Greetings friends! Once again I am presenting you with a blog post from years past. It's an oldie but a goodie! I think it's apropos, given all of the zaniness of my life in this past 10 days! Sometimes, you just gotta sit back and remember your own advice! ;) Gratefully Yours, ------------------------------------------------ First posted on November 9, 2010 as "Thankfully Pink, Part 1" I’ve been in a rut the last few weeks. I’ve not been feeling especially thankful or …
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Beating Overwhelm: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re in a Fall Funk
It’s that time of year when the winds of change are swirling fast and are deeply felt—literally and figuratively—for a lot of people. My yogi tells us that Eastern Ayervedic traditions explain this sensation via the notion of “Vata Energy.” Vata is very cold, dry, quick, and moving energy. Think swirling leaves and brisk, whipping winds. If you’re noticing an uptick in the number of changes you’re experiencing and the rapidity with which they are occurring in your life as of late, know that …
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Unexpected Gifts from the Casket
Think you can’t find a gift in death? Think again. This week, with a heavy heart, I took a trip to Milwaukee to attend the funeral of my best friend’s grandmother, a 94-year-old woman named “Flossie.” At the visitation service, there were nearly 70 people in attendance—pretty incredible when you consider that a large portion of Flossie’s friends, relatives, and loves-in-life have already passed. Scattered throughout the funeral home were boards peppered with pictures from Flossie’s life, dating …
Downward Daaaaaaawg–FLUMP! Falling Down to Meet My Ego
Every Monday evening, I do yoga for 90 minutes with my yogi, Lark Paulson, and two other beautiful yoginis in the intimacy and privacy of Lark's home. I’ve been practicing yoga with these women for nearly a year, and I cannot imagine my life without it or them. Here’s what I love about my yoga practice: -it gives me a chance to reconnect with the wisdom of my body -it reminds me to be deeply compassionate toward myself and others -it allows me the chance to remember the importance of full …
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Bathing My Soul
Two weeks ago, I did something I've always wanted to do: I went on an all-day SILENT meditation retreat. No talking, no making eye contact, no interaction with any other human being for a little over six hours. Here's how it went. I assembled early one Sunday morning at the Pyle Center along the shores of indigo-blue Lake Mendota in Madison, WI with seven other people to, well, be in silence for the day. We meditated together, we ate together, we colored mandalas with oil pastel crayons …
