My poetic friend, Tara Wrobel, wrote an inspiring piece, A Meeting of Opposing Ways, about two paths meeting in the woods. One path was her private self, what gave her joy but she hid from others, and the other her public self. She stood at the point where the two paths met and felt the emergence into her authentic self.

Read more: The Translucent Path 2011

As  spring is arriving and we are inviting the question of how we will emerge into this time of new growth, I would like to share an experience that was brought to me by my husband’s deceased mother. Yes, being a psychic medium, my relationships extend not just in this world but to that which we will transcend to. It makes for a very interesting and full life!

Read more: Just Bee

How do you best support a friend or loved one who is healing from trauma? You feel for them and want to help but aren’t sure what’s useful and what might not be so helpful. Where to start? It is not always clear how to be supportive when a friend is healing from deep wounds. It can be an awkward time, wanting to reach out and wanting to be respectful. Here are a few guidelines to consider.

Read more: Emerging From Trauma

People everywhere are becoming aware of the importance of 2012 though there are many doom and gloom scenarios being spread, especially in films and in the media. Few of these apocalypse merchants look at the positive side, which is that 2012 will accelerate a great change in the world, which ultimately offers huge opportunities for a more satisfying way of living and spiritual growth.

Read more: The Transition Into A New World

We are getting ready to emerge into spring, once the winds of winter subside, and the snow and cold start to release their icy grip on the land. This happens every year. Every spring, we have the opportunity to awaken to a newer and better version of who we are.

Read more: Transforming Upward

In the first part of this series we examined some of the phenomena of change for the purpose of producing a new understanding for effective action. From the beginning, it has been my intention (and hope) to have these specific examinations designed to unfold like a new spring blossom; unfolding gradually where all is not yet visible, but continuing to unfold until we can appreciate the full essence of the nature of “Change” and its many different faces.

Read more: Change: Part 2

Emergence in philosophy is described as a system theory, science and art where complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of simple interactions.

Read more: Let Your Animal-Centered Love Emerge

As I took classes last fall in the beautiful, light-filled space that has become The InnerSpace, a yoga and Pilates studio in Avon, CT, I became curious about the mother-daughter team who had just finished moving their business into the building. In a relationship that is often fraught with conflict, how do these two create such a noticeably serene atmosphere? What makes a mother-daughter business relationship work and what can we learn from their experience about enhancing our own relationships? Following are questions I posed to Kathryn Coyle (the daughter) and her answers, which have been edited.