Victory

At a stop sign this past Monday morning, I inadvertently narrowed the roadway by crossing its midline, partially blocking the lane. I could feel the rage and piercing gaze through my car window from the oncoming driver trying to squeeze by. He slowed down, glared at me with a beet red face, screaming [...]

Victory2022-03-14T20:46:51+00:00

Plunge

“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging….” ~ Joseph CampbellOpportunity: This past month, a group chose to cold plunge in 19-degree water for two minutes as part of an Emotional Intelligence and Consciousness Training.Preparation: In addition to proper attire, we stoked our internal heat with rigorous, “fire-dancing pranayama.”Launch: [...]

Plunge2021-03-11T01:25:41+00:00

Equality

A dear friend came to me the other day. Through tears, she asked my permission to share a confession. “Of course,” I said, “Are you okay?”She explained that she had engaged in negative talk about me with a mutual teacher. I paused, felt her genuine heart, locked eyes, and replied, “You know I don’t [...]

Equality2021-03-11T01:24:22+00:00

Reminders

I am not rushing out of 2020, nor indulging it; rather, I am excavating and mining the hard-earned gems to move them forward when the time is right. A few personal reminders, confessions, and commitments: Sexiest sentence: “I don’t know” Take nothing personally:  people can only see and meet me where they see [...]

Reminders2021-03-11T20:06:24+00:00

5 Years

Wake-up call: “You will not get to the next level unless you stop drinking.” Five years ago, I was jolted awake by a voice. Back story: My journey to sobriety arose not in spite of my suffering, but because of it. It took twenty-plus years of being tossed around in the turbulent waters [...]

5 Years2022-03-14T20:41:27+00:00

Moving Flowers

One of my mentors, Paramatma Siri Sadhana, speaks to the weekly movement of flowers, preferably on Friday, Venus Day, as a neuro-physiological and self-observation practice. The subtle energy emitted from the flowers and the subsequent response from givers and recipients is palpable and awe-inspiring. Six years ago, our new neighbors walked down our [...]

Moving Flowers2021-03-11T01:26:59+00:00

Get Grounded

This week’s theme focused on the importance of observing habitual words in our speech as they tend to evade deeper meaning and truth. For years, I heard phrases like "get grounded”, “get present”, “just love”, and “drop your head into your heart”. While they were beautiful and well-intentioned, I had no idea what [...]

Get Grounded2020-02-06T21:35:15+00:00

Beginnings

took a teacher training in 2008 to deepen my own knowledge of yoga. local adults asked me to teach. scared to death. showed up anyway. fumbled. learned. studied. fumbled more. studied more. felt like a fraud. got life coached. healed relationships. developed a holistic coach/guide method. got sober. fumbled. confessed. learned more. studied [...]

Beginnings2020-02-06T21:22:47+00:00

Ahimsa

“Your hands are so old and wrinkly,” she said while we were in a Downward Facing Dog pose during a recent kids yoga session. To which I replied, “Oh, but I love them. I think they are awesome.” She seemed surprised of my response, but time didn’t allow a further explanation. What I [...]

Ahimsa2020-02-06T21:23:31+00:00

Me to We: A Mothering Journey

Shifting from me – a hierarchical household of “my rules, my house” — to we — a shared partnership — began a new kind of mothering for me. Top-Down Mothering Through the Generations I’m the mother of Olivia and Stella, the daughter of Corrine, and the granddaughter of Ramah — a bloodline rich [...]

Me to We: A Mothering Journey2022-03-14T21:17:59+00:00
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