~~This being human is a guesthouse. Every morning a new arrival. (Rumi) The recently departed, dearly beloved teacher Thich Nhat Hanh envisioned our human consciousness in two segments -- the living room, where what we are aware of within us at any given moment...
Do you know the word 'hygge'? It’s a Danish and Norwegian word (pronounced hyoo'guh) describing 'a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment.' For me it’s like coziness: a warm living room with soft blanket, a...
For a while we offered residential wellness retreats. At the time, we were thrilled to feel we had the capacity to literally SURROUND a client suffering from chronic illness and mood problems with such potent healing modalities that their state-needle would HAVE to...
We're taxed. We're exhausted. We need to shut down. It's evening TV time, and zoning out on super heroes saving the world doesn't exactly save our world. Or maybe you are the one pushing on with endless to-do's making it possible for others to have evening TV time....
A wonderful dog behaviorist we've worked with demonstrates a method of settling an excited puppy. It looks like magic. The trainer explains that on the contrary, it's nature at work. When the human's nervous system is calm and regulated, that 'message' will be...
Holidays have come and gone, and perhaps with them the experience of the mixed blessing of family. These are the most important connections for most of us, and if we are honest, often the most triggering of our stress response. How is it that these two things go...