We Are So Thankful

In honor of and in gratitude for our Native American brothers and sisters, here is a poem by Joy Harjo, a member of the Mvskoke Nation and United States Poet Laureate for a third term. Eagle PoemTo pray you open your whole selfTo sky, to earth, to sun, to moonTo one whole voice that is

Taking Responsibility for My White Fragility

I have been at a loss for words hearing about another death of a person of color by the hands of the police. The stories feel heartbreakingly painful to me even as I sit here holding the privilege of being a mama of two white daughters. I am free from explaining to them how to

Walking Down a New Street: An Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

Thoughts on Mothers and the Parent’s Tao Te Ching

Fresh Eyes: Looking at a Whole New World

Organismic Valuing Process: Listening to Our Own Innate Wisdom

Winter’s Gift: The Power of Water

Chinese cosmology is very aligned to the natural world. In it, winter corresponds to the water element. Water represents power, strength, flexibility, flow and potential. Water has enormous capacity to change shape, stay still, move, flow, and even become firm and resolute. Water can be as powerful as Niagara Falls or as gentle and playful

Check out my Facebook Professional Page

Hi everyone–In December, I created a Facebook Professional Page- “Gina Strauss-Professional Page”. Each Sunday I have been posting a video or doing a live to share a tool or inspiration that I use to stay grounded and inspired in our shifting world. I have also been posting a quote, a link to a video, or

Illuminating the Shadows and Dancing in the Light

“How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also if I am to be whole.” Carl Jung At the end of December last year, I claimed my motto for 2019 would be “live life completely on the dance floor.” Maybe it was because I felt

Welcome Autumn: Accept It and Release

I have always found it fascinating that nature moves in cycles. We have the cycles of the seasons, the moon cycle, the water cycle and so many more. There is no stopping the cyclical motion of the natural world. It just simply happens. We have now shifted into the season of Autumn. It is one