Tag Archive for: life balance
Is Ms. Balance Out of Balance?
Work Life Balance
My back and shoulders hurt from too much computer time. I’m not sleeping great (too many late nights online). My mind is too busy. I’m more reactive. And, I’m not as present as I’d like to be with my family and friends.
“When are…
Oh Yeah…That’s the Life I Desire!
Self-CareToday I felt restless and unsettled. I found myself fixating on things I don’t normally worry about. Throughout the day, I felt like I was being pulled away from my center … from that which matters most.
I realize this is part of being…
What Makes Me Happy … Now
Self-Care Last week my son had a couple of days off from school and we headed to visit family in San Antonio—one of the ten largest cities in the U.S., one of the most overweight cities in America and a population that frankly, loves to shop, party…
Time
Life BalanceThis past weekend I attended a Yoga for Wellness workshop at my favorite yoga studio with the beautiful, passionate Italian-born Mirka Kraftsow.
Most think of yoga as a series of postures, but movement or “asana” is only one of the eight…
Doing vs. Being
Work Life BalanceThis is the time of year that many of us feel more like human doings than human beings.
Yesterday afternoon, my husband and son went out to work on costumes for one of my husband’s upcoming Samba School gigs.
I had been looking forward to…
Ripe
Self-Care
I just returned from Big Bend National Park Sunday night with my husband and son.
I sat out under a million stars, galaxies and a moon so bright it hurt my eyes. I experienced deafening quiet. I walked across deserts and over boulders until…
Stardust
Work Life Balance
Imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.--Albert Einstein
I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of creating something out of nothing.
I just spoke at and participated in RISE global week (grassroots, city-wide, peer-led…
Be Here Now … Really?!
SpiritualityGrowing up, my parents used to quote a lot of annoying phrases to me.
They were boomers, intellectuals and spiritual seekers, and were always looking for new perspectives and teachings to expand their minds. (My dad liberally quoted passages…
Waves
Self-Care
This past weekend, my family headed to the Texas coast for a 48 hour date with Mother Nature.
We have not taken a vacation since my husband was laid off last summer from his software job (he’s on a short-term contract gig right now) and…
Welcome Mat
Life Balance
I just finished writing our February life balance newsletter on emotional health and cultivating the ability to not take things personally. (Sign up here if you’d like to receive it on Wednesday.)
And for me, a big piece of emotional health…
Nourishment
Self-Care The morning after Christmas Day, my husband, son and I felt a little sluggish. We needed some fuel.
So after visiting with out-of-town guests, we did some yoga at home, hit the greenbelt for a long hike and then went to a family Kirtan at…
Imagine A World Where ……
Self-Care 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…