Pinned5 Reasons to go on a Spiritual Retreat“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” ~Albert Camus Throughout my years as a yogi, truth-seeker, and self-realizer, I have often been interested in and enamored with the idea of retreat. I remember way back in the 1990s dreaming of going on…Retreats5 min read
PinnedWhen Heartbreak is Present“When we are no longer able to change a situation — we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~ Viktor E. Frankl This morning I awoke to the sweet smell of wet California grasses after an uncommon late spring rain last night. …Mindfulness6 min read
8 hours agoIs Codependency a Bad Word?“When we live in balance, we automatically live in non-violence…” ~Deborah Adele (The Yamas & Niyamas) Codependence is a term and an addiction I don’t specifically mention very often, yet it is something I have been quite familiar with for years and is, in my experience, a common root in…Codependency4 min read
Jun 28How to Practice Ahimsa (Kindness) with YourselfToday I trust you are mostly well, or at the very least “ok” and that you are finding space for peace and tranquility for a minimum of one precious moment each day. And because I know that can be a lot to ask for a day filled with life as…Kindness4 min read
Jun 214 Practices that Bring You Home to Center“Emotional regulation flows naturally from being in the presence of someone we trust” ~ Bonnie Badenoch, The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships It has been a while and I am so happy to be sitting down today to write. The last few weeks…Trauma5 min read
Published in Move Me Poetry·Jun 19Love’s AfootOde to the Sagittarius Full Moon On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, we experienced a Sagittarius full moon. To celebrate this event, as well as to utilize the fiery bravado of the centaur, I made this wistful attempt at a poem. …Spiritual Poetry1 min read
May 31Fly Into Your DayWith Perseverance and Compassion I am a bit tired and beleaguered today, yet I choose and want to sit down to muse on freedom and how awareness is the first step to all of the freedom we seek. As I begin to write, a fly appeared in my workspace and…3 min read
May 24How to Make Difficult Decisions with Ease.I recently took my first post covid flight, on a trip with my daughter to support her longtime student, friend, and surrogate daughter perform in her last undergraduate dance performance. It was surreal to be in an airport again, with literally THRONGS of travelers, and it was fun to observe…Mindfulness6 min read
May 3How are Writer’s Block and Trauma Response Related?“We cannot control the outcome of our actions. Still, we can turn toward the world, plant good seeds, and trust that they will eventually bear fruit” ~Jack Kornfield After procrastinating all week, I finally just opened a blank page, to write my article, and I simply have nothing in the…Trauma5 min read
Apr 26A Practice to Help You Find Your Own Tranquility in Today’s Chaotic World“Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh. In today’s article, I know I want to speak about tranquility, yet I am not quite sure what I want to say about this state of being, which I believe to…Tranquility6 min read