Rest First and then Begin Again
"Calmness is the cradle of power" - Josiah Gilbert Holland I've been thinking.... As always, December brings thoughts of gratitude, wholeness, review and new beginnings in January. How are we feeling? Does it feel like we’ve been stuck for the last year in repetition of Covid? Does it still feel isolated and hard? Are we getting used to the [...]
Take the Opportunity to Pause
"Mindfulness is a pause - the space between stimulus and response: that's where the choice lies." - Tara Brach - I’ve been thinking…. The more I talk to clients and friends about self care, and the longer we endure the pandemic situation, the less I feel we really know with assurance what direction might be best for us to relax, [...]
Self-Care in Service to Others
"We all have this limited time on Earth, how can we help others?" - David Giertz I’ve been thinking…… And I’ve been feeling a subtle energy shift over the last month. Talking to clients and hearing others verbalize the same thing, it seems that we are all experiencing a sort of bleakness that we don’t usually encounter until midwinter here [...]
How To Soothe and Nurture Yourself Now
"If you feel 'burnout' setting in, if you feel demoralized, and exhausted, it is best for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself." - Dalai Lama I’ve been thinking…….. I’ve been talking with lots of people. I feel myself that there’s a subtle shift in our culture from managing things to struggling. It’s curious that the longer we proceed together [...]
Breaking Away From Judgment with Yoga
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." - Maya Angelou I’ve been thinking….. To vax or not to vax??? What a quandary we are in as a culture, a society, a people. Fueled by fear of the newest variant and whipped into a frenzy by our media and politicians, who [...]
Who Is In Your Support System?
"Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down." - Roy T. Bennett I’ve been thinking.... ….that here we are just re-emerging from COVID, and here we are in Pride month, and here we all are just doing our best to re-integrate ourselves back into [...]