Turning Toward the Heart: A Guided Metta Practice Last week, I celebrated another year around the sun. It was a glorious, clear day, spring had pulled out all the stops, bursting into life with playful, fluffy blossoms and delicate unfurling leaves. It begged me to...
From Austria to Your Feet: Grounding Lessons from Nature Photo by Luis Lara In September, I spent a week immersed in the stunning Carinthia Mountains in Austria on a Horse and Human Connection Retreat. How horses came back into my life after half a century is a story...
Imbolc: Tending to the Seeds of Change “Change. But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.” — Paulo Coelho As I write this, the skies beyond my desk window are moody and grey, while behind me the sunlight pierces through the side window, casting...
Essential Practice for Disruptive Times Don’t go numb. Don’t tune out. Take the breaks you need, do your practice, take care of yourself, but please don’t go numb. There are no guarantees at the edge of the cliff, but one thing is for certain: the...
Relieving Stress and Anxiety (Meditation Practice) Where have you been placing your attention these days? Learning to calm ourselves in the midst of a storm with compassion and stillness is a practice. It takes time. Where we place our attention shifts our focus....
