Stressed out?I am writing you a prescription for forest bathing. Japanese studies show that the health benefits of forest bathing can last as long as 30 days. It’s pretty much like the name says.You choose a nice patch of forest or woods or in a pinch a city park. Once you are among the, Read More
I have been rereading the Tao de Ching, and I must need this idea in my life, because this jumped out at me… “When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.” Maybe I am feeling overwhelmed at balancing work and home life, parenting kids, parenting an aging parent, spousing, and well, the world right, Read More
I have been reading a lot of posts online about how people are spending more money this year than last Christmas. They are stressed about spending too much , gifts not being appreciated, cutting off all gift giving and going in debt. Everyone was piling on.I feel curdled just reading it all. I am, Read More
The 5 4 3 2 1 grounding technique is very similar to one of the ways I was originally taught to meditate. It’s a technique that is designed to ground you in the present moment. No thinking about yesterday’s drama.No projecting into tomorrow’s slippery slopes. Just now.Just the splendor of where you are and, Read More
My new goal is doing nothing. I have marked off time on my calendar for nothing. I will lie on the couch and watch football with my husband and maybe let that roll right into an episode of Station Eleven. I will look for Lucky, the anole (little lizard) who has chosen to share my, Read More
No podcast today. I am winging my way to Scottsdale, Arizona this week, to enjoy learning to use horses to facilitate my coaching work. More about that soon. But today is all about being. The other day, Deepak Chopra told me that all there is in the world is being, feeling, thinking and doing. (Me and thousands, Read More
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes, Read More
Your body can be a great source of joy. Stop snickering. It’s no wonder we don’t talk about sensuality if you are going to snicker like a preteen boy when I bring it up. None-the-less, when is the last time you lingered in the shower, paying attention to the feeling of water splashing on, Read More
Click Photo to Start Video We spent the week on the coast of North Carolina at Ocean Isle. I just wanted to share a moment from my early morning walk with all of you. 🙂 I can almost feel the warm water on my toes. What makes the ocean so calming?
I was inTraphill at my in-laws and got up this morning for a walk. As I was leaving, I could hear all the roosters about a mile away all crowing at once. They raise them there, each with their funny little hut.So, I turned on my iPhone video to capture all the beautiful bird sounds, and, Read More