“Women do have a quest at this time in our culture. It is the quest to fully embrace their feminine nature, learning how to value themselves as women and heal the deep would of the feminine. It is a very important inner journey toward being a fully integrated, balanced, and whole human being. Like most... Continue Reading →
Alchemist
I take a deep breath before I commit to the page and risk the opening of my heart. That is what it feels like - a risk. I risk fully feeling my vulnerability, my sense of confusion and despair, the anxious churn underneath the surface that threatens to overwhelm and put me into a place... Continue Reading →
Being with myself
https://videopress.com/v/RiXJtR7S?preloadContent=metadata In the last three months I've been walking more. Walking has always been a "go to" exercise for me and I have been so glad to discover that my Hoka's and orthotics have made walking comfortable again. After returning from Santa Fe this summer with about 20 more lbs then usual (I call them... Continue Reading →
Don’t worry…
“Don’t worry, please please how many times do I have to say it. There’s no way not to be who you are and where.” Ikkyu - Crow with No Mouth Early September during the COVID-19 pandemic brings ample worries. These worries are ladled on top of the other preoccupations and concerns, which upon more direct... Continue Reading →
And we begin again…
As 2016 ends and 2017 peeks its head over the pass, we begin again. Another rotation around the Sun, another review of the seasons and the unmistakable whiff of the "new beginning." What great ambitions go left unfinished, to which the New Year points, chocking for new breath? After my somewhat frenzied finish to 2016... Continue Reading →
Why some books stay with me
Reading literary fiction is one of the great joys in my life. I've recently ventured outside of this genre to read a fictionalized account of someone's experiences in a foreign country. As I first started the book I was very aware of how the writing was "less good" then the writing I'm used to reading... Continue Reading →
How to make progress…
Working in a space of creating and bringing forth is interesting, confusing and unfamiliar. As I've let go of having a job/career and grabbed onto creating a business - I'm forced to figure out new ways of being. Previous obstacles no longer exist - new ones appear. The fundamental insight I've had thus far is... Continue Reading →
Resume
Hum… Do I speak to the obvious fact that I haven't posted in a while (understatement) or do I just resume. I'm opting for just resuming - I know why the lull and I'm the only one reading this anyway. Lately I resumed my interest in writing again. Has this interest ever really gone away?... Continue Reading →
Alignment – Day Six
Thursday - 5:30pm class with Lorenza Today's class was better than yesterday. Lorenza gave us air recognizing the humid conditions and that was merciful. I did every posture and felt strength generally. It will be interesting to pay attention to my lower back - I feel strain there somewhat that is different than muscle strain... Continue Reading →
Routine – Day Five
Wednesday - 4pm class with PaulDelightful - in class at 4pm instead of 6pm - which means many fewer people, therefore an easier experience in the room and in the transition rooms (dressing rooms, waiting rooms) -this just means less stress generally. I also felt hydrated and well nourished - not too full, not too... Continue Reading →