This year, as we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States, it is clear we are living in a time with an intensity of national news and world events that can easily draw us off center, into the past, or cause us to wonder how to make sense out of the future. This quote by Melody Beattie brings…
Category: 2017
Discover the Joys of Movement
This feels like a good time to share an excerpt from my Wellness Wisdom: 31 Ways to Nourish Your Mind, Body, & Spirit book (2nd ed. 2011). If you would appreciate inspiration and encouragement about choosing a joyful way to move, then you’ll enjoy this! Chapter 15 Discover the Joys of Movement Years ago I…
Where are you supposed to be?
Last June I was walking along the Edmonds Beach in Washington as I frequently did during the 16 years I lived close to the Puget Sound. As I walked, I was reflecting about the fact that four Nia studios had closed behind me in the past six months and I was clearly feeling like…
Choosing Radical Love Over Fear
As I observe my thoughts during this unprecedented time of division and an increasing sense of ‘us’ vs. ‘them’ in the United States, I find myself experiencing a range of emotions. Are you? Deep down, I refuse to feel disempowered or fearful of things that might happen in the future. But sometimes on the surface, I…
My Post-Inauguration Day To Do List
And then I plan to keep these on my daily to do list too. What’s on your list?
Deer, Wild Turkeys, Cardinals, & Vitamins
I am sitting in my new country bedroom looking out into the snowy woods as I write. Seven, yes seven, deer are gently grazing outside my window. (The deer is my spirit animal!) As many of you know, in 2016 my Nia classes were few and far between because The Dance Space closed, other studios…
A wish for peace in 2017
Peace on Earth . . . As the calendar presents us with the end of a year and the promise of new beginnings, I wish you a vision of expanded wellness that contains much love and peace. My intention is to be the place where peace and love shows up, even when it’s difficult. What’s your…