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Find Peace of Mind: Take a Digital Detox
Mindfulness, NewsletterI recently took a week off from work to unplug (no computer use, email, TV/movies and only minimal essential phone use). I spent the time pulling weeds in the early morning, journaling, doing creative visioning for my business, taking evening…
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Connection = Medicine for the Body, Mind & Soul
emotional self-care, Newsletter, support system I recently led a virtual work-life balance retreat for a group of women leaders. At the end of the day, a participant reached out and tearfully shared, “I had no idea how badly I needed that. Not just the connection with other women, but…
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Why Rituals Matter (and where to begin)
Newsletter, Women's RetreatsLife is not a thing to be managed, it is a mystery to be lived. Last weekend my only son graduated from college in Wisconsin. The night before he walked across the stage, my husband and I gathered in an Airbnb with my five siblings—who had…
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Don’t Believe Everything You Think!
Mindfulness, Newsletter“The truth is, we don’t know what’s going to happen—we just think we do. Often we make a big deal out of something. We blow up scenarios in our minds about all the terrible things that are going to happen. Most of the time we are wrong.…
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Want to Feel More Free? Do it Differently
Mindfulness, NewsletterThis past weekend my husband and I went to an exciting personal development workshop in Asheville. Then yesterday, we visited thermal hot springs and tried a new restaurant. And today, I spontaneously decided to lead a community song circle…
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When We Change Our Perspective, We Change Our Thoughts
Mindfulness, Newsletter, self-compassionLast week a dear friend was lamenting about how overwhelmed and exhausted she was feeling. She was being critical about her perceived inability to "manage it all." I listened quietly, gave her a long hug and asked," Have you perhaps forgotten…
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Is Your Pace Sustainable (+ 9 ways to say no)?
Newsletter, Work Life BalanceRecently while I was at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health leading a women's retreat, I met an executive who was the dean at a large medical school. She said they had just added a class on work-life balance and resiliency to their medical school curriculum. But she wonders if her young doctors in training will see the value of this course for their patients–and themselves– as they navigate their intense pace.
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Why I Love to Create Disruption
Mindfulness, Newsletter Ever feel like you're sleepwalking through your life: doing the same things day after day, eating the same foods, having the same conversations and thinking the same thoughts? Author Wayne Dyer said, "Change the way you look at things and…
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If it Doesn’t Flow, Let it Go!
Life Balance, Newsletter The other day, my husband and I met with our builder about a new construction project we've been working on for two years. It appeared to us that things were not lining up to support our dream and we asked to pause, meet and have a heart-to-heart…
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When We Do Less, We Experience More
Mindfulness, Newsletter Last week, I was juggling work deadlines, training a new team member and packing up to head out of town. On Wednesday evening, while driving to my community singing class (an hour away), I found myself feeling more and more tired. More than…
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4 Ways to Practice Self-Compassion
Mindfulness, NewsletterLately, I've been swimming in overwhelm. Occasionally, we all go there. Particularly when we're navigating too many transitions at once (moving/relocating, career/job changes, health challenges, shifts in our financial state, etc.) and our brain…
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