Category: Recovery

  • Meditation for Joyful & Profound Connection

    Meditation for Joyful & Profound Connection

    When we study yoga, we learn that the physical form (asana) of yoga is only one branch of yogic tradition.  Yoga offers us many other ways to connect with the spiritual world. To practice yoga is a pathway to joining your individual soul to a universal soul.  In recovery language it can be seen as…

  • Tree Meditation for Inner Peace

    Tree Meditation for Inner Peace

    Today in my Inner Peace in Recovery Group we talked about the symbol Tree. Tree is the perfect symbol for deeply rooted connection and spiritual expansiveness. Tree is: grounded, connected, growing, unique, capable of finding nourishment from both the ground and the sky, provides shelter for life, withstands wind and forces of nature, leaves dance…

  • Connecting to the Night Sky

    Connecting to the Night Sky

    Yesterday in my Inner Peace in Recovery  group that I offer weekly at the treatment center, we talked about our connection with the night.   In this group of highly sensitive souls,  it’s no surprise that many spoke about the peacefulness and quiet nature of the nighttime. Given the previous week’s conversation about how drug use…

  • The Malibu Bluffs Meditation

    The Malibu Bluffs Meditation

    So happy to share this beautiful space with you! The Malibu Bluffs are a very special place.  When you wind down a side path you find your way to a beautiful view of the ocean.  Looking to the right and the left you can see the coast all the way from the South Bay, Santa…

  • The Spiritual Path

    The Spiritual Path

    A theme woven into much of my work that I offer is an idea of a spiritual path, a journey of awakening.  For those in Recovery it’s often referred to as surrendering to your higher power. The spiritual path embodies faith, the idea that even though it may not always feel like it, we are…

  • Why you need to know about Character Strengths

    Why you need to know about Character Strengths

    Have you ever heard of a character strength? We all have our own unique set of strengths that are an innate part of you, they exist at the very center of our being. These strengths play an important role in our lives.  When when we use our character strengths we often feel energized, refreshed, and…

  • We Are Nature

    We Are Nature

    Do you ever wonder why we feel connected and at home in nature?  Why some of our favorite memories often take place in the outdoor world? There have been countless moments where you felt peace, excitement, and belonging in a beautiful sunset, or looking out at the ocean watching the sunlight sparkle on her waters,…

  • Actionable Steps to Increase Happiness and Joy

    Actionable Steps to Increase Happiness and Joy

    How many times a week are we asked the question- how are you doing, how was your day?  And how do you answer? Have you ever noticed that often times when we’re asked about our days we usually complain about the bad stuff? It seems that it is our cultural norm to talk about the…

  • Get Outside & De-stress

    Get Outside & De-stress

    When was the last time you went barefoot outside? Played in the mud?  Actually touched the soil, dirt, grass, sand, salt water… Think about it.  It’s probably been awhile, possibly years. As adults we often walk outside with shoes, garden with gardening gloves, and lay a blanket down when we’re at the beach. In our…

  • Change Your Life with Small Wins

    Change Your Life with Small Wins

    A friend of mine recently told me that he starts every work day by doing the dishes from the previous day. At first I was like, ugh that sounds like an awful way to start your day… But then he told me that he does the dishes so he feels accomplished at the START of…