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Dancing with the Devil
The “devil” –if he lives—is our own negative thought patterns dragging us through the dirt into a self-created hell. Whether we choose or refuse this dance is fortunately up to us. Anonymous Have you...
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Living Inside-Out
Every morning on the way to driving my son to school, I take a few minutes to set an intention for the day (i.e. I am wise and focused or I relax into an easy flow). I also invite my seven-year old to...
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This past weekend I led a Self-Renewal Retreat at The Crossings Spa and Resort for an amazing group of 32 women from around the U.S. It is deeply fulfilling work, but it also takes a lot of energy to...
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Being Present
I love it when the Universe calls me up to the plate, puts a bat in my hands, throws me a big old curve ball and sees how I’m going to react. I’m really getting the opportunity to practice what I...
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Digesting
di•ges•tion (di jes′c̸hən, dī-); noun; the absorption of ideas. I recently listened to a radio interview with acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of...
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Right Here, Right Now
Following a rich, connective one-day self-renewal retreat I facilitated on Friday, I attended and volunteered at GenAustin’s statewide We Are Girls Conference at the Ann Richards School for Girls all...
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Be Here Now … Really?!
Growing 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...
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Doing vs. Being
This 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...
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Aware … ness
It’s 7:00 a.m. I’m sitting at my computer replying to some timely emails before I finish helping my son find his shoes and water bottle and get out the door for school. He walks into my upstairs...
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People First, Things Second
As a life balance teacher, I’m always questioning how I can help myself and others come into greater equilibrium–not just around work and life, but around feeling and thinking, being and doing, and...
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Overwhelm
I define life balance as having enough time, energy and resources for those things that are most important to me. So is feeling overwhelmed—the suitor currently knocking on my door asking for a dance–...
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Hello to here: returning to the present moment
I woke up Monday morning with a wild, overactive mind. I was ruminating about yesterday, forecasting into tomorrow, pondering various “what if” work scenarios and feeling into the chaos of fall 2020....
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(Video) What Does Self-Care Mean to You?
I’m leading a women’s circle this spring focused on sovereignty and the art/science of self-care. Why? I’ve experienced so many gifts from my daily self-care practice over the last 20 years that it’s...
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(Video) Where Do I Need to Course Correct?
Socrates said, “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” For years I worked in healthcare communications and designed huge outreach plans...
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(Video) How Do You Make Decisions?
Taped to my laptop is the mantra: From stillness comes discernment. It came to me while I was leading a retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health years ago. I revisit this reminder daily. Where...
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(Video) What Makes You Come Alive?
When I go for a walk or have tea with a friend I have not seen in a while, I always ask the same question: What’s making you come alive right now? I love the way they light up and how their eyes...
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Do You Start Your Day Intentionally?
Whew! The last week or so has been intense. I’m hearing from many friends and clients that they’re feeling untethered, emotional and having trouble finding their center. One self-care practice that has...
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How Are You Nourishing Your Soul?
I grew up in an interfaith family where spirituality was front and center. My childhood home had a large meditation/prayer room to the right of the front door and I have a sister named Teresa (after...
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Many Things Are True At Once
Shakespeare said, “Nothing is either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” Around the globe, many of us are experiencing deep frustration, pain and despair right now. Others are expanding joyfully...
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(Video) Gulp! How’s Your Digestion?
Recently my digestion was thrown off for a couple of days from too much busy-ness, overwork, indulging and not enough rest and space to just be. This imbalance was a huge gift and reminder of how...
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