Empowered Wellness for Body, Mind & Spirit
As I was doing some research to prepare for my upcoming online program, BE the Change – Transformation through Fearless Self-Care, I came across this Psychology Today article entitled ‘It’s Time for Radical Self-Care’. The premise that self-care is radical arises because we are taught and expected to take care of others first and put ourselves …
I have this poem saved on my laptop and I revisit it when things aren’t going the way I want or when I feel overwhelmed by my emotions. I pull it up, read it out loud, close my eyes, take a deep breath and reflect on its teaching. I acknowledge that it can be so …
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” This quote is attributed to Mahatma Gandhi and you’ll find it all over the internet (I’m sure I have shared it myself at some time!) Turns out, this is actually a paraphrased interpretation. The essence of the quote – that social transformation begins with personal …
This Friday is Valentines Day, our secular celebration of love. So of course, it feels timely to focus on love for this week’s Wednesday Wellness post. However, instead of viewing love on the worldly plane of emotion or feeling, I’d like to take a leap to higher ground. All spiritual teachings (no matter where they …
Saturday 12/21 is the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere. The day of the year with the least amount of daylight and greatest darkness. Sounds ominous, doesn’t it? But only because most of us have been programmed to equate darkness with something negative or unwanted that needs to be overcome. And certainly in some contexts …
Silence is golden. We’ve all heard this phrase before. Maybe we remember seeing it at our school library when we were kids… or now-a-days it’s a common reminder on the big screen when we visit our favorite movie theater. This past weekend, I was able to experience this phrase in a completely different and powerful …
Whenever I begin to waver in my yoga practice or any practice that is for the purpose of care, growth or expansion, I pull out this quote to remind myself of the importance AND power of commitment. Yes, I said it… the dreaded “C” word (or at least one of them! 😉 ) What does …
As we count down the last few days of 2017, we may find ourselves reviewing the many “highlights of 2017” that are shown on TV or the internet. We may also be conducting our own personal year-in-review. This last practice is often helpful to create our new ‘plan’ for the New Year… yes, the dreaded …