Artwork by Barbara Stahler-Sholk Hello Fellow Body-Mind-Hearts – I don’t know about you but I have been feeling a great deal of decision fatigue. As circumstances rock and roll and shift around me I am having to constantly re-orient to new information and fresh situations and make more and more decisions. And some of those…

Hello Fellow Body-Mind-Hearts – Do you ever feel totally maxed? Like you simply can’t take in any more information, experiences, sensations, ideas, etc. Like you’re full and can’t eat another bite of life and it is really challenging to be present for yourself or others in the moment. Then squeeze the sponge! At least once…

Hello Fellow Body-Mind-Hearts – “Grief and gratitude are kindred souls, each pointing to the beauty of what is transient and given to us by grace” ~ Patricia Campbell Carlson In my individual work with folks, people often encounter the dichotomy of finally experiencing and receiving something they have longed for and at the same time,…

Hello Fellow Body-Mind-Hearts – “Perfection is the ongoing commitment to self-doubt” ~ Prentis Hemphill Self-doubt has been my best buddy for a long time and striving for perfection is what keeps her close. To be honest, I am tired of it…the striving, the second-guessing, the comparison with others, the unwillingness to allow myself to be.  My…

Hello Fellow Body-Mind-Hearts – What are some of the little things that bring you moments of joy or ease? For me it can be sliding into fresh sheets, warming my feet in the sun, having a kitty curled up on my lap, paying an extra tip with my takeout food, and more. With so many…

Hello Fellow Body-Mind-Hearts – They say you never step into the same river twice. Even if you are standing in the same place on the river bank, the river itself is shifting and different each moment. Not to mention the fact the we are different, cellularly and energetically, moment to moment. So everything is shifting…

Hello Fellow Body-Mind-Hearts – How do we withstand the ongoing pressure that is life right now (and truth be told, most of the time)? We seek under-standing…we inquire into the ground of this moment. What is supporting my body…which in turn is holding my psyche and my heart? How do we shift  from “I can’t…

Hello Fellow Body-Mind-Hearts – Several folks have shared with me lately (some guiltily and some with awe) the unexpected bonuses they have received during this terrible time we are living through. They have noticed how certain things were moving and settling in such a way to offer certain blessings and possibilities during this time of…

Hello Fellow Body-Mind-Hearts – It is so DARK right now. It is the new moon part of the moon cycle (when the moon seems to hide from us), it is the final week before the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere (when it seems that night has overstepped it’s bounds) and it is the ninth…