Our inner cycles mirror Mother Nature’s cycle of seasons. Inner and outer climates are very connected. You probably feel this already, in the changes in your energy or mood as the weather alters, the weakening of your immune system in the transition from one season to the next, or perhaps you notice it in the plants growing in your garden. I feel it as a powerful surge of energy and passion during the start of summer, the scratchiness at the back of my throat during the trans

We live immersed in nature... deep in green Umbria in a rich oak forest. Hence, we have regular encounters with the majestic wildlife of Europe - deer, fox, wolf, porcupine, boar, squirrel, marten, weasel, badger, owl, night swallow (who sing at night!) bats, hawk, eagle, and more. I sometimes half joke that Umbria is the "Amazon of Italy". The best time to view the animals is early in the morning or later in the evening; dawn or dusk. If you move quietly and calmly, you ca