The ancient Egyptians didn't worship her because she was controlled or contained or careful. They worshipped her because she was a force - the lioness, the warrior, the healer. 

Power and precision in the same body. 

That's the image I keep coming back to when the fitness industry tries to sell me another pastel dumbbell….

Guest post by Tia Haygood of TopTia Photograpy

I must admit, I had to do a deep dive on the goddess Sekmeht. Did you know Skemeht was an Egyptian goddess who was a destroyer and healer? The goddess of war AND medicine! She has become known as the protector of physicians and a patron of powerful women.

Image by Laura Berger

One of the most challenging part of coaching is sitting with people. (I failed at this last week!)

It might sound daft but sitting, in quiet, not talking and allowing the client to quietly allow things to emerge without guiding, mentoring or coaching is a super-skill, one I am constantly refining. It really is the root of the notion of ‘holding space’. That space is an actual entity. Stay with me…

The first springtime in Tokyo after the Apocalypse is exquisite, kind of.  

The cherry blossoms are extinct; nothing can change that, yet beautiful replicas have been spray-painted onto the concrete walls of the remaining skyscrapers. 

There is cappuccino in a chipped pink mug, sipped reverently in the wreckage of a trendy café in Omotesando. 

I’m taking my tea on the deck in the mornings - soaking up the early morning rays and not taking out my phone. I notice many things - a bump in in the concrete reinforcements in the hill - were they concreting around a rock? A tree root?

Honoring and uplifting women in Japan is more than just a one-day or one-month event…..it's a movement that must continue every single day!

REI’s approach to refugee support starts with the knowledge that refugees are their best advocates, know best what their communities need and can do. They have the knowledge and skills to rebuild their own lives. All they need is a little hand-up.