Health and Healing
Learn natural ways to heal your body, mind and emotions, and begin to create the life you want to live (from your heart).
Community Development
This weekend was national day here in Norway. It’s a bit like the 4th of July in the USA with communal celebrations, parades and fireworks. ...
Grow Up Bullying
This week I’d like to share some thoughts on bullying. Many of us first experience it as children, but it is just as likely to take place at Uni, ...
Ancient Egyptians and Being a Woman
This spring I have been studying ancient religions. It’s been very interesting, partly because I have gained new insight into ancient practices, ...
Embodiment and Menstruation
Last weekend, I was lucky enough to spectate at the London Marathon. Each year, professionals and amateurs run this arduous course, with the ...
Body, Mind and Spirit in the Red Tent
It’s that time of the month again. As my bleeding begins, I prepare myself and enter the Red Tent. This means that I clear my diary for anything ...
Becoming A Woman
We’re born small and helpless, we’re given names and a place in society. We do this all over the world, and you could say that ...
Don’t Deny Your Inner Goddess Power
Last Saturday our Cycle Harmony team of sisters met online for our monthly New Moon call. We had Vild from Norway, Hiranya from England, Carolyn ...
New Moon Intention
The New Moon on March 30 was the first New Moon in the lunar year of 2014. As you know, the lunar year 2014 is the year of horse and the year of ...
A Conflict
I’ve just been involved in a conflict. It’s been unpredictable, hurtful and vicious, although there’s been no actual fighting and shouting. I’ve ...
4 Ways to Step Into Your Feminine
As strong, successful women, it can be challenging to let our hair down, even in our own relationships. I spent the better part of 2 years ...
Nurturing the child within
This week I’d like to share with you one of my favourite healing techniques. It’s about learning to love all our aspects, and this is necessary ...
What is a Woman’s Greatest Asset?
A woman’s beauty is a depreciating asset. It loses value as she ages. So, what is a woman’s greatest asset, something that ...
Ostara: Goddess of Spring and Rebirth
Spring is a time for rebirth and regeneration for many reasons. Mainly, it is a time when the winter woes melt away and we arrive at spring, when ...
What’s age, anyway?
Age is so relative. If it’s good furniture, old age is good. In fruit, young is usually pretty good. In some parts of the world people grow old ...
Spring is Coming!
The mornings are light again. Almost unnoticeably have they brightened, little by little, until now. It’s like a soft velvet veil has been lifted ...
Harvard Research Reveals 20 Habits That Will Make You Happy, Guaranteed!
Why some people seem happier than others? And why are you not as happy as you’d like to be? Check out Harvard’s 20 happiness habits that ...
Feminism and Respect
My girlfriends and I have been discussing what feminism means to us. We talked about our gratitude for the women who came before us, the ones who ...
How Schizandra Berries Can Benefit Your Reproductive and Overall Health
Stress is the No.1 killer of health. No kidding! And for women, our reproductive system is the first part of the health equation to suffer. I ...
Red Tent Dreams
As my period starts, my world slows down. I cancel my appointments, prepare my heat pack and sleep. This is sacred time as I enter my Red Tent. I ...
Pele Goddess: Awakening Your Passion
Pele is a Hawiian goddess who lives in the world famous Kilauea volcano, and is excellent to invoke when dealing with anger and hostility. Pele ...
The Most Beautiful Moon Photos Ever
On today’s full moon and Valentine’s day, I want to share with you some of the most beautiful and incredible moon photos I’ve ...
Intuition and Consciousness
A friend of mine recently sent me a link about intuition. It’s in Norwegian, or I would have shared it with you. It is a brief introduction to ...
Goddess Brigid: Making This Year’s Goals Come True
New Years bring new projects, and sometimes we need some new motivation. If you are looking to get some divine spark from the Goddess, turn to ...
Stormy Transformations
I cannot ever recall the Norwegian winter having been this stormy. It’s quite incredible as storm after storm keeps hitting the city. We haven’t ...
Blood Clots During Period: Is it Normal, What Causes It, and What to Do About It?
If you pass blood clots during your period, you may be wondering if it is normal. Read on to see what kinds of blood clots are normal and what ...
Oh the Good Old Assumptions
The other day I was waiting for a stranger. We had corresponded and arranged to meet, but I had no idea what the woman I was meeting looked like. ...
Sleep is a Feminist Issue
Do you get enough sleep? I’m guessing that you don’t, at least not all the time. I used to think that my occasional lacking sleep was my ...
Carmenta, Providing Continuity Into The Year Ahead
Now that the New Year is upon us, we usually focus on getting things in order for the coming year. We reflect on what we learned last year in ...
New Year’s Intentions
New Year blessings to you! Whatever has been before, is gone. Before us lies a brand new, sparkling, magical new year. So how will we use it? ...
7 Goddess Powers to Jump Start 2014
It’s the beginning of a new year – 2014, the year of horse. In religion, mythology and literature, horse represents our inner strength and ...
If My Mom Can Transform Her Life, So Can You!
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Think again. I’ve witnessed my mother’s complete metamorphosis at age 67. It proves to me that ...
Solstice Celebrations
The Solstice is approaching. It is a magical event, a transformation, and a time for new beginnings. The Pagan name for the Solstice festival is ...
The Usefulness of Period Pain
Although we bleed every month, it’s always different. And it seems it always teaches something new as well. My period was very draining this ...
Hestia: Domestic Goddess
If you’re hosting any event during the holidays, you know it can be a hectic and stressful time. Food might not have turned out as good, you ...
Nephthys: Remembering Lost Loved Ones During The Holidays
The holidays are a time for spending time with loved ones, but it can also be a difficult time if you’ve lost a loved one and are missing their ...
30 Ideas to Reduce Stress and Enjoy a Relaxing Holiday
Holidays can be one of the most stressful times for many people. Shopping for gifts, traveling, hanging out with relatives you’re not necessarily ...
The Magic of Time
I’ve been thinking about time, trying to understand what it is. Time has always seemed to me the most mysterious of dimensions, the most elusive ...
Chocolate Meditation
I thought I’d share with you another insight from my meditation class here in Bergen, Norway. I teach simple techniques that involve the ...
Relationships and Persephone: How To Get Past A Bad Relationship For The Holidays
Holidays are notorious for making us second-guess our breakups. They are a time for family and friends to get together and make more memories. So ...
Three Essential Nutrients to Fight Stress, Depression, Anxiety and Fatigue
If you feel depressed, irritable, anxious or tired, it may simply be that you’re not getting certain essential nutrients from your diet. Today, ...
The Alchemy of Autumn
I teach a regular meditation class, and it’s the highlight of my week. They are very practical meditation courses, we talk and exchange ...
Moon Goddess Diana: for Protection, Fertility, and Focus
Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, has been traditionally associated with wild animals and the moon. Diana is a Roman goddess, but she is also known as ...
Fall Reflection: from Samhain to the Winter Solstice
The days are passing so quickly – or am I just busier than usual? Halloween just come and gone, I barely had time to think whether I should throw ...
Hey Girl! It’s Me, Goddess: What To Do When The Goddess Calls
A lot of times, we don’t seek out the Goddess. She seeks us. Maybe you’re caught in the everyday hustle bustle of your job and don’t find time to ...
What’s Your Favorite Pie?
In connection with my studies last year, I spent a prolonged time away from my kitchen. The result was a strong desire to master something I ...
Orendas: Native American Sacred Energies
Native Americans had the belief that a network of sacred energy was in everything and that everything was part of that sacred energy. Animals, ...
The Bounce is Back!
I’m getting the bounce back into my step! After having been feeling lethargic and overworked for a while, I’ve found a great combination of ...
Our Lady Of Charity: How A Patron Goddess Can Connect People In A Diaspora Through Myth
La Virgen De La Caridad Del Cobre, or Our Lady of Charity, as she is often referred to in maternal terms, is the mother of all Cubans, ...
The Eight Treasures of Chinese Medicine for Women’s Reproductive Health
No matter how old you are, it’s never to early, nor too late, to begin to strengthen your reproductive system with the eight treasures of ...
On Examinations
I had an academic exam today. Now I’m relaxing with a cup of ginger tea, enjoying a restful evening. There is something deeply satisfying about ...
Oshun, River Goddess and Patroness of Love Spells
Oshun is the goddess of seduction, love, fertility and marriage. Learn the myths and rituals related to Oshun and how to invoke her presence in ...
Are You Getting Enough Protein in Your Diet?
Gosh, there are so many different kinds of diets out there. Some advocate a high-protein diet, while others advocate a low-protein diet. Who is ...
Magical Acupuncture
Over the years I have often discussed the effectiveness of different therapies with my friends. I have never heard of anyone who wasn’t happy ...
Using Taoist Principles to Embrace the Feminine in Our Daily Lives
The nature of the Tao is similar to the state of the infant, the notion of the uncarved block, and the notion of water. All these things have the ...
Food Therapy to Harmonize Menstruation
For women, menstruation is an important time during the monthly cycle. On one hand, you want to discharge the shielded uterine lining completely. ...
Mabon, the Fall Equinox
Mabon, or the Autumn equinox, has just passed and I can feel the change in the air. The nights are growing darker, longer. The days are crisper ...
Taoism, Water, and the Feminine
Tao Te Ching, the notion of not disrupting the flux of things reappears in many different manifestations such as water and the feminine. Feminine ...
How The West Came To Link Women With Evil
There are many images in mythology, religion, and literature connecting women with a dark, unknowable force, and this mystery has made people ...