Personal Ceremonies – Authentic Connections with the Mystery
By Deb Matlock The shaman’s responsibility is to bring back the ceremony. Why? Because the world has lost the ceremony. A ceremony is something you do which is good for you and which nourishes you. When the ceremony loses its spirit, it becomes a ritual. You do...
Empowered Spirituality: Honoring the Truth of our Experience
By Deb Matlock Spirituality is one of those concepts that can be defined as many ways as there are people. Awe, inspiration, connection, mystery…these are some of the words I often hear related to the idea of spirituality. For some, religion and spirituality are...
Communication Between Species – A Natural Experience
By Deb Matlock As an animal communicator and humane educator, I often find myself in situations where people ask me questions such as “How do I talk to my dog?” or “Is it really possible to communicate with nature?” These questions simultaneously inspire me and break...
Fun in the Sun(flowers)
By Deb Matlock A few years ago, we tore out the grass in our front yard and populated the area with native wildflowers and edible plants. Since then, it has become clear that the native sunflowers were poised and ready to occupy the entire garden…not overly concerned...
Sanity and Sacred Connections
by Deb Matlock One of the most important things to me is to live in a way that honors my authentic, rhythmic, and sacred connection to life around me. I deeply value and cherish feeling myself as an intricate part of life on earth as well as the world of spirit. I...
5 Steps to Finding Our Own Wild and Natural Rhythms
By Deb Matlockwww.wild-rhythms.com We live in a world of rhythms; seasonal change, day and night, asleep and awake, slow and fast…the list goes on and on…and on. Rhythm is what allows us to live, breath, think, feel, and be an intimate part of the dance of life on...
Our Lives as Service
by Deb Matlock Our lives are comprised of so many components; the decisions we make minute to minute, day to day, year to year as well as the value we place on ourselves and those we love. Our lives are not so much determined by the big and periodic accomplishments...
Deep Connections: Returning to our Roots
Conversations of environmental health, conservation, and ethics often turn to issues related to sustainability. We talk of creating community food security by emphasizing locally grown, organic food. We talk of energy conservation by initiating rebate programs for...
The Meaning of Wild Rhythms
by Deb Matlock I have been asked, on occasion, about the name of my business. Wild Rhythms came to me out of the blue, on a hike over a decade ago. It felt right and made sense with the kind of work I do focusing on deep and sacred connection between people, animals,...