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The heat has been oppressive and sometimes it feels like it’s all you can do just to make it through the day. And if you or your loved one is in treatment for cancer, the stress and fatigue can [...]

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, we know how fast time goes. [...]

“The reality is things may never be exactly the same. Be honest with yourself about what you are feeling and find community who allow you to show up just as you are” from the Healing [...]

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 can be called in? Take a [...]

As humans, we all face physical limitations related to being mortal and facing our own mortality is a realization that brings all kinds of feelings – fear, grief, anger, denial, acceptance. But [...]

“Everyone experiences fragmentation.  But not everyone knows how to re-integrate and heal.” Dr. Gurucharan Singh Khalsa   In the midst of treatment for cancer, I looked in the [...]

Have you seen this video produced by the Mental Health Channel at the University of Texas? It’s worth a look because in less than 6 minutes it encapsulates many of the feelings cancer [...]

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, [...]

When my daughter was a toddler, at Montessori school, she learned many important life skills. Lately, I’m reminded of one in particular. It is the ability to “make room.” When the children would [...]

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 [...]