I call them Spirit trees: Usually cedars, they are hollowed out by fire or disease or age. And yet, they keep growing. It is absolutely...

Yep, that is an untouched-up, bed + hat + Zumba hair, no makeup morning picture of me. Before I sat down to write this post, I grabbed my...

There are a lot of myths and legends and sacred or profane stories involved with this time of year. For instance, a bit of the sacred...

’Tis that time of year when the holiday magic happens, and also when the mania, moodiness and melancholy strike hard. Over the years,...

Five reasons I love to mentor, and why you should consider mentoring. 1. Mentors help people get out of their own way. How many times...

On a recent retreat to Harrison Hot Springs in British Columbia, CA, I walked through the verdant forest surrounding the beautiful...

The morning’s wake up was unpleasant: spinny head, a headache on its way and a sick tummy. Not exactly the motivation needed to catch the...

It startles me, how startle-prone I've been lately. Case in point: My husband tries to quietly approach me in the wee hours of the...

Vignettes: I love observing them, always have. And yesterday’s vignettes were both comforting and poignant. They reminded me—for the...

I have a feeling that you might have feelings about the phrase: Go with the flow. Maybe you smile a little, and say "Ja mon. I'm with...

Yea, its a picture of a kitchen sink full of dishes. This is not a demonstration of how I wash dishes, but it is a picture of my...

Newsflash: Elke is tired. Not sick and tired of something or of life. Not deadly tired. Just plain ol' tired; the wake up tired, fall...

Right now, even in the midst of tumultuous times, miracles continue to happen. Babies are born. Lives are saved. Kindness erupts in the...

For those of you following my adventures, I won't keep you in suspense: We found a new home and move in at the end of June. Feel free to...

While in this massive transition of creating a new home and office, I have used pretty much all the tools in my spiritual toolkit,...

It's a fascinating time to be alive. Well now, that's a rather charitable thing to say, isn't it? War and despair and confusion seems to...

Yea, that sounds like a popular song. Yet its true. I thought I had it all figured out: this move to a new life needed to be put on hold...

Recently, the exhaustion and stress of looking for a new home prompted me to choose an option I have turned to when everything is...

I travel twice a week to a nursing home an hour away to visit and work with an incredible human being. Though she is confined to a bed,...

People often give me the following compliment: "Elke, I trust you because you are real/authentic/always yourself." I love that, yet I...

A picture of places past. Where will these feet land next? The email notice came the day before Valentine’s day, in between the Zumba...

Some of you know that I dance—a lot. Besides teaching 6 Zumba Gold classes a week, I dance whenever and wherever I can—which is pretty...

Words are getting snarlier these days, pitting friend against friend, family members against each other, and political party...

For the fourth winter in a row, my hubby and I have awakened in a cold bedroom--as in below 40℉ (4.5℃). In my reality, this is a bottom...