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…

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…

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…

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…

Soul Food

My writing sabbatical has felt more like an intense juggling act than a peaceful respite. My husband is in the midst of a job search (and is working from home--my domain), my son is constantly begging for playdates, my staff--understandably--need…

Digesting

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di•ges•tion (di jes′c̸hən, dī-); noun; the absorption of ideas. I recently listened to a radio interview with acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. She said that…

Anchoring

Many of our clients, my friends and family have expressed lately that they feel extremely untethered. There seems to be a large contingency of us that feel as if we’re in the middle of a big storm in choppy waters and we’re not quite sure…

Being Present

I love it when the Universe calls me up to the plate, puts a bat in my hands, throws me a big old curve ball and sees how I’m going to react. I’m really getting the opportunity to practice what I preach right now. My husband was layed…
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