Letter to Luca

From the time I was a little, I always felt babies were special (being the oldest of seven children, I got lots of practice welcoming newborns into the world). I always believed they were much more than blobs growing into themselves (check out…

Imagine A World Where ……

A few days before Thanksgiving, I attended a yoga class. As I lay on my back relaxing before the teacher began, I could hear the light, easy, excited chatter in the room. You could feel the anticipation: a holiday break was coming! Why were…

Ritual

My baby sister, now 30, was only 16 when my father died and 19 when my mother died. Being 14 years her senior, our relationship is a blend of sister/mother/mentor. But that’s changing. She is having a baby, and I’m over the moon! Yesterday…

Right Here, Right Now

Following a rich, connective one-day self-renewal retreat I facilitated on Friday, I attended and volunteered at GenAustin’s statewide We Are Girls Conference at the Ann Richards School for Girls all day Saturday. It was an emotionally intense…

Feeling the Mystery

I just returned from a weekend yoga retreat at the rustic, quiet Margaret Austin Retreat Center, two hours east of Austin. The weekend was led by two beautiful, gifted Vinyasa yoga teachers from Yoga Yoga (my yoga “home”). They did a wonderful…

Pause

I was recently visiting with a friend and reminded her I’d be gone this coming weekend to attend a women’s retreat. I could see her pause for a while, before she replied (we had just been discussing how challenging it can be on a family…

Meet Me on the Mountain Top!

Early last week, after our son went to school, my husband and I took an early morning walk together. This doesn’t happen often. Like most families, the mornings are usually very full. But we feel certain my husband will be working again…

Exquisite Self-Care

Last night we had some friends over for dinner and I ate something that I’ve been off of for about six weeks. And, it made me feel like crap. My husband would say—since my dairy and wheat intolerances manifest as emotional disequilibrium---I…

What the World Needs Now

Even though I come from a large family, growing up, I often felt isolated. My parents were big seekers. Much of their energy was spent on their personal quest to find or experience God---and they encouraged us to do the same. Yet, in the…

Whirling Dervish

This morning I could feel that familiar fall sensation rushing through my body of “too much to do.” Supporting my husband through his job search, helping my son with school activities and easing into 3rd grade, carving out time to connect…

Risking It

My wonderful brother Kert, a Qi Gong teacher, is 14 months younger than me and is a constant source of inspiration (read more about some of Kert’s adventures). He’s currently studying a special form of Qi Gong from a Taoist Priest in the…

Unexpected Gifts

"Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." - Vivian Green I’ve been writing a lot lately about living in the unknown, the process of birthing “what’s next” and the gifts that can come…
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