Over the weekend, I attended a lecture by Dr.Garland Landrith, a specialist in Tapping (also known as EFT) who heals past wounds and reframes memories to diminish the effect our triggers have on us. He brought up some points that rang true in their simplicity and importance. We all know that feelings of major traumas… Read more »
My eighty-seven-year-old mother is coming to visit in two weeks. What do you think that she asked for? She didn’t care what food I had or what activities we would do, she wanted to know if I belonged to a gym with a recumbent treadmill and if I had leg weights. She uses heavier leg… Read more »
I woke up in the middle of the night saying these words over and over again in my mind: The question is Are You Having Fun? In those foggy moments between sleep and being awake often comes intuition that is worth listening to. I think of all the people I have come across who are… Read more »
A friend from my yoga class has a prolific garden. In this dry, high altitude it takes a lot of work to nurture plants and vegetables. She brought in packets of seeds from her penstemon plants and gave them out to everyone. When I asked her about spreading seeds, she suggested that she and I… Read more »
Last week I went to a new chiropractor. She spent a half hour looking at my body and telling me what my tendencies were that kept me off balance. I usually put more weight on my left foot, my left thigh was more developed, I twisted my pelvis to the left and contracted my right… Read more »
Today I made an effort to listen to yesterday’s blog. I was in a yoga class, gritting my teeth, pushing my hamstrings past their limits, comparing myself to the most flexible woman to my left (It’s not fair! She has shorter legs!) when I remembered that I could be in the moment differently. My state… Read more »
Everyone here wears jeans…the waiter, my doctor, but not the local tv weatherman who gave his report last week wearing a double-breasted suit holding a chihuahua. Just a tidbit of local flavor, but not what’s really on my mind. What I want to talk about is the Oprah/Deepak Chopra meditation series about happiness. It is… Read more »
I took a break from setting up the house and went to the local spa called Ten Thousand Waves, a gem of serenity, hot tubs, massages and an authentic Japanese koi pond. Upon arrival you are given a kimono, flip flops, an unlimited supply of towels and are told which pools require bathing suits and… Read more »
Driving for an hour over parched, rolling hills, with my daughter asleep at my side, we finally arrive at Ojo Caliente – hot mineral springs deemed sacred by indigenous Native Americans of northern New Mexico. Tranquil and serene, only whispering is permitted when soaking in the tubs, it is a gem in the middle of… Read more »
Nothing says “Welcome to my home” like flowers, and today I planted the first pot. I don’t have a bed or clothes or a spoon, but I have flowers! The other day, I was walking down the street and introduced myself to a neighbor who was outside. After talking for awhile he invited me to… Read more »