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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 [...]

Carmen expresses gratitude and appreciation so readily, for her friends, for our Wednesday yoga class, for each day. She can be found taking the bus around town and sharing her spiritual depth [...]

“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 [...]

What if doing it together beats doing it alone?  For deeper healing to happen, I believe community is needed! You are cordially invited to a daily meditation to take you through the Holiday [...]

From the moment you are born, you need others to survive and thrive. Community lifts you up when you are feeling low.  And emotional isolation at a crucial time can be devastating, making a [...]

“I feel that since my diagnosis of cancer, I’ve had an accelerated learning curve about myself and the rest of the universe. I miss my ‘old self’ but I know that I am [...]

So you want to say no, but you don’t know how? If you are unsure whether you should make others comfortable at your own expense, read last week’s post here [...]

First things first. After you have cancer, you begin to re-think your priorities in life. Which relationships are most important? How do you want to spend your free time? What has been left [...]

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 extend my legs and catch my breath. I notice what’s happening around me because [...]

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 [...]