by Juliet Batten | 16, Sep, 2024 | Seasons Newsletter
Do you get frustrated — wanting to plan a weekend away and once again the weather is choppy? Wanting to take a long walk but the winds turn you back? I find some of my frustration comes from an expectation that spring will turn into summer at any moment. But... 
by Juliet Batten | 18, Mar, 2024 | Seasons Newsletter
Happy autumn equinox/Ngahuru! And to you in the northern hemisphere, happy spring equinox! At equinox on March 20, light and dark, day and night come into balance. At equinox, our two hemispheres of this planet come into balance. We are together,... 
by Juliet Batten | 5, Mar, 2024 | Seasons Newsletter
We are reaching summer’s end, and it’s time to contemplate how to hold the goodness of the season. At a Summer Retreat I led on Waiheke some years ago, we imagined our own personal containers for summer’s gifts, then made these containers on... 
by Juliet Batten | 31, Jan, 2024 | Seasons Newsletter
As the season changes and shifts on February 2, how do you balance extreme realities — such as the inert face of the parched earth with the juiciness of ripe stone fruits and berries? If you are in the northern hemisphere, read on, because extremes can... 
by Juliet Batten | 30, Aug, 2023 | Seasons Newsletter
Do you struggle to find stability in spring? Don’t feel there is something wrong with you. The nature of spring is change. It’s a season of uncertainty, and for most of us, uncertainty is not easy to deal with Spring is full of...