Self-care is especially critical in this time. How, might you ask, can you care for your well-being when you are isolated at home, can't do the things you normally do, or are worried about how you will pay bills or what the future might bring? Here are ideas that take little time and can help [...]
Practicing extreme self-care Life as we know it is significantly altered due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this is the time to practice extreme self-care. While you might be home-bound, or out in public, you can do all kinds of things to keep your stress levels down and your mind engaged. First and foremost, practice washing [...]
Do you notice the shift in your body as the days begin to lengthen and warm? We are part of nature, so if you pay attention you might notice that your body and spirit reflects the cycles of the season. To do this, notice your energy levels, notice how your senses are waking up, perhaps [...]
…that is the question. Do I stay on the defined path, focused in on where this path takes me, or do I go off trail, open to exploring the unknown, no real destination in mind, to find something surprising and new? It’s not a bad thing to stay on a direct path. Sometimes it’s better [...]
Ever notice how sometimes you just feel stuck? Not sure how to move things forward, swimming in circles and not getting very far? We go through life expecting that we can flawlessly move forward. But when we run into a wall, or don't have what we need to continue, or there is conflict in the [...]
I spend a lot of time thinking about how I can support people to be healthier and happier. If you take time to care for your well-being, you could potentially enhance and extend your time on this earth. Wouldn't you want this? If you are going to be alive, why not be as functional, pain-free [...]
Do you know what enlivens you? What do you love doing? I found this reminder well suited for what I needed to remember now. Sometimes we forget, we get wrapped in those everyday expectations, commitments and habits. Sometimes we lose touch with what is important to us tied up in all of life's stuff. But, [...]
“Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.” William Feather Do you spend too much time preparing for the future, not really savoring the joys of this day? Many people spend time focusing on the needs of tomorrow, the future, and many dwell upon what has happened [...]
'Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.' Rumi Sometimes we spend so much time thinking, that we forget to just observe. Observing requires that you notice, but not analyze, all that is going on around and within you. Most of us find that [...]
"Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life." John.Muir How do you connect to yourself, to others, [...]
