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Category: 8 Shields Pedagogy

  • Protected: South West – Embodying Deep Connection (Peace-Axis)

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  • The 10 Foundation Stones of Agreement

    We live in a world of spoken and unspoken agreements. Often it is the unspoken agreements that leave us feeling depleted, misaligned and misunderstood. Light facilitation is necessary in the modern world we share in order to model peace-tending and to respect the differences we all must live with. These ten agreements are not rules,…

  • Stalking Wolf’s wisdom

    Tom Brown’s Grandfather Wisdom Tom Brown Jr.’s mentor, known as “Grandfather Stalking Wolf,” emphasized the importance of always having 3 to 5 good questions that one is working on in nature. This practice was rooted in the belief that curiosity and continuous learning are essential for deepening one’s connection with the natural world. According to Brown,…

  • Becoming Nature Smart

    Ever notice how good you feel when you stop what you are doing and go sit outside? For a moment… it dawns on you that nature is awesome. Then some thought comes into mind, maybe that nature is awesome, or something else, and then that feeling quickly fades as you head off in some direction…

  • North East Shield

    We’re coming into the Beginning of the Year. The North East shield marks the true beginning. Doing the math, 12 months divided by 8 shields would take us to about 45 days after The North Shield at Winter Solstice to The NE. So by about February 4th we’ll be completing the last cycle and beginning…