Rest and Resources
January 31, 2024
Rest Rest can be so under valued in our culture, but it’s crucial for both emotional and physical healing. Look for opportunities to seek a place of rest in your
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Reflections on the emotional recovery experience and staying connected to your authentic self, to resilience, to growth, and to joy.
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What Makes You Feel Free?
July 2, 2023
Each of us in the room resonates with a desire to feel free, spacious, and connected to a deeper pulse of life through our breathing and dancing. More than most,
Do It Now
June 26, 2023
When I was learning to meditate, after each session, I felt so much more mental clarity. That’s what has kept me going all these years later. Even if my mind
What Gifts do Your Bring?
June 12, 2023
In her podcast Incurable Joy, my dear friend Joy Engel asked the question of us all: what unique gifts can you offer a friend? And who are your “troops” that
Seek Your Sanctuary
November 2, 2020
What is sanctuary to you? I think of a safe place, where I am welcome exactly as I am. No need for performance. I can set down my burdens and
An Invitation to Seek a Place of Rest
October 26, 2020
In The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully, Frank Ostaseski, the co-founder of the Zen Hospice Center, shares what he has learned through his work with people facing
Two Yogic Strategies for Cooling Off
August 6, 2018
It’s hot! And when you are hot you can feel irritable, uncomfortable in your body, and less tolerant than usual. Cancer survivors often experience hot flashes from hormonal medication or
Hope Gives us a Nudge
July 22, 2018
Gravity and sadness yank us down, and hope gives us a nudge to help one another get back up or to sit with the fallen on the ground, in
Deep Quiet
February 26, 2018
Yesterday I was at a day long meditation, enjoying spaciousness and the stillness. During one of the breaks, I sat next to a friend, both of us quiet and content.
Act of Rebellion
June 12, 2017
The news is troubling to me. And I know I’m not alone. I hear from friends and clients who also worry about our country’s leadership, the economy, violence and oppression.
