About 8 years ago my overall cholesterol was 423. I didn’t even know that cholesterol could go that high. At the time, I was having heart palpitations, numbness up and down my right side, major headaches every single day, exhaustion, moodiness, and horrible sleep. Despite seeing many doctors and nutritionists and after trying a multitude of different nutritional regimens, elimination diets, … Read More
When the New Year Doesn’t Feel Happy
When it seems that everyone is celebrating and ringing in the new year with cheer, it can be isolating and lonely to feel sad, lethargic, depressed, anxious, or fearful…pretty much anything but happy. Maybe you squeezed a bit of joy out of yourself to celebrate, but a load of emotions came later. I woke up this morning after a wonderful … Read More
POST ELECTION 2016 : The Mirror That Keeps on Being a Mirror
The past few weeks, I have cried with my clients and loved ones and felt the gamut from anger and fear to being alive and uplifted. I am reminded that this election and its results, as everything is, a mirror of who we are as a whole society, and parts of who I am as an individual. This country and this world, … Read More
Jumpstart Your Experience of Beauty and Play
The way I knew beauty in a ‘past life’ was through being a middle school art teacher. I worked with young people and school communities in building social awareness around hunger in the community, creating large scale mosaics, connecting students with local artists, and teaching self-expression and compassion. We created some beautiful artwork together…but what I deeply believed was that beauty was broader…
Great Acts of Self Love
Great acts of self love include giving to yourself an unconditional love, gentleness, and kindness…The kind of love that embraces all of our parts no matter what. How often do you look at yourself harshly and critically? More so than any other person would is my guess. We often see where we are lacking, how much we are not doing, not achieving, and … Read More