Crab Walking

Hello All,

Swimming in choppy waters off the island of Palawan,
I observed crabs walking with ease below me.
Red and violet star shapes making tracks in the sand.
Floating over rock formations and coral.
Not a bother as they deftly moved sensing the path of least resistance.
I on top,
found myself straining to swim as each wave grew and I was moving farther away from our boat.
I relaxed and bobbed up on a cresting wave to see our Skipper motion to us.
They were going to come around and pick us up.
For a few moments,
I observed their large claws and smallish back legs,
testing the water ahead of them,
eyes rotating,
whiskers sentient.
Going with the flow.
Trusting senses.
Aware of the turbulence above
Grounded and with ease gliding with the coming storm.

I'm crab walking, these days
as the storms grow around me.
All senses alert and trusted.
Floating through Earth's rich soup.
Aware of human's turbulence
and firmly holding With Ease as my companion.

Crab Walkin' On!
M

Celebrating Día de los Muertos
Loved Ones Who Walk with Me from Across the Veil

Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall 
4/3/1934 - 10/1/2025

Jane Goodall is my Earth mentor and North Star.
She epitomized Thoreau's quote;
"Heaven is under our feet, as well as over our heads."
Every animal, plant, mineral and spiritual encounter I pursued,
she was with me,
pushing me on,
the original crab walker and indomitable being.
I'm a bit lost, a bit weary,
without her quiet strong earthly presence.
So in these last few weeks,
I've been crab walking,
bumping my shins on the impermanence of life,
and lifting the veil to experience her and all of my Beloveds,
with ease,
with joy.

Death and the permanence of death is a bitch.
Recently, I had a close relative die suddenly.
It wasn't the long march of aging but a jarring reminder
of how quickly we are able to cross over.
Applying One's spiritual practice is useless when grief,
takes hold and shakes hard.
A group of colleagues held space for me
so as all of my cumulative grief had somewhere to land.
We crab walked.
We shared.
And though death is ever with me,
I am able to walk
fully present
fully living.

Annapurna South Trail, Himalayas Nepal © 2012 mariannenishifué.com

I have traveled the world to study with healers, mystics, ancient wisdoms, herbalists, scientists and indigenous medical practitioners.
Partly, my insatiable curiosity of how others connect with the Earth and spiritual worlds.
Mostly, for my love of Nature.
I have one foot in the practical; gratefully due to my 30+ years as a business consultant and the other foot in the unseen, unexplainable and miraculous world.

My sessions are a journey of discovery.
You learn how to mentally, emotionally and physically commandeer where you want to go.
You divest antiquated cultural beliefs, anxiety, trauma, a busy occupied mind, physical addictions and emotional attachments from this lifetime or another.
We will merge your intuitive internal navigation with your dynamic resilient personality.

How?
I bring a diverse range of modalities to our sessions.
Ayurveda, herbalism, meditation, past life revelations, science, animal intelligence, aromatherapy, colour, sound and experiential tutoring and retreats.
Most importantly, a fine tuned ear that listens to you and your life's story.
Together we will fortify the parts of you that will dance your way through any bump in the road.
You will know when your body, mind and soul are aligned.
If you get off course, you will have your own unique tools to navigate towards an empowered you.
The Universe will never throw anything in your path that you can't manage.

Let's trek,
and
live a life well loved.

Watch indomitable Jane in her last interview.  
Streaming on Netflix