YINtentions Exploring what other stories live within us.

Lughnasa is the threshold into the Autumn Season. It is known for the ripeness, abundance and celebration of the harvest. There is both joy and sadness woven into the sacrifice, the hard work. The energies of Lughnasa are ripeness, plenitude, assembling, appreciation, joy, pleasure, raucous celebration and exuberance.

Often missed in our society as the piling to-do list never looks back at the accomplishment. The rhythm of Lughnasa reminds us the intelligence in celebrating beauty, fertility, ripeness and the juices of appreciation.

Together we will explore the wisdom of Lughnasa in our current rhythms of life, move with the intelligence of the season and nourish ourselves through community.

Samhain is a threshold into Winter Season. It is known as the doorway into the Giamos (dark) half of the year when the feminine principle becomes dominant. The energies of Samhain are death, darkness, destruction, decline and disillusion.

Often a dreaded time of the year and a dreaded rhythm in our society, because it moves us towards slower, darker, more inward oriented ways. The living intelligence is one of darkness and death, teaching us the power, pain, grief and need to retract from the external world, demands, and forces.

Together we will explore the wisdom of Samhain in our current rhythms of life, move with the intelligence of the season and nourish ourselves through community.