Family conflict during the Holidays. Ugh. It happens often and for some families, is inevitable. The Season is upon us, so to safeguard the harmony of your family Christmas, here are 5 Guidelines for Building Better Relationships. These guidelines arise from my life observations as well as my studies in yoga philosophy and my personal spiritual…
Reclaiming Birth: A Call to Empower Mothers A childbirth magazine recently posed a question that stopped me in my tracks: “Why do women in America fear birth?” It’s a tender question, because fear around birth is rarely simple. It is often shaped by stories we’ve heard, experiences we’ve witnessed, care we have or have not…
Okay ladies, here are my last “real time” stress busters (for this week anyway). 1. Stress scenario: There is not enough time in the day to get everything done.2. Solution: This is a tough one, but we must tackle it. Identify time wasters: 1. Stress: Immediate overload. You need help now!2. Solution: 3. Overall Benefits: More time for You. More time for Others. A…
Each day, I am guilty of multi-tasking. I’ve been known to brush my teeth while folding clothes and changing a diaper, for example. Today, the stress scenario is multi-tasking. What to do? I must continuously remind myself to follow my own advice on a daily basis. This is important. I always earnestly strive to practice…
Sometimes it creeps up on you, sometimes it crashes into you, sometimes it consumes you, but frequently it seems, stress seems to be just around the next corner. My day is going smoothly, and then something ALWAYS happens to interrupt my “zen” flow. Reality! You wake up late or you wake up too early. You…
Juggling Motherhood and Business Conjoining motherhood with running a business is hard. I would insert a more colorful adjective before hard, but this space is rated G. The Backstory Here’s how my morning unfolded. Before 7 AM, the day started with a jolt – as usual. This time, I woke to the sound of my…
Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, during her seven-country tour of Africa, made statements suggesting that women’s rights will be one of her signature platforms. This is a cause for celebration, as women across the globe—and here in America—continue to suffer horrendously and unjustly. In Strength to Love (1963), Martin Luther King Jr….
The Power of Earth Day What does Earth Day mean to you? The fragility of the earth and human life are interconnected. Three times in my life I would have never dreamed circumstances would turn out as they did – reminding me of the sacredness and fragility of life on earth. The first is my…
The Person next to you is… The greatest miracle and the greatest mystery you will ever meet at this momentAn inexhaustible reservoir of possibilitywith possibilities which may have been only partially revealed and made visible. The person next to you is…A unique universe of experience in necessity and possibility embracingdread and desirefrowns and smilestears and…