Generally speaking, when we feel lonely and/or sad, we need some form of connection. That is the paradox of this time: we are separated and feel lonely and need to be with people. Whether it’s in person or not, we all need to feel held and connected to other human beings.
Read moreFear, Growth and Change
When is it time to let go of the comfort of familiarity and try something different? It is easy to continue to do things in a habitual way. It takes little thought; you may do it automatically. Can you tell when you are ready to take a risk and try a new approach?
Read moreA Story About a Goose and Our Capacity to Care
This is who we are as humans. We have tremendous ability to care about the world around us, the creatures and beings sharing the earth with us, large and small, human and non-human. Sometimes it is easy to forget that, especially when we hear so much about our capacity to do harm and to be heartless.
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Two of the things that help me come back into myself and calm down are meditation and imagery. I often use these tools when I feel stuck and do not know what to do with myself. In this blog, I will walk you through one of the guided meditations that I find helpful. It is a combination of various teachings I have experienced in mindfulness meditation, qigong and somatic therapy.
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