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Two Wolves
Happy Monday! I hope you are all doing well. 13 years ago I was living in chronic pain. some of my long term students may remember when I finally found a treatment that worked for me after two years of trying different things. This treatment required very restricted movement for several weeks along with over…
Read MoreTwo Wolves
I hope you all had a nice weekend. I had a good trip but had to cut things short due to lightening striking our house. Thankfully there was no structural damage, just some technology inconveniences to deal with so I am teaching my regular schedule this week since I am back. Last week several times…
Read MoreGo All In
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a nice weekend. It took me several days to come down after the high of a wonderful trip to Morocco. The Sunday after I arrived home I attended an outdoor wellness market. I was walking around with a friend and we came upon a one year old girl…
Read MoreAfter the Retreat
Happy Labor Day! I am a couple days home from my Morocco retreat and it was amazing! I could not have asked for anything more. At the bottom of this email I have included a link to my instagram for those of you interested in some pictures. This trip was the most ambitious retreat I…
Read MoreSee & Be
I am happy to say I made it through my first week as an empty nester. My meditation practice is helping me to see the emotions and allow them to move through using a very simple mantra; Inhale for SEE and exhale for BE. This mantra meditation is how all of my classes began and…
Read MoreSamskaras
I hope you all are continuing to enjoy your summer. This last couple of months have been a whirlwind of travel and breaks from my routine. As a result I subbed out many classes, missed regular monthly commitments, skipped writing my newsletter for two consecutive weeks (which I have never done since the inception of this newsletter) and…
Read MorePerspective
I hope you all have had a great couple of weeks. I am a few days home from my Australian adventure and am still processing the wonderful time we had. While Australia resembles the U.S. in many ways at the same time it feels very different and exotic. One of the ways it is different is…
Read MoreWhat We Are Not
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a very nice holiday weekend. This past week I shared the reading below with my classes. As you all know I am about to experience a major transition in my life as I approach empty nesting in about six weeks. I have been touching all my feelings around…
Read MoreTwo Wings of Mindfulness
Happy Monday. I hope you all are doing well. I can’t believe it is almost July and that my Morocco retreat is less than two months away! I have been finishing up the workshop series for this retreat and was inspired to share a little something from it with students this past week. When practicing mindfulness…
Read MoreQuiet the Mind
Happy Monday! As my summer continues to fly by at a frenetic pace it ends with a crescendo; moving both kids to different states. With the logistics and emotions of all of that, last week my mind was feeling quite frenzied and I was struggling to settle it. This poem became my message for the week and sitting…
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