I was in Peru for two weeks on a spiritual retreat with Ashera Sefarty of Luminosity Healing Arts, Daina Puodziunas of Awakened Potentials for Women, and a small group of awesome women. Our “home base” for that time was Sach’a Munay Retreat and Yoga Center in Arin. Sach’a Munay is translated as “love in the…
Tipon and Pumamarca Archeological Sites in Peru
Tipon and Pumamarca are two archaeological sites in the Sacred Valley of Peru that are far less popular – and therefore far less populated – than Machu Picchu. And if you’re heading to Peru for a ‘spiritual’ experience, I’d add these sites onto your agenda. The energy at both locations is clean and clear. Tipon…
Machu Picchu – Starting At The End of My Spiritual Journey to Peru
Sometimes the one thing you think will be the best is actually the worst. I had high hopes for Machu Picchu – no pun intended. I was hoping to have a peak spiritual or energetic connection to…well, to whatever is there. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is built between two mountain peaks and was home…
Spiritual Travel to the Sacred Valley of Peru
Thinking of traveling to the Sacred Valley in Peru? Definitely look at your options and make smart decisions. Ashera Seferty and Luminosity Healing Arts During my trip, I spent 13 glorious days in the Sacred Valley with a small group of women for a retreat called “Awakening The Divine Feminine and the Heart of Pachamama.”…
Dog Days of Summer
And so the dog days of summer have arrived. Every day is hot and humid. My house doesn’t have air conditioning, and the days plod by. It’s all I can do to sit at the dining room table under the spinning ceiling fan, and wait for the night to come. Fortunately, most nights are cooler…
Cover Up
Have you girded your loins? Are you ready to do battle? Are you one of those who have armed your self for the long fight ahead? Isn’t it funny how so much of our language depends on duality, on the contest between us (the good guys) and them (the bad guys?) Our most popular sports…
River Water Tumbles Over Rocks
The calming blue of the river water tumbles over rocks, into a chasm of turmoil, and then returns to calm as it makes its way to the sea. Over time the water carves river beds and smooths rocks. September is the month of change: brisk breezes, green leaves begin to turn, school commences. The summer…
Vision Boards for Envisioning Your Future
There have been one or two key points in life when I’ve been working on something so deep that words cannot express or even begin to access the greater implications or meaning. I am going through another one of those phases these days, and have been for perhaps a year. It’s not a disease. If…


