I have been busy of late writing my new show for the Weaving Spirits Festival. So excited to be able to perform with a collection of talented Two Spirit artists in San Francisco! I will be putting up a 45 minute one person show on the second night of the festival. Other artists will be performing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as well. I have known one of the producers,Landa Lakes, a well-known drag performer, theatre artist and MC, for years and am so honored to be sharing the stage with her. She really is so incredibly talented and funny. She and I met at a few of the annual Two Spirit Retreats held throughout the United States over the past ten years. We also hail from kindred southeastern tribes. Make sure you come every night just to see Landa! Such a treat! My show is tentatively titled: “ (Re) Counting (Wo)Man” and will be a melange of poetry, images, and storytelling exploring race, culture, gender, and sexuality. The Festival is being produced at Counterpulse and you can get your tickets from them.

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Doing some more #caminosantiago Training today: Hiked up Signal Hill where apparently rock throwing is a thing... it was not a rigorous hike, only about 4 KM/ 2.5 miles and that was only because I ended up looping around a second time in part by accident. The original path was 2 miles but sections of it have been closed because of the rock throwers. The wealthy homeowners nearby decided that the vandals who hike this path did not actually deserve a hiking path so they closed portions of it that overlook the mansions. My colleague, the mother of a teen boy tells me this is the stalking ground of disgruntled teens. We really need more community teen centers so the kids have something better to do than go up on signal Hill to get high and throw stones...but I digress. There were beautiful views and the Los Angeles skyline could be seen in the distance ( about 25 clicks away). The path was more a road and the scenery was a mix of nature, oil rigs, mansions, industrial parks, and actual parks. So in this regard it was similar to the Camino- more a tour of a land than a hike through nature. No disgruntled teens were spotted, alas. I wore my Donner hiking boots. I have two pairs of hiking boots and one pair of hiking shoes so I am trying them all out in hope that I don’t have to buy any new ones for the trip. Today I wore a regular backpack with about ten lbs in it to see how that felt. Eventually I will need to carry 15 lbs and hike about 6-8 hours a day doing anywhere from 10-20 KM/ day for 30-35 days if I walk the entire Camino Frances... My current goal is to increase my distance but eventually my goal will change to time and endurance. When I am not hiking I am teaching workshops in southern California, seeing clients, and working on the next iteration of the Women of Color Medicine Series and the Medicine Apprenticeship Program. I have yet to send out the acceptance letters and am still looking for a venue in Oakland or Berkeley... so DM me if you know of a spot big enough for about 15 people. My guides say that if I am meant to keep flying up to the Bay to teach and heal then the way will be made clear and the work will be filled with ease and grace.

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Psychometric is the gift of being able to read objects. Can you pick up a necklace or ring and learn about its wearer? Can you touch an old antique and learn about it’s history? When you walk into an old house can you touch the woodwork and see the people who used to live there? If you know psychometric you can! Psychometry is used by psychic detectives to solve crimes. It is used by some mediums to connect with the dead. Come to Conscious Psychic today and practice your psychometry. Anyone can learn it as it is all about energy. Today, Wednesday 7:30-10:00 at Universal Mind Science. Tuition only $20. Doors open at 7.

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Journal of a Medical Intuitive: Episode 1 of podcast

Check out my new podcast about medical intuition. Learn about what medical intuition is, how it can be used and how it helps people. Hear stories about my clients and learn more about this exciting new modality

Mom's Ranch

Sister Julia and I, along with the cherubs, are all out in rural Arizona for the week visiting mom. Always an exciting trip. Last night we drove from Phoenix to Concho, arriving early evening. Mom was waiting for us in a chair in front of the ranch sporting her brand new teeth. Looking good, Mom!!!

We were regaled with stories of the cattle herd that has decided to take over mom's land, knocking down fences and whatnot to Ramshod over the land eating all her plants and scaring her dogs.

We are hoping they return. Now that we have sold all the goats and geese and chickens and ducks, we are hungry for some animal antics.

Meanwhile, we repaired the fence by placing a pole in a tire and filling it with boulders. It should hold til we buy concrete.

Mom got a swimming pool for the rugrats and we started to set it up but are worried the cattle will trample it.

Love is...( a wedding song)

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