Each month I offer a 90 minute workshop. For February, I invited Dr Kay Vogt to present on healthy relationships and it was a fascinating exploration. This is an outline of what she covered. Sign up for our weekly newsletter/video
These are challenging times for many people. When there is anything going on in the world and/or our personal lives that feels threatening to our safety, several things tend to happen. Our minds get involved with intrusive, catastrophic thinking. We
Winter Solstice is a time of shorter days in the northern hemisphere. There is a natural impulse to turn inward. To reflect and rest in the blessed darkness. To allow creative energy to be nurtured and rebuild in preparation for spring.
Free one day silence retreat Saturday December 3rd, 2016. Silence is not merely an absence of speech. It is an opportunity for a dive into the deeper layers of the mind through contemplation and meditation. The thought of observing a
I had such pain between my shoulder blades that twice, ten years apart, I had x-rays taken of my back thinking the vertebrae in my spine must be disintegrating. The doctor reported back that my spine was fine. I knew something
There is no evolutionary advantage to noticing happiness and safety. Our fight/flight/freeze system is set up to notice danger so we survive. It can take training and persistence to be mindful of happiness. The good news is that when we mindfully focus on positive
Up here in Nova Scotia Canada it’s summer and the weather has been deliciously warm the last few days. I’ve been sitting on a beach doing some of this lately!