It feels like we are undergoing a renaissance of sorts here at home.  We finally got rid of the pool table (= dinosaur energy block) in the basement.  With diligence and patience, it only took 1 ½ years of awareness, reflection and persuasion for my husband to agree to get rid of it.  Once it was gone, we experienced an amazing opening of space and possibilities.  We are now turning the previously unused pool table area into a deluxe home theater space.    Much better application of half of our downstairs space.

Apparently getting rid of the pool table somehow made this next step much easier.  Read More

Over the years, I’ve tried to convey to people what meditation is, what it does, details, research, etc., and I feel like my “left brain” explanation has always fallen short of the value of the practice.  But now, I have finally found the perfect metaphor for meditation:  studded snow tires!!  Really … hear me out. Read More

Did you feel the earthquake yesterday?  I have to admit, it took me by surprise, and immediately my mind went to all the things I had done already to prepare, as well as the few things that were still waiting to be done.  It was time to move them up the priority list and get them finished.  And then after all the preparations are made, it is also important to review them, practice the process of evacuation or shelter in place, and feel confident that everything is in order.

Holidays can be like an earthquake for some people … it just rocks their world.    Read More

At a recent class on Stress Management for Teens, I used the phrase, “A stitch in time saves nine” … and from the way they were looking at me, you would have thought I was from Mars with two heads.  Apparently they were not familiar with that phrase.  They must not do a lot of their own mending … or something.

The point I was trying to make is that it’s easier to address a minor situation than a major one, so good idea to implement these techniques before the situation gets so out of hand.  This is as true for physical healing as it is for stress management.  It is much easier to work on and heal from something small, than it is to have to address a bigger issue.  Three recent situations come to mind. Read More

We’re all familiar with using a “left brain” decision making process – doing research, reading labels, that sort of thing – which is great as far as it goes.  But what happens when we’ve done the research and have narrowed the field down to 4 or 5 options that for all intents and purposes are equal?   That’s when we can implement a “right brain” or intuitive decision making process called Applied Kinesiology or “muscle testing.” Read More