self-care

  • it is safe to be you

    It is safe to be you

    What have you hidden away about yourself that it’s time to uncover? What did you come here knowing… that’s gotten buried? There are parts of you that are ready to come back, to be embraced and integrated, welcomed home. Can you feel them knocking? They may be hiding under other more uncomfortable feelings… …ideas, beliefs…

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  • beauty as healer

    Beauty as a Healer

    Invitation to explore beauty as a healer… Where are you finding beauty these days? And how often do you let yourself slow down to take it in? Beauty is one of the ways your heart can speak with you… …And that you can connect with everything around and within you. It can help you arrive…

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  • Have Gratitude for Yourself: 3 Ways to Practice

    When you think of things you’re grateful for, how often do you include yourself? Today, I invite you to take a moment…to practice having gratitude for yourself. Can you take a moment now to thank yourself for… …how hard you try… …everything you’ve overcome… …how thoughtful you are… …and anything else you can appreciate yourself…

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  • Connect with your Heart’s Wisdom Free Workbook

    Woohoo! It’s here! The connect with your Heart’s Wisdom Workbook has arrived! As I’ve been hinting, I’ve been working on something for you behind the scenes.  Over the last few months I’ve been focusing more than ever on centering in my heart and listening to my heart. And, while this has always been a focus…

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  • connect with your heart

    Connect With Your Heart

    What helps you connect with you heart? Do you have any practices that help you tune in? And if so, how often are you doing them? I’ve been sitting with this idea for a few months now, and I’m realizing that I do best when I check in with my heart many times a day……

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  • release pressure

    How to release pressure

    Invitation to a simple exercise to release pressure in your body, mind and spirit: Where are you putting pressure on yourself? And what I mean here is not really in an intellectual sense. I mean literally. Where do you feel pressure in your system? If you do a scan right now, where do you feel…

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  • love-note to your body

    A love-note to your body

    Today, I invite you to send a love-note to your body, using your intention, awareness, and energy. If you’ve been with me for a while, you may already know that in the Fall I tend to focus on the Lungs and the process of grieving. In the Daoist tradition, there’s a relationship between the Fall,…

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  • Deep self-forgiveness practice

    Why would you need a self-forgiveness practice? As someone who’s experienced abusive situations… I’ve been sitting with the idea of internalizing blame and shame. This habit is also something I’ve witnessed in many of my clients. Directing blame inwards seems to be a very common way of trying to control a situation and feel safe…even…

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  • good to yourself

    How to be deeply good to yourself

    What does being good to yourself look like right now? This is a question I’ve been exploring a lot recently. I’ve found it to be a potent way to check in and see what I truly need… ….what would be a gentle reset… …what is aligned with my highest good in this moment… The answer…

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  • How to (and why) to set intentions

    What’s your favorite process to set intentions? And how often do you touch base with your intentions? One thing I really like is journaling. I find that writing helps me get clear on what’s been going on in my mind and get settled before setting intentions. By the way, if you happen to be in…

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