San Diego County

San Diego County has the  most distinct eco-systems of any county in the lower 48 states.  In February, I had the joy of being in Anza-Borrego State Park, Blair Valley to witness the lush Cholla and remnants of last year’s super bloom still on the Octillo. We hiked to the Read more

By Karin, ago

Toasting the New Year

My graduate school facilitates a Toast Heard Around The World using the magic of hashtags to allows us to see people toasting in the New Year as midnight rolls around the planet.  Click here for details.

By Karin, ago

Reflections on my workshop in Albuquerque

On December 2, I led a workshop organized by my great friend, Jennifer Simpson, called “Re-Writing Our Relationship With Mother Nature.” One of the participants was a Certified Nature Therapist with the Association for Nature and Forest Therapy. He had great ideas for helping people engage more deeply with nature Read more

By Karin, ago

Tending Soul in the World

On October 15, the San Diego region gathered for an Alumni Mixer at Koi Zen Cellars. Many of use were meeting each other for the first time. That’s the thing with an alumni association, you don’t all attend at the same time or in the same program, but a connection Read more

By Karin, ago

Ignite San Diego #8

Ignite is this global phenomenon where communities come together and share what I call “lightening” talks. In other words, each talk is 5 minutes with 20 slides.  That’s 15 seconds a slide. As a speaker for Ignite San Diego #8, my talk is on “Why Myths Matter.” It is incredibly Read more

By Karin, ago

True Stories by Garrick Beck

Garrick is a friend of mine and his life has been an amazing and at at times unbelievable journey.  If you are a counter-culture aficionado, this book is a must read.  If you love the Rainbow Gathering, this will fit the gathering into the big picture. True Stories: Tales from Read more

By Karin, ago