Life is both the physical and spiritual. Any division into layers is a mind-made perspective. It’s all here, it’s all happening, right now, at once and everywhere. The mind is habitually tied to its apparent reality. Most of us in the west emerge from childhood and adolescence with little or no guidance how to “let go” of the mind. Within our modern education systems, we have learned how to serve an expanding system of consumption through science, mathematics, and language.

Have you ever had difficulty sleeping? Lying awake with monkey mind, thoughts running wild, replaying the day you had or planning the...

The stress response and simple ways to relax the nervous system.

Ego is an invention of Life for animals to survive. It can be a friend or a difficult master. Foster a loving relationship

This is a tale about how your mind responds to difficulties.

As you probably know by now, yoga is so much more than moving your body. Yoga is a way of life, a path to purposeful living, the mother...

Our inner cycles mirror Mother Nature’s cycle of seasons. Inner and outer climates are very connected. You probably feel this already, in...

Everything in Nature, all plants, all animals, all beings, are made of the Five Elements. The Elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air and...

We live immersed in nature... deep in green Umbria in a rich oak forest. Hence, we have regular encounters with the majestic wildlife of...

The co-founders of Tara Nature Retreat are also the permanent writer's in residence. Please welcome them to the blogging world :).