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Why Do I Lead Retreats?
Self-Care Driving back from a yoga class this morning, Stephen Cope’s quote flitted across my mind: “Retreats don’t change our lives as much as they change where we stand in relationship to our lives—and our capacity to see the hidden possibilities…
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Do You Need to Reset?
Self-Care In the mid-seventies--as part of a radical move to simplify their lives--my parents hauled my four brothers and I from bustling San Antonio, TX to a remote area of Northern California. We lived in the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains near…
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How’s Your Heart?
Self-Care Friday, March 30th was the 12 year anniversary of my mother’s death. I’ve lost three family members prematurely and these anniversaries always affect me--even if I don’t remember the dates until after the fact. My healthy and active…