From distraction to action, and even a bit of stillness — a path inspired by ancient wisdom — Imagine the excitement of being a child on that long-awaited day when you’re gifted the toy you’ve been waiting for FOREVER! Yet your beyond-measure excitement quickly turns into irritation as a seemingly impenetrable plastic wrapping separates you from your gift. My presents to presence? …

Autumn & Ayurveda — While sitting at the dentist’s chair this morning, an “Autumn Fairy” brought to my attention the cozy comforts of the season ahead: soft sweaters, apple ciders, and some other things that didn’t really appeal to me, but did make me think of our exquisitely colorful nature display, warm baths, delicious…

As complex and vast as Yoga and Ayurveda may be, they are 1st simple and personal — When I was just a little peanut, my mom was a schoolteacher at an orphanage. Since I wasn’t old enough to attend school, I got to tag along with her. Those children at the orphanage felt like my own siblings, and I longed to bring them home. …

Sitting with ‘What I Love Most’ and remembering a few of the peculiar twists and turns on my way here as I turn 53 today. — Once Conrad, our 6-year-old grandson, learned that this was my last day being 52, to which he exclaimed, “Very old!” he also asked me: What Do You Love Most? My response, evoking that joyful kind of teary-eyed response, caught me off guard. This surprise aside, I also took the opportunity…

Here is 1 thing you’ve got to know to make more congruent choices more of the time. — We each have our unique process for dissipating those tendencies that aggravate our symptoms. Together let’s look at how to better influence our choice-making process from the perspective of the three Doshas, the energies that rule our physiology and psychology according to the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda. If Vata is…

A Time-tested tool to turn your attention to your wonder-filled eyes — Tratak — Among our five organs of perception, the eyes not only enable vision but also shape our perception of the world. These lenses, via which we see, transform information into the intelligence we rely on to make choices, for example. You may have noticed that as screen time increases, the vitality…

5 ways to enhance or disturb your connection to your sense of Ease. — Have you ever noticed how certain scents can instantly transport you to a different time or place? How about the way in which a certain taste elicits certain emotions and memories? Isn’t it amazing how our senses connect us to our environment and ourselves? Here is a simple exercise that…

It is peeking through the clouds… — From a long-time friend passing away to my hubby’s business getting broken into and us discovering that our insurance does not cover theft, my long-waited-for Spring is not starting as light as I’d anticipated! Once this was all acknowledged, I continued sharing while enjoying the company of good friends at…

The Place Between Opposites, A Life-Changing Game — Dear Loves…. Yesterday was feeling like a weighty day… … any thoughts around taking good care of myself were quickly rejected. So, I peel away from work and went to walk the lake, anyway! Yes, creating that break was a big effort. Yet, it was instantly rewarded with greetings from…