Dear Friends, I hope you are all staying safe and staying home as much as possible. We are living in uncertain times and now, more than ever, the practice of mindfulness is the most profound way for me to ground myself and open my heart to what’s happening in and around me. Because of the
I was talking to a wellness colleague of mine yesterday about advertising my Eat for Life classes starting in May and she said “People don’t want to think about being healthy right now.” That statement really took me by surprise. And, I’m not sure it’s accurate, at least not in my own life and in
Join me Wednesday, March 18, at 12:00 p.m. ET for a meditation that will help you ground yourself in stillness, steadiness, and compassion. Here is the link to register. It’s natural to feel a variety of difficult emotions at a time when the world is faced with the novel coronavirus that is affecting all of
I can still clearly remember the day back in 1997 when I set the intention to deepen my meditation practice. I was sitting in a Quaker church in the middle of an Iowa cornfield at A Course In Miracles retreat led by Tara Singh, a deeply inspiring teacher from India who had spent three years
As many of you heard, Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) died yesterday at the age of 88. He was a beacon of light and love for thousands of people seeking to discover or reclaim their spiritual identify beyond or within institutional religion. He wrote and taught about love in a deeply connected way. Here is
I was rushing around this morning to get to my mammogram appointment, and I was running late (which I don’t like to do). When I arrived at the window I was told I was actually 45 minutes early!! I had 45 minutes to wait and I’d rushed out of the house so fast that I
Do you think of “calm” and “holidays” in the same sentence? Probably not. In fact, often the holiday season becomes filled with obligations, unmet expectations and stressful demands. The American Psychological Association reports that holiday stress has a particular impact on women, due to their tendency to take on much of the responsibility for preparing
The holidays are almost upon us and by the end of the year, I often hear people tell me that they need to start some better habits around food and their bodies. The beginning of the year is certainly a great time to reconsider the choices you make and whether they align with your goals
Our busy modern lifestyles can create a sense of imbalance in our bodies, heart, and minds. In our bodies, we can begin to get aches and pains because of being hunched over a computer, a report, our phones, or books all day long. Our shoulders hunch forward so much that it begins to be a
I have taught many people to begin meditating; and I am aware that there are a LOT of misperceptions about what it is and isn’t. Because I have found the practice so very beneficial in my life, I have spent my entire career helping people overcome their misperceptions so that they, too, can reap the
