Feedback I’ve received recently about people’s lives being transformed has made my heart sing. I am so excited to hear how the Heal Your Life and mind-body skills work, which I have been so inspired by, is making such huge differences in people’s lives. When I hear stories of people feeling like they have a new life from implementing the relatively easy tools I share in my workshops and coaching, I am inspired to keep following my heart and doing the work I love, which doesn’t even feel like work. Read the rest of this entry ?
Archive for the ‘Activities’ Category
Your Heart Knows Your Best Path
March 25, 2012Access Your Intuition with Drawings
February 18, 2012
One of my favorite mind-body skills is drawings. I have had so much fun learning and practicing this skill. I wrote about my first experience with drawings last summer when I attended The Gulf Coast Community Day sponsored by the Mind-Center of Louisiana. I have treasured the drawing I did that day and keep it in the plastic cover of my binder from the first training I attended in October. The drawing (shown in the photo) inspires me every time I look at it. Read the rest of this entry ?
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Practicing Mindful Eating
January 28, 2012
I am in Washington DC attending the Center for Mind Body Medicine’s Advanced Training. I realized yesterday at lunch that I desire to practice mindful eating more often. The realization came to me as we were beginning lunch when the facilitator invited us to offer gratitude for the meal we were about to eat, and I had already gobbled down half my plate. I wondered in that moment why in the world I eat so fast. It has been a way of life for me as long as I remember, and I don’t enjoy almost always being the first one finished with a meal. Read the rest of this entry ?
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Motivation and Follow-Through
January 6, 2012
Photo by Lisa Mayers Houff
Paths clear for those who know where they’re going and are determined to get there. ― Anonymous
Seeing this quote at the beginning of 2012 is just what I needed to remind me that when I’ve been passionate about what I want and focus on it, the way has opened. Lately I’ve been spinning my wheels on a few goals and this made me step back and review my stumbling. Am I going for what I really want? If so, am I determined in my actions?
As I pondered my motivation, I came across this blog post by Peter Bregman at HBR: “Your Problem Isn’t Motivation.” Aha! The challenge isn’t motivation, it’s follow-through, Bregman points out. Read the rest of this entry ?
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Treasure Your Desires into the New Year
December 31, 2011
As 2012 dawns, I wish for everyone to experience more abundance, peace, love, and joy every day. I hope prosperity and peace increase for you individually, collectively through your communities, and around the world. I desire for us all to contribute more and more to making the world a better place by first creating our own inner peace, which will flow outward to everyone around us.
I was intrigued to recently learn two variations of the new year’s practice of releasing those things you desire to let go of and choosing what to bring forward into the new year. The details are different, but each variation focuses on identifying what’s working and what’s not working in your life so you can consciously create a new year filled with more joy. I prefer this practice to simply making resolutions because I believe letting go creates the space for new possibilities and opportunities, and focusing on our intentions is the first step to bringing what we desire into our lives. Read the rest of this entry ?
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Exploring with My Journal
October 8, 2011
One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to set out on an exploration with my journal. I have many fond memories of writing outside at various hotels, or in the woods, or at a sidewalk café, or in a park. I love to write outside and I’m always curious what inspirations will come to me when I write in a new place. I love being adventurous and just seeing what’s ahead, around the bend, or over the hill. Read the rest of this entry ?
Uncork Your Creativity
September 25, 2011
On Thursday evening, my friend Myrna and I hosted an event for Women’s Week at Roux Wine & Spirits called Uncork Your Creativity. The event combined exploring new wines with writing poetry. I got the idea from Michael Gelb’s book Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking: Uncork Your Creative Juices, which I highly recommend. We had a blast and were amazed with the creativity of the group! Read the rest of this entry ?
Committing to Optimum Well-being
September 3, 2011
I have learned commitment is key to achieving optimum health and well-being. Establishing and implementing routine practices to support my well-being allows me to maintain my commitment consistently. Following are the activities I do on a regular basis to support my optimum well-being with links to some previous posts: Read the rest of this entry ?
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Too Hard on Yourself?
August 27, 2011
The writer’s prompt I turned to today in the One Year Hook Book asks “are you too hard on yourself?” My first thought was that I am less hard on myself than I used to be before I learned the incredible value of being kind to myself. Now when I start to beat myself up in my mind, I know that those thought patterns have no positive benefit and I choose to shift my thoughts to a direction that better supports my well-being. Sometimes making the shift is more difficult than other times, but I know how important it is to go easy on myself. Read the rest of this entry ?
Encouraging Friends in Distress
August 13, 2011
I have several friends and family members facing tough times right now. One has been diligently looking for a new career opportunity for several months without the luxury of having a job right now, another is supporting her husband’s healing from cancer, one recently relocated to regain shared custody of her children and lost her job within weeks of the move, another lost her teacher pay for the summer because she took too many days off to care for her disabled daughter who was in a car wreck at the end of last school year – and that was on top of the miscarriage she experienced two days before her daughter’s accident. Read the rest of this entry ?
