What makes the difference between surviving and thriving in every day life? Is it routines? Schedules? Better planning? Doing more? Doing less? Goals? I’ve coached many clients on this topic as well as put it to practice myself, and the shift isn’t necessarily in what we do, it’s why we do it. And why we […]
Recently my husband and I were in our backyard enjoying the crisp air. Sitting around the fire pit I found myself drawn to the way the fire danced. While the evening felt calm, there was a small pocket of wind that traveled down the hill right to the fire pit. It was just strong enough
I recently taught a workshop to a group of about 100 teens. I invited them to spend a minute writing down everything that is hard or stressful and then share how they felt. Not surprisingly, they offered answers like “I feel more stressed thinking about what I’m stressed about!” “I feel really overwhelmed.” “I’m not
I’d like to share a story I heard recently to teach this month’s focus. While I don’t know the originator of this story, I am adapting it for the purpose of teaching the focus this month. There was a woman who was running late to catch her flight. She’d had a full day, and made
It was a loud crunch. The kind that makes you tighten up at your shoulders and squeeze your hands really tight to the steering wheel. I didn’t want to look. I want to rewind the previous fifteen seconds of life and go at it a bit slower. I want to pull the car back into
We are in the hallway, toddlers hang on our hips while our boys ran in circles. We’ve just picked them up from the gym’s care center while attending a group fitness class. It was a place we stood every Tuesday and Thursday – chatting as we walked to our cars. She asks me, “when is
We made eye contact for only a moment. She was graceful and beautiful. She looked as surprised as I felt. I stopped in my tracks and paused. Sweat rolled down my face but I hesitated to move anything. I didn’t want to startle her. I wanted this moment, with our eyes locked on one another,
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” -Chinese Proverb What comes to mind when you read this? For me, it awakens my continued desire to bring myself back to the present moment. And while I believe there are countless ways to reconnect our minds, bodies
This month I invite you to take a bath…a forest bath! Shinrin-yoku is the Japanese term for “forest bathing” or “absorbing the forest atmosphere.” This practice simply encourages people to spend time in nature. Spending time in nature to calm and center is nothing new. Yoga origins trace back thousands of years. “To unite” is
Does your mind feel more like a wilderness or a garden? This question came to mind on a recent hike. Surrounded by forest, I found myself in awe with the quiet stillness, and seemingly endless wilderness. Beauty in both the view from the overlook point at the top of the trail and in the small