A Teachable Moment
You can imagine my delight when Dr. Rick Hanson asked me if he could read "A Teachable Moment" aloud to his class at Spirit Rock! Talk...
Cultivating Self-Compassion
A number of years ago a friend shared with me a startling insight, which piqued my curiosity. As I was petting my friend's playful pup,...
Women's March 2018
The main takeaway from my time at Hebrew School was to never, ever let myself devolve into a bystander. Each year, we studied the...
Bomb Cyclone 2018
There was no way I could resist the opportunity to take some photos during (and after) the infamous storm!
Supermoon, Super Discovery
First there was the Supermoon, and then there was the super discovery. After spending just over an hour taking photos of the Supermoon in...
Waking Dreams
I woke up at 4:30am this morning to the whispered sound of this poem's first line. And so, in the dark, I quietly scrambled through my...
Inspiring Intention
"We live our lives on the tip of intention," said Jack Kornfield at a recent training. And yet, how often are we aware of our intention?...
End-of-the-Year Reflection Activity
Around this time last year a friend introduced me to her end of the year reflection ritual, which was taught to her by Christine Arylo. I...
Adapting to Our Environment
My recent travels to view polar bears in their natural habitat combined with a talk by Rick Hanson inspired an insight that continues to...
Bringing Light to Visiting Shadows
Sometimes when we try to cultivate a sense of ease or joy we can be surprisingly met with its opposite. In other words, when we try take...
