Tag Archive for: women’s retreat
Win my 2015 Year of Self-Care Mother’s Day Giveaway!
Life Balance
Self-care—the art of attuning and responding to your needs and desires—is a moment to moment process. It’s not about adding something to your to-do list; it’s about cultivating a kinder, gentler relationship with yourself. Renee…
Don’t be afraid of the dark
Self-Care
While I love celebrating Christmas as a season of light and time of spiritual renewal, often the days before and after this sacred holiday can be a bit dark for me. Between the cold, grey weather, honoring my deceased mother's birthday,…
How to have the summer you desire
Self-Care
"It's summertime and the living is easy ..." Or maybe it's not.
Last weekend I led a retreat at Kripalu Yoga & Wellness Center for 65 women. During our Saturday break, I attended a dance class and the instructor opened with these…
Are You Stingy with Your Love?
Self-Care
This Saturday is the 13 year anniversary of my mom’s passing. Healthy and active, she died at age 60 from congestive heart failure as a result of a sudden, serious case of the flu.
She’s been on my mind a lot lately.
Last Wednesday I…
Where Does Joy Come From?
Self-Care
"Joy springs from within; no one makes you joyous; you choose joyfulness." Unknown
Last Sunday at 11:45 a.m. I was finishing up facilitating a retreat for 55 amazing women at Kripalu Yoga & Wellness Center when my ten year old son--who…
I Choose Love … Again
Self-Care
I vividly remember an afternoon fourteen years ago when I was living in an apartment in central Austin with my husband-to-be, curled up in front of the fireplace reading my dad's old, weathered copy of Return to Love by author/teacher Marianne…
What Does Self-Care Mean to You? (…and our winner!)
Self-Care
We received more than 300 entries into the Year-of-Self-Care Retreat Giveaway and as I sat reading these moving, inspiring, wise, sometimes funny and very real
shares--in response to "What Does Self-Care Mean to Me?"-- what touched me deeply…
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…
A Grateful Heart
Self-CareI was flipping through our family calendar this morning, which is filled with quotes from Pema Chodron, to see what’s scheduled for May. The quote from her book The Places that Scare You, jumped out at me:
“Rejoicing in ordinary things…
We Need Each Other
Women's Empowerment
Yesterday afternoon my nine year old ran away from home.
He only went 2 blocks. He was barefoot and was carrying a cigar box filled with a Whole Earth Provision gift card, fifteen dollars and a birthday gift certificate from his uncle for…
Letting Go
Self-CareAs I write the theme for this post in the subject line above, I can feel half my body applauding loudly and the other half saying, “Really?!”
Sitting at my desk at work right now surrounded by tax forms, to-do lists, contracts to review…
The Void
SpiritualityOne of my dearest friends in in the void.
She is gestating “what’s next” in her life, but to her, it just feels like she’s stuck. And restless. And bored. And dissatisfied with everything-- work/relationship/home. And she might even…