When you walk through a place, the land will reveal its secrets to you by actively engaging all your senses. In the high Andes of Peru, each step climbing Mount Salcantay felt like a conversation with the earth. The thin, frost-covered air challenged my lungs, until...
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Renee Baribeau
Renee Baribeau
Renee Baribeau’s latest book, A Pilgrim’s Guide to Walking Wisdom: 11:11 Insights, offers reflections and questions to carry while walking through any landscape. Renee blends ancient wisdom with modern application, guiding readers and students to connect deeply with the elements, the spirit of place, and their own inner compass. Her website is: https://thepracticalshaman.com
Tying Knots of Wind
When the first wind breathed life upon planet earth, no one was there to listen. As the planet evolved, people settled in places where the wind already lived. Wind was here before any of us, and informed all of life with the sublime wisdom of the ages. Wind is the...

