
(Video) Where Is Your Energy Going?
Life Balance, Newsletter, Work Life BalanceThis month I have been managing so many moving pieces -- working on our new web site, training new team members, booking new speaking engagements and workshops, vetting new partnerships--that I have found it hard just to hear myself think.

(Video) What is Calling for my Attention?
Newsletter, Work Life BalancePause. Put down your to-do list. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Then ask, "Who or what is calling for my attention right now?" All of us can succumb to the seduction of productivity. Who doesn't love to cross things off a long task list?!…

(Video) What’s the Best Use of My Energy Right Now?
Newsletter, Work Life BalanceIn my late 30's I learned the difference between managing my energy versus managing my time. This was a game changer. Later in my 40's when I was leading a retreat at the Omega Institute, I received an even more powerful gift: the understanding…

6 tips for taking a personal retreat
Featured, Life Balance, Women's Retreats, Work Life BalanceThis month I have been managing so many moving pieces -- working on our new web site, training new team members, booking new speaking engagements and workshops, vetting new partnerships--that I have found it hard just to hear myself think.

Do less … so you can experience more
Work Life BalanceI'm noticing that many mornings--even after a good night's sleep--I'm waking up feeling exhausted. My take is that with all the chaos, uncertainty and unrest we're facing both near and far -- many of us are not getting the deep, nourishing rest…

Do you force or allow things to happen?
Life Balance, Work Life Balance“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.” ―…

Is your pace sustainable?
Work Life Balance Recently while at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health leading a New Way of Being Women's Self-Renewal Retreat I met a woman who was the dean at a large medical school. She said they just added a class on Work-Life Balance & Resiliency…

Can you go with the flow?
Work Life Balance “Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.”…

Can you go with the flow?
Work Life Balance “Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.”…

Is your pace sustainable?
Work Life Balance This past weekend at my Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health New Way of Being Women's Self-Renewal Retreat I met a woman who was the dean at a large medical school. She said they just added a class on Self-Care & Resiliency to their…

5 questions to help you gain clarity & focus
Work Life Balance How do you react when someone asks, "How balanced is your life?" Maybe you feel defensive, frustrated, hopeless, angry or perhaps you roll your eyes and check out completely. The word balance (which can sound exasperating and unrealistic)…

Are your yin & yang out of balance?
Work Life Balance As a communications director, throughout my twenties and most of my thirties, I pushed myself hard. After securing media coverage for a client on the TODAY Show, I barely stopped to breathe before I was pitching their story to National…