How Was the Retreat? AWE-some!
Yes! The retreat was AWE-some... ah, don't you love how cheesy I am? Each retreat is a time to be in awe, from my experience. My sister was able to come on the last retreat in February to [...]
Grief & Loss- Unexpected & “Expected”
So much grief and loss in this world- it is always present and yet lately the collective grief is intense, along with all of the planetary/astrological happenings. Seems everyone I speak to or meet is in some kind [...]
Meditation… the reasons not to…
Meditation... "I don't know how"... "I used to meditate"... "I can't slow down my mind to meditate"... "I meditate.... sometimes"... "I can't sit still that long"... "There isn't enough time"... "Life is so hard, how can I sit [...]
Mom Guilt vs. Modeling Self-Care
The holiday season is here, it is the month of the year when mother nature wants to slow down and hibernate as she goes into winter, and the consumerist culture of America is saying, 'shop, entertain, give [...]
Timing Is Everything
I keep hearing this in my head… "timing is everything". It is a message I need to write about and share. I truly believe this is my lesson of the summer of 2021. I have learned so much [...]
Could there Possibly BE an Addiction Inoculation?
Most of the people I work with are in recovery from the effects of addiction and codependency in their family. It’s no accident, because that is what I actively work on every day. I’ve spent time with my [...]
How I Found Meditation- Thanks…
I have been reflecting on meditation lately, and how it helps me in my everyday life, in so many ways, and that it is a part of my mental and physical wellness. How did I find meditation? I [...]
Addiction: The Ebb and Flow of SO many Emotions Including HOPE
From my May 11 Newsletter: After a beautiful weekend of being spoiled by my daughter who planned out and created an amazing cake and meal for Mother’s Day, and spending time the morning of Mother’s Day walking a [...]
My Inspiration, Parker J. Palmer’s The Circle of Trust Approach
I was introduced to Parker Palmer’s work a decade ago in graduate school, when I read Let Your Life Speak and Courage to Teach. Both of these books had a profound impact on my “early healing years”. I [...]
Living Into and Being Rooted in My Truest Self (and my Mission Statement)… It only took a decade
I created the program, Be Rooted in Your Truest Self through Practice and Energy Awareness in February, 2021 and started teaching my first class a month later. It has been so grounding for me as a teacher, and [...]