farm as a social experiment in…
Read MoreAmerican Epiphany
Mob rules: Horned and bare-chested, the barbarians storm the capital while out in the bay sailboats come loose off their moorings and careen into rocky shoals. Off in the distance sirens wail slicing through no-sound, howling at no-moon. Jaws drop on a masked populace as the rude Emperor lowers his pants and bare bawls it…
Read MoreMediating a Marriage on the Rocks
The relationship between Canada and First Nations plays out like a marriage on the rocks. Once upon a time, separate Nations came together: some brought a love of land, and others had more of a lust for it. They made a solemn covenant, sealed the deal in ceremony, and then: things went horribly sideways. Maybe…
Read MoreDeva Braaten: Insight Holistic Health
A Functional Medicine practitioner, doula and trained nurse, Deva Braaten provides one-on-one personal health coaching, grounding practices and reduction of electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure in your home and environment, and supportive wellness services for expectant and new families. This site combines soft, warm imagery and palette with photos of Deva in her natural habitat on…
Read MoreKris Coffman: Earthbody Psychotherapy
A beautiful home for Kris Coffman’s somatic psychotherapy practice. Integrating one-on-one sessions with Climate Distress support groups and Bliss Dance, Kris is an empathic, grounded and visionary healer with heart. Visit site: https://earthbodypsychotherapy.com
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