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... 
by Juliet Batten | 1, Oct, 2020 | Seasons Newsletter
Pregnant in Paris: that was me in 1970, with not a female relative in sight. How could I prepare myself to give birth to my baby? I took refuge in books on natural childbirth. And that’s when I discovered that ‘transition’ is a critical phase in the birthing... 
by Juliet Batten | 12, May, 2020 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
Every season takes us across a threshold, where we leave behind what we have known and shift into something new. In this time of the pandemic, other thresholds present themselves as well. Today, on the edge of winter and the storytelling season, I have a story for... by Juliet Batten | 24, Apr, 2020 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
The wooden bin in the Department Store was full of rag dolls, each one the size of a small child. The dolls had smiling faces, woollen hair that could be plaited or teased apart, and limbs that could be easily arranged. I smiled too as I picked one up... by Juliet Batten | 11, Apr, 2020 | Seasons Newsletter
Have you noticed the health of the earth right now? Smog has lifted from the cities, discharge has eased off in the waterways, and C02 emissions are dramatically reduced worldwide. Many people have reported an increase in bird song as cities have...