I’ve become fascinated with a PBS program called Finding Your Roots, where Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps celebrities better understand themselves through discovery of their family histories and ancestral origins. The outcome of this process often leads to emotions such as enlightenment, healing, calm, inspiration and grounding to name a few. Exploring our family history …
This topic came up in one of my recent yoga classes and it felt like a great topic to further explore because I need reminding of this periodically as well. It seems that you and I are wired to seek permission. When we were kids, we needed permission from parents, teachers and other elders and …
So here we are–2019! I enjoyed finding this New Years meditation from my “Insight Timer” app titled “Intention to Live Just for Today” by Lane Holbert and wanted to share it with you. It’s a short meditation and centering prayer that teaches us to begin to focus on the present with each day of the …
For many of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice means one thing: a few long, cold, dark months are ahead of us, with seemingly no end in sight. (“Oh bother” as Winnie the Pooh likes to say.) Nevertheless, let’s explore how we can benefit further from this annual event. Each year, the winter …
This past week, I must admit, I was SO enlightened and actually mesmerized by learning President George H.W. Bush’s (Bush 41) history as he was memorialized following his recent death. Even though I served under this great leader as a senior nurse in the USAF, in hindsight, it seems I did not know my Commander …
