by Sondra Barrett | Apr 25, 2012 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Wine
Wine portrait: Quintessa 2001 (Bordeaux blend – biodynamic). When I was a medical scientist it became clear that getting better from an illness was more than about molecules. A whole body of research evolved showing how important people are to our overall...
by Sondra Barrett | Apr 9, 2012 | Blog, Cell Wisdom, Secrets of Your Cells, Spirituality
Are there times when you feel you’re just not ‘there?’ Like your molecules are all scattered? Well, to me that state is about being ‘out of sorts,’ or from being in a different environment than I am used to. I live in the country, in an...
by Sondra Barrett | Feb 26, 2012 | Blog, Cell Wisdom, Cultivating Well-being, Secrets of Your Cells, Spirituality
A strange idea for sure until you learn how cells ‘decide’ what to do. First of all, a cell EITHER reproduces OR matures. It can only do one at a time. What influences the cell’s choice is the physical tension on the cell and whether...
by Sondra Barrett | Feb 7, 2012 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured
Wandering in a vineyard this time of year, where the vines are grarly or straight up in a line… No leaves upon them and many shorn of their wavy canes, The vineyard looks dead. No signs of life. Until the mustard blossoms. And the green grasses appear. and when...
by Sondra Barrett | Jan 31, 2012 | Blog, Featured, Wine
It is almost 30 years ago that I started my journey into the inner beauty of wine. It began at Sterling Vineyards when they had an artist-in-residence program and I was fortunate to be selected with two years to prepare. I was guided by the winemaker Theo Rosenbrand...
