We can be bitter or better but not both

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I hope you all are having a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. I heard this great quote last week that stayed with me.  I love the simplicity of the statement and the powerful truth behind it. This message became our practice for the week.  “You can be bitter or you can be better but you can’t be…

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Mixed emotions

Mixed emotions

This past week my family suffered a difficult loss. My husband’s mother passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Our family has been processing a range of emotions. There is sadness, loss, grief and also relief that she is no longer suffering and gratitude that she is now at peace. A death after a prolonged illness is an…

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Whether you believe you can or you can’t, you are right

Whether you believe you can or you can’t, you are right

I hope you all had a great week. I taught an arm balancing workshop over the weekend. It has been a while since I had done that and it was really fun to get back to it. As I was reviewing what I had done previously and made some tweaks in preparation for the workshop…

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We need more than time to Heal

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I hope you all are doing well. I just started working with a couple who are going through unspeakable grief, the loss of their only child. There is a common belief in our culture that time heals all wounds. What I shared with them and with my classes this past week is that is not the case.…

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The Grief of Change

Yoga on beach at sunrise- The Grief of Change

Sometimes we move through a period of dramatic shifts and transitions in our lives, and at other times, things can feel more static. As most of you know, for me, the last year has been one of many changes; leaving my old special life to start a new one in a new state in addition to sending…

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