One of the tricky things about parenting is that, just when you feel like you’ve got a handle on things, something (or everything) changes. Growing kids means things are always in a state of transition, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. This spring unexpectedly turned into an exceptionally busy time for my family, and […]
There I was, navigating afternoon suburban traffic in the middle of a busy day of momming, singing along to Journey when it happened. The familiar well of emotion swelled in my throat, making me garble the lyrics… quickly followed by the instinctive reflex to swallow them down. Then I chuckled at the irony… Here I […]
Every couple of weeks I teach meditation to the staff of a local small business outside at a local park. We had taken an unintentionally long break (due to holiday vacations and unusually heavy and consistent rain), but the weather was *finally* cooperating and we were getting back out there after 5 weeks away! Even […]
The act of noticing can be so simple, yet so profound. I took a walk today. I’ve been thinking (for a long time now) about ways to move my body more. Since the pandemic started, I’ve been so much more sedentary… which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. At first it was necessary. The sheer volume […]
I was brainstorming with my mentor the other day and reflecting on my passions, my gifts, and where I’m headed next. My friends have been hearing me talk for years about being in transition… one big, long, slooooooooooooooow transition. Of course, as a mom, I’m *always* in transition with something; we transition in and out […]
One of my main self-care ‘musts’ is to have regular body work done. I learned a long time ago that I’m hard on my body, asking it to do a lot for me in my day-to-day, AND I was pretty hard on my body when I was younger, resulting in several injuries that have left […]
Growing up I always thought I wanted to be a teacher. I’m not exactly sure why… it’s not like I sat in class watching my teacher, and thought, “I want to do that someday.” I only remember how much I loved learning: exploring new ideas and seeing connections between things. It didn’t even occur to […]
A couple weeks ago, I noticed I’d fallen into an old habit of unkind self-talk and worry. Though the thoughts had been swirling for a few of days, I was just then starting to realize the feelings of anxiety they were creating in my body, which led to a lot of over analyzing and second […]
“We don’t need more information. We need remembering.” These wise words were said to me casually in conversation by my beloved friend and mentor Sylvia Poareo a few weeks ago. I felt their impact immediately during our talk, but their meaning has stayed with me. It seeps into me like water is absorbed by the […]
Today my meditation clients showed up with feelings of stress and overwhelm, the busy-ness of life weighing on their shoulders. So we did some simple body awareness and breath exercises during class to help them remember the power of breath and self care.🧘The practices of yoga and meditation have brought me many gifts, but the […]