Awakening Awareness
"I don't know if I can call you back, I'm so overwhelmed I just don't think I can." Taking in this expression from a trusted other, I...
Self-Acceptance
What is the first thing you think of when you wake in the morning? Are you looking forward to the new day or do you want to roll over and...
Learning Acceptance
As I tossed and turned in bed, attempting to drift off to sleep, I noticed there was a sense of contraction in my body as it curled...
Conscious Parenting
As I was walking down the store aisle to stand in line at the pharmacy, I felt my ears prick when I heard a young child crying loudly....
Navigating the Flow of Change
How do people change, and how does one navigate the ripples that flow from change itself? Do you welcome change with curiosity and...
Choosing to Live in Relationship
Have you ever experienced life as being so full and complex that there is hardly enough space within yourself to take a breath? Or maybe...
Using the Body as a Sensing Device for Healing
I recently attended Linda Kohanov's workshop, "Trauma: tools for the clinician informed by the wisdom of the horse." I especially ...
Listening Within
Stepping into the corral, my eyes took in Shadow, my nine-year- old Thoroughbred/Paint gelding, noting he held his head high and alert as...
A Path Of Healing
Working with a 10-year-old boy, he began to tell me of a frightening experience he'd had with a dog when he was only 8-years-old. "We...
Presence for Me
It was a beautiful day with the sun peeking out, and the temperature rose to about 50. Richard, my husband, planned to muck out the...
