I LOVE asking my clients this question! Who do you admire? Think about the people you know, mentors or teachers you have had in your life, spiritual gurus, political activists, saints, public figures, writers, whoever it is that you admire right now. Make a list of at least 5 people. Read more…
I have known for a few days now that I need/want to further delay the opening of my massage practice, but I would not give myself permission to announce it as fact. Why? I don’t want to disappoint my clients. Last week I booked July 5 to 19 solid because Read more…
Does self-care seem indulgent or selfish right now? Do you feel like you can’t take a break, ask yourself what you need, and then give that to yourself? Does thinking of your own needs NOW make you a bad person? No! No it does not. Most of us are feeling Read more…
Has shoulding yourself into action EVER been effective? Honestly? Most people find that feeling we “should” do something drains our energy, so it’s demotivating rather than motivating. Should-dos and must-dos weigh heavily on the shoulders and mind. Should is “could” with shame attached, and shame is the very lowest vibration. Read more…
I have been receiving massage on a regular basis for the last decade and a half. Once a week I give my body a break from EVERYTHING. I put myself face down on some lucky therapist’s table and I just release every bit of tension I can release. It’s like Read more…
Bear with me! I realize how askew that sounds, so let me be clear. I believe whole heartedly that everything has a purpose. Not just the stuff I like. Not just the positive experiences. Everything. Since this is True, even Trump has a purpose, but if anyone is thinking his Read more…
Hey beautiful People! How are you coping with the choice to shelter at home to stop the spread of the virus? I’m letting my inner child play! I’ve gone outside every day to get some recess, and I’m taking afternoon naps. I’m creating new landscape photography while getting fresh air Read more…
You really do get to choose your perspective, so choose the one that serves you best. You can choose to see the pandemic as a horrible, challenging, crisis-riddled, terrifying, chaos that is worsened by everything the government does, and continues to spiral out of control. That is certainly fucking true Read more…
I love food! A little too much maybe? Humans love delicious food to celebrate the good times, and we use food to soothe ourselves during challenging times. Self-soothing with food is something to which most of us relate, though I’ve heard people say they don’t like the term ‘self-soothing’ or Read more…
A steady diet of fear will make us fearful. I am a fairly fearless person, and I have been feeling an undercurrent of fear in my community strong enough to pull me under – and I do NOT watch TV news shows. Feeling that fear is completely understandable, especially for Read more…