Category: Spirituality

  • The Ocean of Impermanence

    The Ocean of Impermanence

    Curious about the Buddhist idea of impermanence? Ask the ocean. For a moment, imagine sitting on a soft, white sandy beach looking out towards the ocean, waves moving in towards shore. Start to notice the ocean rise and fall, through her beautiful cycles of waves. Some waves meet the shore with a firework of explosion,…

  • Hawk Meditation

    Hawk Meditation

    What I love about the symbol Hawk is that he is a perfect balance of bold and powerful, yet peaceful and flowing free.  Hawk can see everything crystal clear from above- Hawk has a keen perspective on life, able to soar above and beyond what is happening below him.  Hawk is fully aware of his…

  • Redwood Forest Rain

    Redwood Forest Rain

    Nestled warm in a cabin in the Northern California redwoods, a light forest rain begins to fall, surrendering my soul into its gentle movement, freshness, and grace.  And in this moment, redwood forest rain is born. Redwood Forest Rain Poem: Fresh Drops twinkle like stars over the sea Nourished Earth, open, receptive, joyful. Gentle and…

  • Orion Meditation

    Orion Meditation

    I remember many nights in my childhood looking up at the sky, mesmerized by the beauty above me and always comforted to recognize Orion’s constellation of stars, strong, bold and powerful protecting the sky.  I still find comfort and warmth when I look overhead and see his twinkling lights. I have often though of this…

  • Exploring Beauty

    Exploring Beauty

    John O’donahue, the late Irish poet and philosopher, weaves beauty and spirituality in a way that is magnificent.  He shares: “The beauty that emerges from woundedness is a beauty infused with feeling, a beauty different from the beauty of landscape and the cold perfect form. This is a beauty that has suffered its way through…

  • My Favorite TED Talks

    My Favorite TED Talks

    It’s no secret, I love TED talks.  Anyone who has ever worked with, or known me for that matter, knows that I am constantly recommending a talk or two.  Today I share with you a list of some of my all time favorite talks. I hope that they inspire you in the way that they…

  • Look Up: Celebrating Clouds

    Look Up: Celebrating Clouds

    Coffee in hand, cool California air, looking up, watching the sunrise, noticing the artful way the sky shifts and shapes each cloud… a special way to start my morning.  Watching the sky transform, I find myself thinking back to moments in my own life, and special moments from my youth- watching the clouds move across…

  • Can Mindfulness Change My Life?

    Can Mindfulness Change My Life?

    We are all familiar with the ache of wanting change to happen but not being quite sure how actually to make it come into fruition.  We can probably all also agree that it can be really hard to make change actually happen in our lives, even when it’s a shift that will make life more…

  • Honoring My Journey

    Honoring My Journey

    Sleep eludes me in these early morning hours, as my mind traces over the past two years, lessons learned, lives that I have been blessed to have been a part of, and the place by the sea that I have spent so much of my time and energy the past several years. Today marks my…

  • Softening Within: A Meditation for Warmth & Joy

    Softening Within: A Meditation for Warmth & Joy

    This morning I sit on a woodsy dining room chair, savoring a hot cup of tea and watching the golden hues of the sunrise weaving its magical light through the pine trees.  I am filled with gratitude for the opportunity to witness this special moment and grateful to share it with you today. I am…