Winter Recipe: Saffron Sun Bread
History of Magical Saffron Bread Sun bread has been baked for at least a thousand years as a winter solstice offering bread in the Scandinavian…
Tag: Nyida days
Setting up a Children’s Day Shrine
In Shambhala, we set up Children’s Day shrines around the winter solstice, topped with a king and a queen. They represent the royal goodness and…
Midsummer Celebration Ideas for your Family
Ancestors, Lineage, Dralas, and Midsummer The drala principle is connected to our ancestry, both genetic and cultural. A lineage is a particular stream, passed from…
Shambhala Craft: Apple Pie-Scented Harvest of Peace Keepsakes
When Chantal and I were running the in-person children’s program at the San Antonio Shambhala Center, we arranged seasonal children’s activities for nyida days. (The…