NORTH STAR MEDITATION for self-healing

NORTH STAR MEDITATION for self-healing

by | Feb 5, 2017 | Asanas/poses, Auric Clearing, Beginner Yoga, Emotional Abuse, Health, Health Coaching, Love, Meditation, mindfulness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Recovery, Relationships, Self Improvement, Self-care, Sociopaths, Spirituality, Therapuetic and Integrative Medicine

Yesterday, I was inspired to create a new meditation, a NORTH STAR MEDITATION to build and nurture self-trust, faith, inner strength and purpose. Through my blog, books, and coaching, I’m blessed with meeting and connecting with so many people like...
Patience: An essential (but often overlooked) building block for recovery

Patience: An essential (but often overlooked) building block for recovery

by | Mar 9, 2016 | Asanas/poses, Beginner Yoga, Health Coaching, Loving Kindness Wednesday, mindfulness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Recovery, Relationships, Self Improvement, Self-care, Therapuetic and Integrative Medicine, Yoga

It’s Loving Kindness Wednesday! Patience with ourselves is a key ingredient to progressive and lasting recovery. Unfortunately, building patience seems out-of-reach for many of us stuck in post-traumatic reactionary mode. The last thing we feel capable of is...
Trauma Purge and the Surprise of Letting Go

Trauma Purge and the Surprise of Letting Go

by | Jan 20, 2016 | Asanas/poses, Beginner Yoga, Emotional Abuse, Fears, Forgiveness, Health, Loving Kindness Wednesday, Meditation, Mental Health, mindfulness, Peace, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Recovery, Self Improvement, Self-care, Sociopaths, Spirituality, Therapuetic and Integrative Medicine, Yoga

It’s Loving Kindness Wednesday! I took the attached picture last week in Maui. After snapping the shot, I looked at the image and thought, “That’s not what I thought I was taking a picture of. This looks like a flame shooting up through the...

Why I stuck with yoga even when it got ugly

by | Oct 3, 2015 | abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Asanas/poses, Beginner Yoga, domestic violence, Fears, Friends, Health, Health Coaching, Journaling, Love, Meditation, Mental Health, mindfulness, Newsletter, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Recovery, Relationships, Self Improvement, Self-care, Sociopaths, Spirituality, Therapuetic and Integrative Medicine, Writing, Yoga

Recently, a very dear friend and fellow survivor introduced me to Linda Sparrowe, yoga teacher, former editor-in-chief of Yoga International magazine, and past managing editor of Yoga Journal. She’s a participant on the upcoming panel discussion, “Yoga...
Living beyond change – Keys to sustained healing and transformation

Living beyond change – Keys to sustained healing and transformation

by | Sep 23, 2015 | Asanas/poses, Beginner Yoga, Fitness, Health, Health Coaching, Journaling, Love, Meditation, mindfulness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Recovery, Relationships, Self Improvement, Self-care, Spirituality, Therapuetic and Integrative Medicine, Writing, Yoga

Work, stress, and trying to do too much finally caught up with me. I’m sick. The signs that I needed to slow down have been there for months. I couldn’t find my spark. I didn’t feel “all-in” about anything life threw my way. Even...

The Art of Transformation at Any Age

by | Sep 17, 2015 | Asanas/poses, Beginner Yoga, Family, Fitness, Health, Health Coaching, Meditation, mindfulness, Peace, Recovery, Relationships, Self Improvement, Self-care, Spirituality, Yoga

A few months shy of my 40th birthday, I walked into my very first yoga class. I didn’t know what the heck I was doing or what to expect. I rented a mat from the studio and even a towel that day. I kept my investment at a minimum: $20 for a week of unlimited...