by Melanie Farmer | Articles
The zodiacal symbol of Sagittarius is a half-human/ half-horse with a bow and arrow. The symbol is graphic representing an integrated bony spine and nervous system; the joining of horse and human. This integrated horse-human is symbolic of a great healing between...
by Melanie Farmer | Articles
The Aswini are luminal, twin Vedic deities giving spiritual strength. One twin fills the universe with light while the other twin with fluidity. The Aswini represent the dawn, the stage between night and first breaking of light. They guide our transcendent quest for...
by Melanie Farmer | Articles
Funny how dried balls of manure can look just like so many hundreds of rocks. These tricky and deceptive rock push themselves up out of the ground in Oakland’s pasture on a daily basis. There are hundreds if not thousands of these ancient things laying around and I...
by Melanie Farmer | Articles
In the foot hills of Fall City, Washington, along the old Snoqualmie railroad grade, there is a great network of trails. On any given day, mountain bikers, equestrians, hikers and joggers, trace their way along the grade. Arteries of trails branch off the grade into...
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Vashon Day Workshop: Know Your Soul – Actualize Your Potential WORKSHOP DATE: SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 4, 2016 WORKSHOP TIME: 10:00AM TO 6:00PM WORKSHOP FEE: 150.00 – Full payment due upon enrollment. CONTACT: Melanie Farmer at...
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The Winter Solstice astronomically occurs on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 2:44 am (PST). This marks the shortest day and longest night for the year 2016. Many of us are happy to leave 2016 behind as this year has been challenging indeed; 2016 is the culmination of...
by Melanie Farmer | Uncategorized
Those of us living in the Northwest have been experiencing a very early Spring. It has been stunningly beautiful, as almost all the trees are in bloom. While reveling in this beauty, have you noticed increased kapha symptoms like congestion and sluggishness upon...
by Melanie Farmer | Articles
We all know that yoga is very popular and as a result, continues to spread worldwide. In spite of some rough patches, it’s popularity is a good thing. Yoga initiates diverse human populations into an active, integrated state of Mind that will search far and...
by Melanie Farmer | Articles
Winter, in the practice of ayurveda, is dominated by kapha dosha. Kapha dosha is identified as a particular set of conditions that have the combined characteristics earth and water. Our Seattle winter weather is dominated by kapha dosha, as it is cold, dark and damp,...
by Melanie Farmer | Articles
The move to Vashon Island came after five years of searching for the right place to live with my horse, Cooper. Before settling on Vashon, I’d explored other equestrian communities within a 50 mile radius of Seattle and as a process, I’d picture myself...
