It’s one month into a new year. Have you taken a moment to slow down and ponder what you want for the year ahead? New year’s resolutions have a reputation for being overwhelming and often unsustainable. Whether its because our expectations are unrealistic or we aim for too many changes at once or our motivations …
The holiday season is underway. While it can be a joyous time for some it can be full of stress, anxiety loneliness and grief for others. It’s times like these when an arsenal of tools and techniques to calm and settle comes in handy. So if the holidays have you on edge here are some …
At this time of year, after a few delightful months of summer sunshine we find the pace quickening and ourselves swept up in the hustle-and-bustle of Fall. Before the whispers of overwhelm set in take the time to mindfully reset before moving forward. This way Fall serves as an invigorating season and an overture for …
‘Becoming’ can be a joyful process it can also be an arduous journey where we can become discouraged and disillusioned. Often at the point when we break down we are actually breaking through and ‘becoming’ who and all we can be. “This one is going to break me.” Her voice was heavy and flat. She’d …
While summer isn’t usually the time when we think of fresh starts, this year the change of season comes in the midst of a big change in our lives – reentry into the world. A joyful, mindful, balanced life While some of us are gleefully running towards freedom and planning trips, get-togethers, celebrations and coffee …
We’re at a place we’ve never been before – the end of life as we knew it and the beginning of the life we create. A new normal is on the horizon. It was a necessary reset in a world that was spinning out of control but who could imagine a global pandemic affecting 7.7 …
You can create feel-good thoughts. Thoughts that actually rewire your brain and flood your body with feel good chemicals. Here’s something to think about. Every time you have a thought – and it’s estimated that between 60,000 – 70,000 thoughts ricochet through your mind every day – your brain pumps out chemicals that reflect the …
I’m knocking on your door. “Do you want to play? Don’t think about it. Just come with me”. “Think back to when you were 6. Remember what it was like to play? Really play. Your whole self was completely immersed in whatever you were doing – imagining, making, building, creating. You explored, experimented got paint …
I’ve always believed in the superpowers we all have inside. Once tapped we can uncork our unbounded selves, live with joy and build a better world for everyone. While we each have superpowers unique to us, we do share some common ones. The Power of Choice + Intention One of the greatest universal superpowers is …
“People in Alaska run to the windows and cheer when it snows!” I could see the joy on my daughter’s face as she related what she’d seen. She was a 3rd year medical student spending 4 weeks at a regional hospital in Anchorage. The people with their noses pressed to the glass were hospital staff …
