Posts

Close Your Mouth.

September 8, 2020
Posted in

On my bedside table, these days, I keep only Rumi and Hafiz…mystical Sufi poets whose words always bringing me closer to spirit and my higher self. And lord I need…

Read More

Confusion Called and I Answered with Stillness

September 3, 2020
Posted in

Prayer for the Dying Travel lightly. Take only the blessings. There will still be singing. Everyone leaves things undone. All of it is forgiven. Your body knows what to do,…

Read More

Advice for Those Who Want to Write (or Paint or Create or Work -Out) But, Aren’t.

August 18, 2020
Posted in ,

This weekend I treated myself to an online writing course with Anne Lamott.  She is my Beyonce.  I was reminded by her dog snoring on her lap and her radical…

Read More

Mistakes Happen and Sometimes They Are Sacred

July 29, 2020
Posted in

“Daily Pages are SPOT ON! I am eight days in, and every single day, Alice has doled out her lighthearted, somewhat salty, unique wisdom with spot on accuracy. Sarah’s thoughts…

Read More

Your Responsibility is NOT To the Ordinary

July 29, 2020
Posted in

(new photos for my updated site coming soon! Thanks Wolfskull!) Thank you SO MUCH for your reviews at Amazon and Goodreads! Your words can help another reader decide to check the…

Read More

Instructions for a Miracle

July 29, 2020
Posted in

(my office garden!) Dear creators of WONDER and MAGIC- Last summer I happened to wander to the front of my office building and noticed my garden was a beautiful explosion…

Read More

Smart Self Care For Busy Women by Elizabeth Barbour!

June 4, 2020
Posted in

Above: From my new book- An intro from Alice! Thank you for making the book a #1 release in shamanism, 12 Step Recovery, Spiritual Self-Help and Angels + Guides at…

Read More

It Is Our Stories That Teach Us

June 4, 2020
Posted in ,

Hello dear creators of WONDER and MAGIC- It is our stories that teach us. My friend Shannon’s daughter is in the photo above holding a baby quail.  Their family is…

Read More

FAQ: Shamanic Journeying

May 18, 2020
Posted in ,

Hello!!  I teach people how to connect directly with the divine using the tool of shamanic journeying. This is a form of deep meditation. I use a specialized drum beat…

Read More

How to FEELGOOD on a Monday…

May 17, 2020
Posted in

(Pug hugs are plentiful in the Pandemic- My son Charlie and Oliver James during our beach walk last week) Dear Creators of WONDER and MAGIC, If you are new to…

Read More

Trying something new…

May 15, 2020
Posted in

(a gift from me to you when you pre-order my new book and upload your receipt.) Hallooooo dear creators of WONDER and MAGIC, I thought I would try a new format…

Read More

My new book “How Good Are Your Willing to Let It Get?” is now available.

May 5, 2020
Posted in ,

(CLICK ON IMAGE above to witness the THRILL of seeing a creation come into being!) Hallooooo dear creators of WONDER and MAGIC from us, Sarah and Alice the Elephant!! We…

Read More

Is your Inner Indulger (or Drill Sargeant) Thwarting You?

April 15, 2020
Posted in

PRE-ORDER NOW @Amazon (Squee!) for delivery June 1st! (or request at your Local Indie Bookseller) Hello dear creators of MAGIC and WONDER- Despite my successful elimination of most alcohol and sugar…

Read More

When the Plot Twists: Turning to Wild Omens for Guidance in Uncertain Times

April 11, 2020
Posted in ,

An eagle flew so closely over my car windshield that I reflexively ducked as I drove towards our local animal shelter with my kids in the backseat. The eagle’s brief visit felt…

Read More

Going Beyond Our Self Imposed Limits

April 6, 2020
Posted in

(my drum painted by Emily Christenson) Hello dear creators of MAGIC and WONDER- I knew, as soon as I left the hospital for my sabbatical from medicine in 2010, that…

Read More

Tips for Taking Your Radical COVID-19 Sabbatical

March 17, 2020
Posted in ,

Sir Isaac Newton left Cambridge College in 1665 because it closed in the wake of the Bubonic plague.  He took to the English countryside and lived on a farm for…

Read More

Craving Authenticity: Transitioning from Dyed Blonde to Silver with My Curly Hair

March 16, 2020
Posted in

Greetings dear creators of WONDER and MAGIC! Five years ago I grew out my gray hair for 5 months and then chickened out (went back to dying it!) after receiving…

Read More
Praying with a despacho in the jungle of Thailand

The Three Words That Can Save Your Relationships

February 25, 2020
Posted in

Greetings Creators of WONDER and magic! Even Cornonavirus couldn’t stop us from getting to Thailand and enjoying the hell out of our time with the elephants! Gosh it was pure…

Read More

Learn How to Shift the MOST Important Space in Your Home with Simple Shui’s Amanda Gibby Pete

February 24, 2020
Posted in

Meet Amanda Gibby Peters of simpleshui.com and author of the new book “Simple Shui for Every Day”. I love how she is able to give simple and actionable items for…

Read More

I have DECIDED.

January 30, 2020
Posted in

Dear Creators of Wonder and Magic- When I saw the tickets for Oprah’s tour go on sale last summer, something in me said, “We must go!”. I pulled the trigger,  rounded…

Read More

A Powerful Mantra from Art Medicine Woman Aviva Gold

January 15, 2020
Posted in

(My painting from “Painting from Source with Aviva Gold” workshop- I had no idea a painting like this could come from me.) Greetings creators of wonder and MAGIC! Have you…

Read More

What to Do When The World Is Burning

January 8, 2020
Posted in

(From my #100 days project and forthcoming book and card deck!) Greetings creators of wonder and MAGIC! It seems there is much trouble in the world at the moment, Australia…

Read More

Truth Is Revealed: Adventures in Vipassana Meditation (Silent Retreat)

November 13, 2019
Posted in

Truth Is Revealed: Adventures in Vipassana Meditation (Silent Retreat) I’ve been saying, with a certain buoyancy: “I’d LOVE to go on a silent retreat!” for ten years. So, when a…

Read More

2019 In Review and So Many Activities!

November 7, 2019
Posted in

“Our souls are not hungry for fame, comfort, wealth, or power. Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that…

Read More

Something Has Got To Give…

November 7, 2019
Posted in

(from my #100 days project that will be a 365 daily inspiration book  and a card deck coming to you in 2020!…see all messages here: Instagram.) Hello Creators of Wonder…

Read More

Why Death is the Ultimate Life Coach

October 23, 2019
Posted in

Day 94| Messages from Alice the Elephant (My Spirit Animal!) ”When you feel overwhelmed by grief, it can be difficult to feel joy. You worry that you should stop feeling…

Read More

The Important Question I was Unable to Answer 10 Years Ago.

September 16, 2019
Posted in

Sunrise beach fire in the fog at Lake Superior’s shore 9-16-2019 Wild [women and men] are an unexplainable spark of life. They ooze freedom and seek awareness, they belong to nobody…

Read More
Surf it, Learn it, Live it. Hanalei, Hawaii. May 4-10, 2013. Do you really want to surf the larger WAVE of your life? How big and gnarly can your life wave get? How big is TOO big? How GOOD are you willing to let it get?

Mono No Aware

August 16, 2019
Posted in

You’re never going to get to any final place. And so, we want to remind you to relax and start having fun on the way.  ~ Abraham-Hicks Dear Creators of…

Read More

What Could Discipline Possibly Have to Do With Feeling Good?

July 31, 2019
Posted in

I stared back into her penetrating gaze. I adjusted and sat up a bit taller on my cushion. I wanted to please her. So badly. It had been a long…

Read More

Death IS the Ultimate Life Coach

July 8, 2019
Posted in

(My new workshop – details below) Dear creators of WONDER and magic In my lifetime, I’ve had several encounters with death and each one delivered the most amazing insights and lessons.  Most…

Read More
owl

Work With Me

Serve your soul. Feel good. Learn why this is the most powerful thing you can do.

snail

Books & iPhone App

Do Beasties have a message for you? Are you irrepressible and born to FREAK?

zebra

Programs & Events

Live, love and learn how to Feel Good with Sarah - in person or online!

stoked-life-sidebar

The Stoked Life

A 5-part pre-recorded course on how to approach life the way traditional Shamanic peoples would