Hello , Ya-teh-heyI am Deanna, of the San Juan Pueblo and of the Northern Ute tribes.I was born on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona.I am also of the Irish and of the Scottish clans.I am a progeny of peace and love although these people have often fought with each other.Learning to get along has been … Continue reading Address to Councils
Silence
Who are you if not just a reflection of me?Who am I if not a reflection of you?I see you and my heart goes still.I observe and wonderif that is your will Then who am I? Enter the silencethe space of stillnessafter the paddle comes the glidebetween the breaths is eternitythis is where ripples subside. … Continue reading Silence
Inbreath
I sucked in my breath like a gasp so strong it arched my body forward and then I fell back against my pillow.The action woke me up.Feelings of saddness and despair crept over me. I felt anger, dissapointment and betrayal. I felt this in my gut and it rose upward into my brain taking my … Continue reading Inbreath
Warriors Creed
And so it begins.Not from the beginning but from the middle to its end.This is the purpose of my whole descend. I come with with grace. I come not for ease.I come here with fiercness as gentle as a breeze. Now is the place and here is the time to breathe in to our fullness … Continue reading Warriors Creed
Eclosion
Not everybody owns an air conditioner. My 100 yr old client lives in her house that her husband built 65 yrs ago. They didn't see the need for one. They have radiant floor heat. A vision before its time built into a very well insulated house. Still, it was 85 degrees in there at 9:30 … Continue reading Eclosion