The compassador
As school started last week, my daughter entered her senior year. She was looking forward to being...
Acceptance vs. approval
One of the first things we talk about in our mindfulness programs is what is mindfulness. The...
Stitching a parachute
Last week in a mindfulness class that Jack Curley and I are teaching one of the participants...
Say yes to the breath
In my life, I have been the queen of making things complicated. Often much more complicated than...
The truth about twists
It is very common in a yoga class to speak of twists as a way to wring out the toxins in the body....
Chutes and Ladders
I was thinking over the weekend that it feels ironic that some days I am spreading the work to get...
My 5 unexpected business benefits of a trip to Blue Osa, Costa Rica
At this time of celebrating a new year, it feels like passing the GO in the board game LIFE. There...
Walk like DaVinci
The story is told that when Leonardo DaVinci walked down the street he had such beautiful poise...
A room with a view
I have a beautiful corner bedroom on a second floor in the place I live now. At that corner,...
Legs up the wall
In a yoga class I was teaching at one of our client’s offices last week, I realized something...
Is gravity a friend or foe
Last week I was deeply immersed in understanding the role of gravity and movement in keeping our...
WALL-E, space and housekeeping
Did you see the Pixar movie WALL-E? It’s a story about the earth being contaminated with garbage...
Minding the dandelion clocks
I was looking for images for the post last week about mindfulness and a beautiful dandelion photo...
a state of mind
Last week I wrote about the three environments that we live within. I’ve been experimenting and...
A drop of gratitude
When I began this week’s musings about boat pose and water the quote “the sea is so great, and my...
What’s your purpose?
In 2014, I listened to a webinar from the American Association of Health Promotion, called The...
forty trees
I totally misinterpreted it. The subject line said Balance Awareness Week and I thought wow, a...
Care for self or selfish
I recently wrote an article about self-compassion. When I started, I wondered how much is there...