After a mindful walk through the woods, sitting in Sukhasana on the rocks by the gushing stream, eyes closed as you breathe in the copious supplies of pure oxygen, immersed in the sounds of natural elements and wildlife, as the sun gently beams upon you—if this doesn’t make the cut on the list of reasons …
Children today are under as much stress as adults. And with the busy, achievement-oriented lives they lead, kids need tools to help them self-nurture, self-adjust, and feel happy. Children are expected to behave in ways that their nervous systems cannot easily manage without physical activity, yet they are increasingly inactive in school and at …
If you don’t value yourself or think that you’re good enough, why would you be motivated to take care of yourself? A New Solution for Happiness I worked as a traditional psychotherapist for 17 years, and I did not see people healing on a deep level. They’d feel better after a session, of course, but …
Like many women in the 21st century, I feel like I need eight arms, like a Hindu goddess, to keep up with myself. I’m a body-oriented psychotherapist, workshop facilitator, yoga student, wife, friend, daughter, ninja flea market shopper. I try to have my shirt buttoned and my skirt ironed up before I sit with a …
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The truth is out. There is no quick fix for your back pain — not in the way you have been conditioned to think of it. Back surgery has been shown to be ineffective most of the time, and often makes things worse. Epidurals and cortisone shots are temporary. And by now, everyone knows what …
A few years ago, my beloved David Wallace and I taught a program together for the first time. We spent the week leading up to New Year’s with a tribe of like-minded souls, diving into ‘Practicing Blessing’. And what an incredible blessing it was! Though I confess I had some trepidation about our teaching …
Why might somebody feel called to take a Reiki class? In my experience, there are generally four categories: You have a need for yourself You have a need for someone else You are in the Healing business (massage therapy, chiropractic, etc) You love the subject of energy work and other similar modalities Taking healing into …
I came to Reiki through teaching yoga. For years, as I ended a class and people were resting in Savasana, I would place my pointer fingers in the center of my student’s foreheads and spread a little oil. Student’s would often remark, “I really liked the energy I felt from your hands!” I was not …
Walk through the door. It’s the step you’ve waited your whole life for. Go ahead and do your work, realize your vision, and find your wroth. We’re walking with you, every step of the way. We will always be with you. You will find your way… follow your heart. —Wah! Walking through the door I …
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Some of you may know that I was in a small plane crash in December 2007. As we were crashing I braced myself, trying desperately to “put on the brakes”. Obviously, I lived to tell the tale and I was left with some pretty profound right side low back and hip pain as a …
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