Usually writing these newsletters takes me about an hour; I sit down and what wants to come out just flows. But this month I sat down to write about speaking from personal experience, and a few days later I still can’t get more than a few coherent paragraphs written. And I’m starting out today all [...]
If you’ve been practicing yoga for a while, you’ve probably come to discover that it doesn’t make your life any less intense. In fact, practicing yoga increases your capacity to be present to what you’re experiencing, and thus you feel more. And since life throws you all kinds of experiences, feeling more doesn’t necessarily lend [...]
I want to begin by expressing my gratitude to all of my students and clients who share their journey with me. I can’t tell you how many times in the previous month I cried tears of resonance, whether in sorrow or great joy, with students and clients. It is such an honor that you share [...]
All these weeks, I have not known how to address the unspeakable tragedy in the Gulf. How can I even begin to feel the intensity of emotion–grief, anger, fear, helplessness, guilt, shame–that is not just mine, but the entire world’s? What could I possibly do to stop the poisoning of not just our oceans, but [...]
Last week I had the honor and great pleasure of being a guest lecturer in Terry McGlasson’s 300-level counseling class at Portland State University. It was literally a dream come true, as part of me has always dreamed of being a college professor. Terry had invited me to speak to his students about my approach [...]
Happy May Day! We are halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. And what an intense time it is with the pull of warmer days ahead, the pull of the full moon overhead, and the constant change between sun, rain, hail, wind and rainbows! Phew! I have felt quite close to my “natural” [...]
Over breakfast with a friend this morning, it dawned on us that it’s April Fool’s Day. “Are you playing a trick on anyone?” she asked. “I’ve never really been very good at playing pranks on people successfully,” I commented. “Like stellar Halloween costumes, I can never seem to think of anything good on April Fool’s [...]
This last month I had a flare up of endometriosis, an old, familiar acquaintance that I had not encountered in quite some time. In discomfort and exhausted for a few weeks, I was reminded how much I struggle with accessing my guidance when I’m not feeling well. In part it’s because my body, my main [...]
You know the times that you thought you were listening to guidance, and you even dared to act on it…and then it didn’t turn out anywhere near how you thought it would? Instead of having a wonderfully surprising and joyous revelation or experience bestowed upon you, instead you got hurt. You got angry. You felt [...]
The most frequently asked question from the people who attended my first public talk in Portland was: “How do you deal with the fear-driven voices of the mind that can drown out the voice of guidance?” Well… What does it feel like? First, it’s important to clarify how to distinguish the fear-driven voices of the [...]