Autumn

Deep breathing in of autumn air, what a gift! Listening to the leaves falling, seeing the rain drops glistening, moisture everywhere, as puffy fog gently drifts by, small rivulets and little pools are forming, saturating everything around me, and me. Saturating all, flowing with renewed graceful agility, there is motion out there and in here. […]
Taking A Moment To Fine-Tune

Do you play an instrument? What do we do when the instrument sounds “off”? We re-tune it, maybe adjust the strings, or if it is a flute or similar, we might reposition our breath to activate the resonance differently within the instrument. Consider yourself as an instrument, just for a moment, since energy and breath […]
The Little Things

One way to move forward is to actively, determined, yet with an open mind, engage in change, if we are not quite content where we are, if we don’t see ourselves in that place of balance that supports us to thrive. If nothing else calls us, we can certainly count the blessings around us. The little things, oh […]
Breath

Breath is the way with which we can express our emotions, not the only one, but always available to us. It is also the conductor with which Life Energy enters our body.As we know, breath is life! When we cannot breathe deeply, the quality of our life is affected deeply.Lately many of our concerns have […]
What Does Your Spin Look Like?

VITAL BALANCE I talk much about this, so what do I mean? Why is this a worthy goal to address? Why do we want to get back into Vital Balance? Look at it in terms of symmetry…imagine … energy is spinning round and round, creating a field, call it Chakra field, call it […]
The Power Of A Flower – St. John’s Wort

About preparation and topical use of St. John’s Wort Oil (Hypericum Perforatum) St John’s Wort has yellow flowers with small black dots along the petals. You can identify the plant in its most promising stage for harvesting when you gently rub a flower between your fingers it will stain them red. St. John’s Wort makes a brilliant […]
New Beginnings

Spring shows us in nature countless New Beginnings, and there are new beginnings in my practice as well. My office partner and dear friend Michelle Champion, who kindly shared the studio with me for many years, is going to be working full-time in Lakeport, California at the Tribal Health Clinic. If you are in that neighborhood, or […]
Self Love
Feel Your Heart

This is a lovely visualization tool for body awareness by Stig Severinsen. Here is the quote of what he suggests: “In light of February and the upcoming Valentine’s Day, I want to share this neat little exercise called “Feel Your Heart”. This powerful visualization exercise brings you in touch with the rhythm of your heart […]
Is it?

I often get told: “It is my adrenals”, or “my gallbladder, liver, stomach, vagus nerve”. Well, this might be the place where an imbalance becomes most obvious, but none of the organs or systems exist alone! We are, our bodies are, one holistic entity. Our body is a very interactive field, you might view it […]