The Gift of Gratitude

Last night I watched a couple of episodes of “Modern Love,” a new Amazon Prime series inspired by essays from a New York Times column with the same title.  I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude for my long-time partner.  I wrote him a text...

Grateful for Awareness

If you have worked with me as a client, group member, or co-worker, you will know that ‘awareness’ is at the forefront of my mind. It is the first step in conscious change. It can be a mind-blowing explosion and quick, it can be a subtle process like...
Even hummingbirds take time to pause

Even hummingbirds take time to pause

I looked out of my back window where we put up a hummingbird feeder this year and I saw a hummingbird sitting on the feeder.  It was the first time I had ever seen a hummingbird at rest!  Even hummingbirds take time to rest and pause!There are so many...
We all deserve healthy boundaries

We all deserve healthy boundaries

One of the topics I come back to for myself and I work on often with people is boundary setting.  Most of us grew up in families where healthy boundaries weren’t taught, not because our parents did it consciously but because they were also never taught...

Two month reflection

I’ve been back from my Meditation course in India for two months and wanted to take some time to reflect on my process these past two months.  The first week back, I had a clear intention of not taking on anything extra, allowing my time to recoup from...

Reflections from my Meditation Facilitator Training Course

In this week back from India, going through so many delays with traveling back home, weather conditions, and jet lag, I’ve be surprised how I’ve been able to stay relatively more calm and even.  The past few weeks in India at the meditation course...