I'm at it again so if you missed it last April, here's your chance to jump in!
I’ve channeled my deepening mission to help all people feel safe and supported into a 30-day intensive that is wholly focused on supporting a healthy nervous system and the experience of calm and connection that comes with it. Here’s what you’ll learn….
Read MoreA few important questions:
Where do you go to feel held, nourished, supported and protected?
Where do you go to take a deep breath?
Do you have a place in the world where all of your fears, worries, and disturbances are held at bay?
For some of us, that's a special place in nature, seemingly far away from the demands of life, for others, it's our favorite reading chair where we escape into other adventures and sometimes, it's in the arms of a loved one. We all need a "safe space"….
You may have noticed that I've been talking a lot about cultivating states of calm and connection these days.
In times of stress, this is essential.
The most direct way to regulate your nervous system - in other words, to get out of fight/flight/freeze and into rest/digest - is to pay attention to all of the ways you are both safe and connected. And when we are worried (about the state of the world, our health, our jobs - take your pick) or feeling alone (isolated, separated from our family, friends, and communities - i.e. pandemic life) we are more likely to become dysregulated. Enter fight/flight/freeze.
As I watch the news in Ukraine unfold, I’m aware of a tightness in my chest, and butterflies in my belly. When I imagine what the Ukrainian people are going through, I feel the physiological sensations of fear creep in and distress and suffering arises in my body and mind. Empathy, the felt sense of someone else's suffering leaves me uncomfortable, afraid and deeply worried. While I’m not in any danger myself, my nervous system responds as though I am.
When I’m able to notice this, I can reorient.
Read MoreGetting to experience yoga nidra with Scott Moore is a no-brainer but you are also probably wondering what this workshop is all about and what it means to eliminate time? No surprise, I’ll start the answer with a question:
How much time do you spend thinking about past and future events?
We all do it. We perseverate about what went wrong, what we said, what we didn’t say and on and on. We take an experience that was painful or uncomfortable in some way and then we increase our suffering by thinking about it over and over and over.
Read Morebal·ance
/ˈbaləns/
a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.
The norm in our culture is to operate at 150% (and that’s being generous), but the truth is, we need to hold at 100% to experience balance.
Read MoreAfter months of pondering, intention setting, foot dragging and thumb twiddling, I have finally created a new website. And when I say that I created a new website, what I actually mean is that, my cousin, soul sister and creator of all things, Susan, sat by my side, did most of the work and gave me both gentle and firm nudges until it was finally done. And today - many months, a logo and a new website later, we pushed the blue Squarespace button and VOILA.
Read MoreGreetings from the land of quiet.
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