Does this book live up to its reputation as "The Bible of Cohousing"? It was definitely indispensable in helping our community build a shared vision for our future lives together. I thought it would be fun to reflect again on "Creating Cohousing" now that we have
I did not set out to display dead sparrows on platters and serve ritual turmeric milk tea to twenty sincere seekers but, Goddess willing, this is exactly where I ended up. The living dream was over almost as quickly as it began. One month later I am still trying to
When I decided to go and meet both Layman Pascal and Bonnitta Roy on a single plane ticket this fall, I reflected on my positive experience at the Monastic Academy the previous year and didn't hesitate to sign myself up for another two weeks of "modified monasticism&
When I realized that all three of the philosophers I'd been crushing on for months had met up for a symposium at this place called MAPLE (the Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on Earth), I knew I had to go. It was 2023 and I was
"23,500!" I collapsed into the front seat of our Prius, which had no business driving up that long pocked mountain road to our trailhead in the Glacier Peaks Wilderness. I'd just completed five vigorous days in the back-country, and doubled the amount of mantras I&