When things feel stuck, what can be enough?

MELODY VAUGHAN This essay is part of a series called What’s emerging in me? Written at the shift of the seasons (the solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarter days) I like to reflect on how I am feeling within myself and my practice as we collectively move with/as nature in these moments. One of the reasons I […]
A solution for when there’s nothing stirring

MELODY VAUGHAN This essay is part of a series called What’s emerging in me? Written at the shift of the seasons (the solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarter days) I like to reflect on how I am feeling within myself and my practice as we collectively move with/as nature in these moments. Usually I like to write […]
Beltane – what is becoming clearer with these brighter days?

A time when we traverse through spring towards summer. It’s a time of emergence and rapid growth; there is such a palpable sense that we are headed for the brightness of summer – the warmth and light feel a bit more reliable, we can dare to trust in the season in ways we couldn’t six weeks ago at the equinox. And, with the lengthening of the days, there are things that have been brought into focus and clarity that maybe before were held in shadow.
Spring Equinox – as the seasons (re)cycle so can we

Beginnings, new growth visible after months of seeds germinating inside the darkness. Maybe you are feeling it too, the tug at something inside, up and outwards, the energy emerging like sap rising in the trees.