rites of passage

The Crashing Waves of Emotion

I’ve recently been contemplating the way we relate to challenging, battering emotions. After spending some of the December holidays body...

Wedding Ceremonies – Spiritual (not religious)

Introduction In a multi-cultural, multi-faith society such as South Africa, many people now wish to have a spiritual wedding ceremony,...

Wedding Ceremonies – Tibetan Buddhist

Introduction Buddhism is a path of transformation, in order to access one’s inner potential. At first, our spiritual growth is a solo...

The Warm Embrace of Compassion

In 2005, I helped set up a relief agency after the tsunami hit Thailand. One evening, I was in my little flat, preparing for a visa run...