Role of Emotions in Healing

When I was in the middle of chemo, I looked in the mirror with great curiosity. Sometimes shocked. Sometimes incredulous. “This is me?” No hair, no eyebrows, deep pain and fatigue. But also [...]

The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain [...]

Learning to be ok in the present moment, a witness to your life experience, is one of the benefits of practicing yoga and meditation. When you bring your awareness to the present moment, you [...]

Hundreds of blood red spikes poke out of the white marble head and chest of a statue of a woman. This replica of a Roman statue, a “wounded amazon,” sits in a public art space on the street in [...]

Lydia confides that she feels sad and depressed most of the day, lacking energy to move forward on her goals for self care and to enjoy her life more.  On top of feeling depressed and fatigued, [...]

Emotional suffering and mental health challenges are side effects of the cancer experience that often go unaddressed. Your life is turned upside down by the shock of the diagnosis, and grueling [...]

At the end of one of my Yoga and Talk Therapy Workshops for Cancer Survivors, Lydia spoke up in a worried voice: “I am now realizing how angry I am. But I have a question: Where do I put it?!” I [...]

I change in the locker room, slip into my flipflops, grab my towel and walk expectantly over to the dressing room door. Opening my way into the lap pool area, I am hit with the smell of chlorine [...]

What makes yoga and meditation so effective at lowering anxiety and renewing energy? How can you integrate what you learn in class into your life? How do the practices increase the effectiveness [...]

Cancer changes everything. Shock and fear cause strong emotional reactions in even the calmest patients, survivors, and family members. Pain, fatigue, and weakness mean you can’t ignore physical [...]