This week’s post is by guest blogger Renee Trudeau. Visit her at www.ReneeTrudeau.com Meditation and Yoga Retreat on Emerald Isle, NC (c)Ginger Garner 2013 It’s 1976, and my mom and dad are sitting quietly with their eyes closed, hands resting upward — thumb and index finger touching — while my younger…
This post is being shared with permission by Renee Trudeau and was previously published on November 18, 2013. Permission Granted: 5 Ways to Find Rest this Holiday Does the thought of hanging Christmas lights and attending holiday work parties make you want to grab your sleeping bag and run for the nearest cave? 2013 has been…
This week’s post is by guest blogger Renee Trudeau. Visit her at www.ReneeTrudeau.com Slow Down…on the Inside An Excerpt from Nurturing the Soul of Your Family Think slow is for slackers? I used to think so, too. Slowing down and doing less are easier said than done, and they require a radical paradigm shift for most of…
A New Simplicity An Excerpt from Nurturing the Soul of Your Family Many of us feel called to simplify our lives and do less. Not a fluffy, it-would-be-nice-to-have-clean-closets simplicity, but a new way of being. This new simplicity is about purging and streamlining our thinking, our doing, our giving and receiving, and, of course, our…
Is Stress Making You Sick and Sad? Inflammation in the Body Linked to Depression Today’s post was a tandem project by Dr. Tianna and Ginger. Emerging evidence demonstrates that there is a connection between inflammation and depression. When your body is in a state of constant, low-level inflammation, you may feel sad. Recent research is encouraging, and shows that feeling sad or…
Self-Help Tip of the Week: That which remains when there is no more grasping, is the Self. ~ Panchardasi Heeding this proverb, or mantra, or whatever you want to call it, is a daily challenge for me. And on the day this picture was taken, in the dimming of the day on a Virginia mountainside…
Loss and healing after Stillbirth This guest post is shared with us by Lexington, KY based yoga teacher Sharon Tessandori, a beautiful soul and mother to a precious, sleeping angel. Here is her story of loss, and of hope for tomorrow. October 16, 2012 – One week ago today, Andy (my husband) and I found ourselves in…
What Makes Survivors Resilient? Recently I was asked this question by a PTSD survivor-turned-therapist, about how I would answer the question: What makes survivors resilient? Here is my response (*name changed for privacy): What a great question, Kate:* I believe survivors are resilient because they exercise choice (either knowingly or unknowingly). By choice, they take the…
This month’s issue, September 2012, of Yang-Sheng magazine featured my article, The Happiness Inventory. Read a snippet below and get the post here. The Happiness Inventory Are you happy? The Pursuit of Happiness in today’s hyperactive, super-stimulated, and over-medicated society seems to be subtitled with the phrase “Immediate Gratification” or “If it feels good do it.”…
“In order to be transformed, I must know what I believe.“ In the spring of 2008 I jotted this thought down on the inside cover of my well worn notepad. I carry it in my bag or briefcase wherever I go. I replace my small notepad every January. All during the year, it is my “Get…
March 26, 2009 – Today, I was hurrying Michael (my 3 year old) into his car seat knowing both he and his brother William (18 months old), were on the cusp of a “I’m-hungry-please-feed-me-now-and-I’m-sleepy-too-melt-down.” I knew I didn’t have long to get them home, fed, and down to naptime before one or both of them imploded….
The Power of Compassion in Shared Humanity Why must we experience loss and pain before we learn to share in the burdens of others’ grief? Through the birth and struggles of illness with my first son, I discovered the profound truth that joy and sorrow are meant to be shared. While we may never fully…