Blog
Are You Attached to Suffering?
Jul 09
Uncategorized | How a Self Love Practice Helps you Heal Faster In Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way, she devotes time to debunking the myth that in order to be creative, you must suffer. Most of us have that image, right – of the angst ridden, starving Artist that finds inspiration for their work in the muck […]
The Descent
Oct 16
Self Love | Amazing art: Initiate, artist unknown. Poem by Lara Vesta Remember the last time you did something you were told not to do? When you broke the rules? When you said yes to another’s no? When did you eat the seeds, just four rubies, four hearts, ensuring you would rule as your own queen? I can’t […]
Self Love First Aid Kit: Flooded vs. Feeling
Sep 24
Self Love | I talk a lot about a Self Love Toolkit – in my mind it’s that stockpile of tools I have to support myself on a daily basis – things like eating what makes me feel good, moving my body every day, a body-mindfulness practice that allows me to tune in to my Body Wisdom and […]
The Great Barbie Debate: Mother vs. Daughter
Sep 03
Body Image | When my daughter was born, I informed all family members that she would not be allowed to own or play with Barbie dolls. After all, any Google search will lead you to a plethora of articles detailing the improbability of Barbie’s proportions and the negative impact her measurements and weight would have on her overall health.
According to this article, Barbie’s overall body fat percentage would be so low that she would be unable to menstruate and she would fit the criteria for being anorexic. Will my daughter become anorexic or suffer from eating disorders because she plays with Barbie? I don’t think we can really know that.
Avoiding the Void
May 05
True Nature | The Void. The Chinese call it the Wuji. It’s that space where there is No Thing. Where labels, thoughts, and conditioned responses do not exist. Who you think you are is no longer true. That space from which you were plucked – the Primordial; the place and the energy you were before you were here.
It’s that place where you are confronted with your True Nature. And because we are often uncomfortable with the feelings that lie at the threshold of discovering our True Nature, we often Avoid the Void.
We call a friend or turn on the TV. We get on Facebook, check our email, or send a text. We read a book or listen to music. We have a glass of wine or some popcorn. We find something to DO! Clean, garden, build, hike, play, exercise, think, write, work, learn, laugh, dance, make love, pray, create, imagine, make lists, have a meeting, sleep, sing. There is always something to do. And our culture does not value the idle hands or mind.
December is a good time to slow down and rest…
Dec 01
Rest | Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. — Ovid I love the quote above from the ancient Roman Ovid: He reminds us that for millennia farmers have known that every so often they must allow a field to “rest” or go fallow between plantings. Fallow land is that which has undergone plowing […]
Practice All The Time…
Dec 01
Rest | One of the greatest tricks our mind plays on us is telling us we do not have time for a Mind-Body Practice. That somehow, because the practice isn’t linked to an End Result, we aren’t worth the time, space, or dedication it would take to have a consistent practice. Because it feels so wonderful, somehow we […]
Practice of Rest
Sep 27
Rest | I used to practice the clarinet because I was in Band. I practiced monologues and scenes because I was in Theater. I’ve practiced choreography because I taught Zumba. All of this time practicing by myself was so that I could perform later. I practiced for a grade, applause, or for a job. Working toward […]