Brilliance
I’ve been feeling crappy for a few years now. Admittedly, my version of crappy is probably pretty good for the average person. But I don’t live an average life. The noticeable dip in my energy, stamina, excitement, creativity and overall juiciness has been wreaking some havoc with my big and grand to-do’s. …
Life Through a Clean Lens
“Before fixing what you’re looking at, check what you’re looking through.” Mark Nepo said that, in his breathtaking work, The Book of Awakening. I’ve always had a tendency to let my eyeglass lenses get really dirty. My ex-husband was great about gently taking them off my face and giving them a thorough scrub-down. …
What is Spiritual Coaching?
I am often asked if I am a life coach. The answer is no. And kind of yes. Although life coaching is currently used to describe an incredibly wide variety of activities, it primarily deals with actions and events. Things like clearing away clutter, creating a sustainable budget, or learning time management skills. Spiritual coaching…
Body of Mine
I was a chubby child, an anorexic teenager, fitness-obsessed in my 20s, and Mama in my 30s. The yoga body with which I entered my 40s quickly expanded to accommodate the grief which would be my predominant emotion for many years. Now, I’m carried around in a body struggling to get back to the vision…
Resisting Impulse
“There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse. It is the root of all emotional self-control, since all emotions, by their very nature, led to one or another impulse to act.” Daniel Goleman Daniel Goleman, who wrote the groundbreaking book Emotional Intelligence, purports that it is some other psychological assessment, other…
Art-n-Soul Retreat: Centering and Creativity
An artist and a yoga teacher walk into a bar… “Red wine for me”, says the artist, “and a martini for my friend here.” I’m tired, they both say with their eyes. “My life needs more color”, says the teacher. “What do you think of covering ourselves in body paint and ecstatic dancing on a…
Art and Transformation
I recently attended a workshop held by a writer I admire. My goal was to receive some inspiration on the art of writing, and some guidance on living the life of a writer. It was a creativity retreat and the other offerings were yoga and photography. Yoga has been a part of my life for…