On Self Care
The Practice of Self Care Grooming and movement Rest and reflection Boundaries and difficult choices Prayer and presence Brings awareness to self Shifts perspective Supports agency Such that resilience is strengthened and calm [...]
On Your Breath
Crisis and injury pull us out of presence and into panic. Panic impedes our breath, stiffens our bodies, and occludes mental clarity. From an evolutionary perspective, this effect on our biology has been [...]
Reflections on Injury, Pain, and Healing
Prevention isn’t always possible Both professionally and personally, prevention is my goal. I’ve always thought it much easier to stave off problems than wait until we’ve devolved into chaos. For many of us, [...]
On Intuition
A “be still and know” mantraband was one of the first gifts my mentor gave me A beautiful, thin, silver reminder to trust more than my rational brain Perfect for the me then [...]
On Healing
i keep healing myself: absolving hurts and restoring energy only to fritter it away in pursuit of “shoulds” 💜 forcing activities i find taxing or toxic committing to people and projects that do [...]
On Failure
I fail when I need to Learn differently Understand differently Speak differently Act differently Feel differently Move differently “The brain learns from failure.” I know — you may be thinking, "whoa, definitely not, [...]
On Trying
I'm coming more into myself. And paradoxically it’s taking effort - To undo all the ways in which I have suppressed myself. To allow for the work of building valuable relationships. To show [...]
On Running
I’m finally back to running after a many-year hiatus. I took my return seriously, consulting with my chiropractor and pilates instructor, getting fitted for shoes appropriate for my stride at Fleet Feet, and [...]
On Pilates
I’m relatively new to the Pilates bandwagon. In summer 2015, a mild shoulder issue and concern for my biomechanics at work prompted me to seek help from Cate Vallone, owner and instructor at [...]
On Community Supported Agriculture
“You can pay the farmer now or the doctor later.” This summer we’re participating in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) for the first time. I’ve always been slightly intimidated by the CSA because I [...]