Monthly Archives: April 2026

Brother to the Trees

Multi-day Intensives

I want to begin with a practice, “Presenting Your Ego to a Tree.” which I learned in Mexico in 1996. I was there for three weeks of workshops based on the book The Teachings of Don Carlos, Practical Applications of the Work of Carlos Castaneda. It doesn’t have to be called “Presenting Your Ego to a Tree.” The first time I performed it I happened to be in a thick… Read More »


Those Seeds That Want to Grow….

Tradition and non-traditional times

For a long time, I’ve tried to apply the mantra, “Energy flows where attention goes,” to my life, and considered my attention as perhaps the only thing I actually could control or take credit for. In service of that, for 30+ years I’ve begun most days by lighting sage and giving thanks to the world around and within me.

As Springtime approaches, the sense of new life wanting to burst… Read More »


Circles of Air & Stone • Putney, Vermont