Tis the season for giving and receiving gifts. Do you know which you like best? Do you know how you respond physically and emotionally to giving and receiving? Does it matter? I think it does, and had reason to delve … Continue reading →
I’ve been thinking a lot about singing lately. I had two very powerful experiences with singing recently that I’m still processing. Let me be clear, I’m not a singer – well, except for singing around the house, and that is mainly … Continue reading →
As I sat in my office a couple of days ago, writing my April newsletter, there was a lingering nervousness in my body that I detected as a heightened awareness of my heart beating and extra tension in my neck … Continue reading →
I thought to myself, “I’m not walking.” And to my surprise and delight, that was the moment when I became freer, easier, and more comfortable during my walk yesterday morning. I’ve been suffering with a minor foot injury for past … Continue reading →
Note: This blog is adapted from my newsletter that went out to my mailing list on May 22, 2018. If you already work with me or are part of my BodyIntelligence Community on Facebook, you probably know that last month … Continue reading →
The simple answer: Self-care. Self-care is one of my seven key strategies for relieving stress and is the simplest and most effective way to PREVENT stress and overwhelm from taking hold in the first place. In fact, it is a … Continue reading →
We are always going to find ourselves in stressful situations. That’s a given. Learning to respond differently – in a way that reduces significantly the amount of stress we experience, before, during and afterward – is key. Here are seven … Continue reading →
“…self-compassion is a powerful way to achieve emotional well-being….” Kristin Neff writes this in the first chapter of her book, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. I’m in the middle of reading this book. It’s the current … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago, I wrote about free-writing, and how helpful I was finding it – helpful in sorting out my thoughts, writing blogs, class planning, sifting through problems, and so forth. How such a “purposeless” task, was actually helping … Continue reading →
Stress is all around us. Or, more accurately, potential sources of stress – stressors – are all around us – everywhere you look! Even as I sit at my desk writing this, I can look around my office, and find … Continue reading →
