Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2020
As the new year starts, and as you think of what intentions you want to set for this new year, how do you approach it? Do you work on setting goals you want to accomplish? Or maybe you use a vision board? Perhaps you find yourself sometimes feeling like you may not have all the needed resources, be it physical, …
I am not, to be totally honest. Nobody is. It is hard to keep it together all the time, for ourselves, and our loved ones during the pandemic. Most of us are feeling exhausted, numb and burned out from dealing with decision fatigue. I recently listened to a podcast by Brené Brown where she interviewed two authors of a book called …
The Vision. The Dream. The Intention. Once Upon A Time, many many moons ago, people from around the world were in tune with cycles, rhythms, seasons, so much so that a lunar calendar was born. The lunar calendar remains, and so does the moon with its cycles. While the path of the moon continues round and round, many of us …
Because there is nobody else like you in the world, your self-care is your unique imprint that only you intimately know and build over time. Anything worth doing takes time to practice and cultivate, and self-care is no different. So take a deep breath, maybe get a warm drink and sit in your cozy lounge chair to take measure of …
I don’t know about you, but with COVID and social distancing, I notice that I have been spending a lot more time outside in nature, and that is how I discovered forest bathing. The practice of forest bathing, also called forest therapy, involves no bathing and is not led by a therapist. It originated in Japan in the 1980s, and …
This workshop is coming at a time when all of us are grappling with changes, disappointments, grieving losses, the unknown future of ourselves, families, work , local communities and the entire international community. How do you typically react to difficulties in life- work stress, rejection, physical problems, financial difficulties? Most of us deal with such difficulties by finding faults in …
Do you feel like you need emotional and mental support? How does your body feel with all these emotions? Do you feel that you are not able to be there for others? When you are able to take care of yourself, you can be there for others. Join me online to learn to support yourself first and then others by …
As you read this article, I want you to write down the first words that you tell yourself when you fail, or when something doesn’t go your way, or a friend does not return your phone calls or when you have financial or health stressors. Most of us understand compassion for others; it is central to most world religions. The …
How do you typically react to difficulties in life- work, rejection, physical problems or financial difficulties? Most of us deal with such difficulties by blaming ourselves. You can fill in the blank for what you tell yourself during these times, “I am not good enough. I will never succeed. It’s my fault.” Self- esteem needs success to prove your self-worth, …
A majority of the immune system is located in the gut. The immune system decides which bacteria and foods are “safe and good”, and which ones need to be defended against by producing certain chemicals that cause inflammatory signals.