And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total? Tillie Olsen I don't know about you, but almost everyone I know, including me, is perennially "busy." We all have jobs and lives that demand a huge amount of our time. As we devote so much attention to juggling our responsibilities, [...]
Tag: yoga
Leaf Blowers and Yoga at Home
I mean the whole thing about meditation and yoga is about connecting to the higher part of yourself, and then seeing that every living thing is connected in some way. Gillian Anderson Six months after my second and last cancer surgery, I walked into a yoga class at my local Y. I had never done [...]
Meditation Monday – Mindful Movement
In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. Deepak Chopra The past four days were chock-full of family, travel, activities and holiday preparations. It was that weekend when Thanksgiving and Christmas converge, with Santa's arrival putting a giant exclamation point at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. And yes, once [...]
Cancer Warriors Wednesday – MovingOn Rehabilitative Exercise Program
Today I am talking with personal friend and cancer warrior, Lockey Maisonneuve. Lockey is the founder of MovingOn, a rehabilitative exercise class for breast cancer survivors. Debbie: I’m a big fan of your MovingOn exercise class, which really helped me heal from my cancer surgeries. Can you tell us how you were inspired to create [...]
Did Cancer Burn Down Your Barn? Turn the Negative Into a Positive
The moon is brighter since the barn burned. Matsuo Basho My yoga teacher Barbara recently shared a New York Times article about a doctor who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. In her book, Red Sunshine, (Amazon Associates link.) Dr. Kimberley Allison talks about how positive thinking helped her endure her challenging treatments. Barbara circled [...]
The Survivor’s Nest – 5 Tips for Creating Sacred Space
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again. Joseph Campbell Our lives are so busy and noisy, that we often forget about the healing power of silence. When we're out in the world, it's not usually possible to control the noise level. At home, we can usually turn down the noise, but [...]
New Series: The Survivor’s Nest
Today, I'm excited to kick off a new series which combines two of my passions. Welcome to the "The Survivor's Nest!" Fifteen years ago, I had a two-year old daughter, another child on the way and a job as in-house counsel for an insurance company. I'd like to say that I left that job to [...]
Happy New Year!
I love this commercial. It's from Staples office supply store, and it ran several years ago in August. The father's glee is infectious, as he dances through Staples's aisles to the tune of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." It's a tad mean I know, given the sad looks of his children following dolefully [...]
Where We Go Now 