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Walks with Asha

Reflections, insights and observations inspired by walking with a dog named Asha

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Slowing down

Why I was late

May 12, 2025 Comments

Unhurried visits with more-than-human neighbors (read more and listen, 1:22 minutes)

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Tagged with Being present, Following curiosity, Slowing down, Spring

Mary Oliver at the beaver meadow

December 4, 2021 Comments

“Norma,” my inner critic, visited while I lingered at the beaver meadow. Mary Oliver’s poetry helped me reclaim my enoughness. (read more or listen, 6:05 minutes)

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Tagged with Connecting with the land, Listening to your inner wisdom, Quieting your inner critic, Slowing down, Stepping into enoughness

While looking for birch seeds

March 8, 2021 Comments

tiny birch seeds and bracts on the snow

What I found while crunching through the snow searching for birch seeds. (read more or listen, 6:05 minutes)

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Tagged with Listening to your inner wisdom, Slowing down

The art of walking

December 17, 2019 Comments

A serene beaver pond along the trail

Why I devote attention and time to exploring the qualities of both satisfying and unsatisfying walks. read more or listen, 5:50 minutes)

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Tagged with Being present, Connecting with the land, Slowing down

Daring to rest

November 17, 2019 Comments

old maple tree

When my inner wisdom sagely invited herself into the conversation I was having with my inner critic, she posed a permission-giving question. (read more or listen, 3:59 minutes)

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Tagged with Listening to your inner wisdom, Quieting your inner critic, Slowing down, Stepping into enoughness

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