by Juliet Batten | 4, Apr, 2024 | Seasons Newsletter
We stood at the end of the broken bridge. One step more and we would tumble into the sandy stream below. Twelve air steps across the gap, and we would step onto the outstretched bridge section on the other side. Before the cyclone, the bridge... 
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 | 15, Jan, 2024 | Seasons Newsletter
How do you lean into the gifts of summer when it is rainy or cloudy and not very summery? This is what a reader from Tauranga at the end of last summer. Sarah wrote to me, wondering, ‘Many of the summer blessings you describe in Dancing with... 
by Juliet Batten | 11, Jul, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mānawatia a Matariki! This year, the second national Matariki holiday takes place on July 14th. You may have already gathered the profound significance in te ao Maori of the return of these stars, the home of the ancestors. You may also... 
by Juliet Batten | 1, Sep, 2022 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
Spring is here—Te Koanga—and with it, the chance to make a fresh start. Is there a fresh start calling you? Maybe you’d like to freshen up your home, or a special relationship. Maybe you need to revive your energy and enthusiasm for life, or take...