Hello Friend! I am slowly on the mend after having surgery nearly 5 weeks ago. Self-care has been on my mind a lot but I’ve also found myself worrying and wondering at times if I shouldn’t be pushing myself harder to get better sooner and return back to work faster. It’s a theme a lot… …Read More »
I woke up this morning to hear the news about the bombings in Brussels. I stopped what I was doing, took a deep centering breath, placed my hands on my heart and prayed. I asked that everyone involved, touched, connected to this happening be surrounded in light. I asked that the suffering would be eased,… …Read More »
February 23, 2016 Hello sweet Friends! I am getting ready to have a major surgery and something tells me it’s a good idea to share some thoughts with you about what I am doing to make space for my own healing and recovery. I promise it’s not a ploy for more casseroles during my recovery… …Read More »
The first retreat I ever went on was magical. I made my way to a tiny seaside town in Florida to journey with women I’d never met. I was just doing the math – it’s hard to believe it’s been almost 20 years since then. It was a time in my life when I felt… …Read More »
Be super kind and gentle with your resolutions this year. Remember, happiness is not just about what you look like. Or what your bank account looks like. Or what your metrics say. Addressing physicality while ignoring your spirit brings a temporary shift. True transformation means we look deeper and do the inner work. This is… …Read More »
What if we could learn to let our fear (and any other negative sensation) be the signal to breathe deeply and re-center in our hearts? Spoiler alert: I am upset a lot. I have been practicing long enough that even when I am lost in the belief of the moment and my face is so… …Read More »
For people committed to waking up and being of benefit to others, the key for us is to not nurture hatred in our hearts…to not add any more aggression, to add as much open kindness and open heartedness as we can. — Pema Chodron I have been moving through my days carefully and cautiously since… …Read More »
Hello beautiful Friend! Please join me for a powerful 5 minute healing meditation on forgiveness. This week’s meditation focuses on self-forgiveness Forgiveness towards yourself. There are things you hold against yourself; ways you judge yourself so harshly; unkindnesses you continue to supply to your own beautiful heart. Please join me for this powerful meditation. Transcript… …Read More »
Hello beautiful Friend! Are there things you feel you need to forgive yourself for? Places where you’ve been unfair or unkind, things you can’t get over? Things about your personality, health, body, practices you keep judging, where you notice you’re not good enough and you don’t measure up? Forgiving ourselves for the judgment that we… …Read More »
Hello beautiful Friend! Today I am sharing my favorite practice of all: All is well. Perhaps we don’t always realize how much we affirm the exact opposite in our minds… we chant along how NOT well all is! When the truth is: all is well. Let’s practice together today. It’s good for your heart and… …Read More »