by Juliet Batten | 17, Mar, 2022 | Uncategorized
The woman sitting next to me at the concert pulled a paper bag out of her handbag. ‘Would you like two pears from my tree?’ This was rather surprising, first as I knew her only slightly and hadn’t seen her for two decades. Second, we were... by Juliet Batten | 1, Feb, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here in Aotearoa after the expansion of summer, we are now facing contraction as the need to draw back into restrictions affects us all. In uncertain times, the rhythms of nature bring comfort and teachings. Expansion and contraction are part of the... 
by Juliet Batten | 12, Nov, 2021 | Seasons Newsletter
Their wings beat non-stop as they fly across the Pacific, leaving behind the cold of Alaska and landing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Spring is the season for the return of the kuaka (godwits). They may now be seen on sandbanks and estuaries along the coast... 
by Juliet Batten | 20, Oct, 2021 | Seasons Newsletter
How do you bring yourself into alignment with the season? Which season? If you are in the northern hemisphere you will be in autumn right now, and approaching Halloween, Samhain, the festival of the dead, at the end of October. So here’s... by Juliet Batten | 20, May, 2021 | Seasons Newsletter
How present is the sacred in your life? ‘Oh but I don’t have enough time,’ you might protest. But here’s the secret. Bringing the sacred into your life is not about needing more time. It’s about needing more awareness. Awareness can...