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8 ways to access your feminine energy

As a life balance coach/author, I speak, teach, write and facilitate experiences to support people in coming into greater balance on all levels, including: being and doing, thinking and feeling, giving and receiving, working and playing…
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Wanting to crawl into your cave? Here’s why

This Wednesday the 21st marks the winter solstice, the longest night of the year and the first day of winter. The solstice is significant on many levels, but for me, it always signifies an invitation to honor and embrace the time of year…
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Are you over-managing your life?

"Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on." ― Eckhart Tolle,  A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose A few years ago I got really tired of  juggling and always trying to anticipate/manage…
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Why being out of balance can be a good thing

This week I'm observing my 14 year-old ninth grader attempt to navigate increased academic, sports, extracurricular and social demands (and doing all I can to stay hands-off), and I'm reminded of a time in my late twenties when the idea…

My initiation into summer

Yesterday a dear friend and I met up for a Nia class.  She has three teenagers, so it's precious time when we get to connect.  We got the date wrong, the studio was empty and we found ourselves sitting in the hot car deciding what…

Maybe it’s time to re-frame your circumstances?

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I was once at a workshop with mindfulness teacher Tara Brach where she shared a line about a son who sends his mother a telegram that reads, "Start worrying. Reasons to follow shortly." I love this! Have you ever found yourself in an…

The power of the pause

"Are you listening to your life; what is it trying to tell you?” Some people are surprised to hear that I get as excited about making a big pot of minestrone soup for my family and friends as I do  at receiving an invitation to go…

Turning 50

“Now I see that the journey was never meant to lead to some new and improved version of me; that it has always been about coming home to who I already am.”   ― Katrina Kenison, Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment I was…

4 questions to help you release & let go of 2015

It’s Saturday night in Austin, it’s raining and cold out and my son is away at a sleep-over. My husband and I are relaxing in front of the fireplace. In front of us: paper strips, a thin, blue marker, a metal pail and a lighter. No, we’re…

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should

Last week I had a delightful evening of Thai food, wine and deep, soulful conversation with three dear friends. One was in her mid-seventies, one in her late sixties and the other was in her mid-fifties. One thread of conversation that…

Rituals: why I love them & why they matter

Life is not a thing to be managed but a mystery to be lived. Recently my extended family got into a bit of a heated mess around a long-time Christmas giving tradition and how best –or even why— we should carry it out. It really crystalized…

Permission granted … to do less

The dying never share they wished they had worked more, but they often regret not spending more time with family and friends. Are you living the life you desire-or someone else's entirely?  Does every cell in your body want to yell, "Stop…
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