I started a new ritual today. In the firepit are the remnants of 8 years of professional practice… I decided that it was time to start letting go. Rituals help us process changes that are already underway. This one also freed up some space. A lot has changed. There is certainly more change ahead. This…
It’s Monday, again, but just like that it’s different, again. The retreat effect has once again brought me to a place of ease, joy, optimism, peace, and compassion. The retreat effect was with me last night when I washed the dishes, this morning when I vacuumed the studio, and when I slipped into the hot…
Why might you want to find a therapist… now? Here’s a common scenario that grinds my gears: someone’s in trouble… it’s obvious. Maybe their relationship is failing, or their health. Maybe they’ve already taken a leave from work or they want to do just that. They might be displaying easily recognizable symptoms like excessive tearfulness…
I’m not for everyone. I don’t even like my own company sometimes! I can be annoying. I take up space. I’m tall, outspoken (though working on restraint,) and privileged. I’m terribly transparent and like to investigate what’s beneath the surface. I prefer silence to small talk. I ask SO MANY questions… so many that when…
If you’ve been following along it should be no surprise that there is opportunity for equanimity accompanying the change in season. The forces of nature are at work and the dramatic shifts that happen around the change of season are nearly impossible to ignore. Our Spring Equinox webinar (click here to access the recording) presented…
Epigenetics is an emerging science that examines the effect of experience on genetic expression. It seems that science has come around to an appreciation of collaboration. It’s yoga! This article will offer some correlations between the ancient and emerging perspectives. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is an ancient text that outlines a philosophical framework and…
Along the three-mile stretch of the Alyeska Highway that unfurls from the base of the mountain and leads to the sea is a wide paved path. The path is separated from the road by a ditch full of daises in the summer. Double-wide strollers are accompanied by their doting Labradoodles and free-range parents in Carhartts…
To be present is a privilege. To be in the presence of wise beings is a privilege. To have been gifted a body, mind, and spirit with which to practice is a privilege. To take time and invest it in the benefits of practice is a privilege. While economic, social, and cultural conditions have everything…
The evidence is overwhelming… scroll through your photos, look outside. There are seasonal cycles! These are patterns. They repeat, sometimes in regular intervals. Sometimes the intervals vary but usually, they fall within a relatively predictable period. Seasonal cycles are some of the easiest to see (and where I live, smell!) The evidence can be examined qualitatively…
In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic I “enjoyed” rushing to provide support for those who needed it. I was uniquely poised to do this as a counselor with an online presence. Humans are uniquely poised to do this. Give us a good crisis and we know what to do… stop the bleeding, run…
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