Before the devastating snow, ice, and wind storm of January 2024 in Oregon, I had been frozen for months. If you regularly read my newsletters or follow me on social media, you may have noticed a big drop in content, more than a big drop, a nearly complete freeze. The freeze was due to my […]
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Hello My Friends, In all the chaos and unrest I had to take some time off to nurture myself and complete my recovery from COVID, so I haven’t written in awhile. My first bout of COVID was a doozy, I am still a little low energy, but I am hopeful my scheduled Fall Ayurvedic Cleanse
Finding Peace Within Read More »
Last week I was honored to be a presenter at Camp Widow. Just pause here for a second; what? Camp Widow? What is that? It takes a minute to even wrap your head around what those two words together mean. What is Camp Widow? It is a weekend conference attended by 500 widowed people and
Last week, December 13, 2022, our world lost a bright light. Stephen tWitch Boss, a beloved DJ on the Ellen Show, a gifted dancer, and a loving father and husband. During the dark days of COVID, watching tWitch and his family dancing on social media was a massive uplift for me. His megawatt smile and
We Don’t Know What to Do, But We Can Learn! Read More »
I feel like every email in my inbox, and every post I see on social media is about the holidays. Joyful-looking people all dressed in matching red and green sweaters with snowflakes on them, drinking some delicious beverage, eating some special wintry food, and looking really happy. DO YOU FEEL REALLY HAPPY right now? Are
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I appreciate you taking the time to read my blogs over the years and hope you’ve received some great tips and tools for keeping yourself healthy and happy, and in balance. Focusing on resilience and joy is only part of my practice, however. Much of my work with clients and groups is about recovering from
Thank You for Reading! Read More »
Through coaching and yoga therapy, I work with a lot of older or physically challenged students and clients, so using the word fall has a bit of a cringe for me. I prefer Autumn. However you refer to it, you may have noticed while we move into the cooler, windier months before winter you feel
DON’T FALL: Keeping your Balance During Seasonal Change Read More »
When more than a couple of things go wrong, do you ever catch yourself saying, “it’s just a bad day?” When that happens, do you notice the entire day just kind of stays sideways? Often intention-setting practices are done in the evening before bed or first thing in the morning to set up a successful
Fix that “Bad” Day! Read More »
I remember the first time I felt joy after my mother died. She had battled leukemia for three and a half years before she died. On the day of her diagnosis, in December of 2003, my world went dark and stayed that way most of the time until she died. After her death, I was
If I ask you to bring to mind your worst critic, that person in the office, or in your family, who just never thinks anything you do is good enough, and they aren’t afraid to tell you, who would it be? Insert name here: If you came up with a name of a co-worker or
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