Wise Words
Many years ago, I began to compile a list of inspirational thoughts and sayings. Originally, they were for my students – I would use them as themes for my yoga classes – and then became points of wisdom to share with my clients and my community. Today, that list is 33 pages long and should…
Not Already Behind
It is still 2016 when I write these words, although the ball drop is quickly approaching. It has been a long, difficult year. I did not imagine, one year ago, what this year would hold, although in retrospect, all the elements were presenting themselves to me, waiting to be deciphered. It was a…
Making Friends With Patience
Today I offer a quick note about slowness. (Gosh, I love punny language.) In my yoga classes, you can often find me using an example of being in molasses, suggesting that we move with that slow deliberateness that allows balance and awareness to keep up with action. Slow is good. Yet, what…
Enough
I went radio silent last week. No newsletter, no blog post, no social media. I had been so bombarded with the entire internet screaming about black Friday, Cyber Monday and the nonstop election drama, I just couldn’t stomach being there. Or adding even one more thing into the mix. (Even the anti-consumerism folks wanted…
Quitting and Beginning
I was about to quit. Perhaps you know, earlier this year I fell into a period of darkness. It was a crisis of faith that pushed me to question not only my chosen calling, but also the entire set of beliefs around which I formed the life I currently live. The rushing stream…
A Bouncy Life
Dearest One, In a recent interview, I spoke about resilience being akin to walking through life on a trampoline world, as opposed to each step sinking us deeper into quicksand. I started thinking (while bouncing on my mini trampoline) about bounciness and joy. Why is it that when we move through our lives feeling…
Sitting Still
Dearest Friend, Today… a little poem for you. To say hello. It’s time to begin… again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sitting Still I sat still and allowed the chrysalis to form around me. As the clock counted down, everything liquefied. All thought and form became intangible. They were lost to me. I sat still…
Growing Wings
Dearest Friend, Today, I share with you a short piece/prose poem I created, as well as a favorite poem by a beloved poet. You may remember, I’ve been pondering life and age as I approach my BIG FIVE OH. (We’re down to 33 days, BTW.) I’ve been a bit moody, I’ve been told. If you are too (and…
The Countdown
Dearest Friend, Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who’ve either been or had a mother! Whatever that experience means for you, it is certainly a shared thread between every person on this planet. My beautiful girl and I started celebrating on Saturday, and I’m thinking TWO days is a much more appropriate amount of…
The Inspiration Project
What’s been brewing in your world? I’ve been feeling that expansiveness of a shift in seasons, that tickle that manifests as giddiness, distractibility and even resentment around responsibilities. I want to splash around in rain puddles (plentiful in both New Jersey and Seattle), plan a summer vacation and write sexy poems. Taxes, homework, and meetings…