All of us at one point or another encounter a place of peace and stillness. Such places hold a certain energy. We recognize this energy when we find it.
Such radiant refuges can take the form of places, relationships, activities, objects, or even ideas or outlooks. Regardless of the form they take, radiant refuges help us cultivate tranquil awareness and deep appreciation that we then bring to others whose lives touch our own.
The author of Radiant Refuge encourages greater engagement with resources for wellbeing such as creativity, the arts, nature, trusting interaction and mindfulness (the ultimate refuge). Her long involvement with Japanese tea ceremony and what she learned as a student in Lesley University’s Mindfulness Studies Masters program inform her faith in the benefits of bringing caring awareness to resources for wellbeing that are all around us.
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You may contact the author of this blog at RadiantRefuge@gmail.com.
Radiant Refuge 
Kathy, a very fine piece of writing with many Tea (Chado) insights. Giselle Maya
You have created something wonderful here, for me it triggered a fine reminiscence of the day we spent by the cabins. Beyond that the website as a whole deserves the title of Radiant Refuge. The Morrisonite you gave me is in a small drawer of gifts and that will go on to my kids, not enough there to be a problem but enough to be a treasure, thanks for so many different sorts of gifts throughout the years. Thom