Are you really good at worrying? Do you believe that it makes you a better person (partner, mother, father, daughter, son, friend) if you worry about someone? Do you think your level of worry has a direct correlation to keeping a loved one safe? Do you think having a high level of worry proves your…
Category: Wellness Wisdom
Wellness is Communicable
What’s mine to do? That’s the question I have asked myself as I observe the fear that is flowing in between the news of viruses and so much uncertainty. As a wellness person for almost five decades, what I know for sure is that what we focus on expands. So, I believe that…
7 Ways to Ecstatically Enjoy Conscious Sexuality
We can heal and strengthen ourselves during our conscious sexual activity, but we must know what we are doing and why. -Iyanla Vanzant Mindful, meaningful sexual activity can result in exquisite pleasure. Sexuality is an intimate aspect of our spirituality and conscious sexuality can be a wondrous journey. The Dagara tribe in West Africa does…
Potential (& Joyful) Side Effects of Nia
Written especially for you by Susan Tate These side effects have been reported to me by many, many of my Nia students throughout the almost two decades I have been teaching Nia. And, I am happy to report, I have experienced everything on this list because of my practice of The Nia Technique*. Potential (& Joyful)…
7 Ways to Magnify Gratitude
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…
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…
13 Tips for Transformational Wellness
“All transformation begins with an intense burning desire to be transformed.” ~Wayne Dyer Do you have this intense burning desire to transform a part of you life that isn’t serving you? Are you looking for a little less stress in your life? Are you desiring to feel more love? Do you want to feel really, really well?…
Letting Go
It had once been my nature to cling ferociously to the belief that I was powerful enough to change the thinking of family members, friends, and even entire university committees. I am mighty powerful—but not in that way. I know that my true power comes from honestly and compassionately speaking my truth with integrity, kindness,…
The Space In Between
A few days ago, the management of the beautiful dance space where I have been teaching Nia for nine years gave us a week’s notice to cancel further classes and return our keys. My last class there will be Saturday morning, December 20. When I read the email notification, I immediately went into a very…
Affirmations for Your Wellness Path
We have over 60,000 thoughts a day and most of them were also bonking around in our heads yesterday. These thoughts most often reflect our subconscious beliefs. So, the power in a positive affirming statement is that it can slowly but surely become a welcome part of those repetitive thoughts and eventually become a belief….