PinnedJosephine SpilkainHealth Powered by ChoiceThe December DailiesStarting December 1 and continuing through December 21, I’ll be making some new relationships with light and dark, eating a bit…3 min read·Dec 2, 2020----
Josephine SpilkaBeing and DyingWhat is it you need to do before you die? Not your favorite conversation starter, is it?4 min read·Aug 25, 2021----
Josephine SpilkaInhabiting Your EssenceLast weekend, I taught a little workshop on nourishing yourself with essential oils and with the idea of essence. Essence is a big idea to…3 min read·Apr 30, 2021----
Josephine SpilkainChange Becomes YouGood — the NounI am for saying goodbye to 2020 in a way that feels right and real.3 min read·Dec 30, 2020----
Josephine SpilkainChange Becomes YouThe Rise and Fall of Choice“Hostility begins to exist when we think we can choose by whom we shall be nourished. If the web of humanity is in any sense one, then we…4 min read·Jul 17, 2020----
Josephine SpilkainFire and EssenceNurturing the Smallest Possible ThingThis week is the moment of growth where all you can do is stand and witness. Things are exploding. Each and every living thing is singing…2 min read·Apr 16, 2020----
Josephine SpilkainHealth Powered by ChoiceThe Three Components of the Chinese Model for A Full LifeThe Chinese, waylaid as they may have been for the last 75 years or so by communism and fascism, have an abundance of wisdom from a…7 min read·Nov 15, 2019----
Josephine SpilkainHealth Powered by ChoiceWhere There is War, There Will Be Casualties…For so many of us, war is the default setting. Toughen up. Make a go of it. Do what it takes. We are, so often, the unwitting victims of…3 min read·Sep 3, 2019----
Josephine SpilkainHealth Powered by ChoiceThe Medicine of InnocenceIf you haven’t been here before, welcome! This is the place where I show up most Monday mornings to offer some thoughts on life, bodies…3 min read·Aug 12, 2019----
Josephine SpilkainFire and EssenceMaking Meaning IS Making Medicine!This week and last, I have been greatly inspired by The Feedback Fallacy, an article published this Spring in the Harvard Business Review…3 min read·Jun 17, 2019----