Circling or Spiraling

Understanding that we are always moving, the far more interesting exploration is: Are we circling or spiraling? The round movement for each of these paths only seems similar . . . Circling means—as it sounds—following the same path over and over again without actually...

5-Minute Try It: Attention Flow to Work or Rest

PURPOSE: To gain familiarity with your preference to work or rest, and to bring balance to your movement. Minute one: Our bodies signal the ability to move (work) or the need to slow/stop (rest). Bring awareness to the felt sense in your body, Minute two: Notice your...

Work at Leisure, Arrest in Labor… and value now!

The summer months, when slowing down and taking it easy are said to prevail, have been anything but, for me in 2015. I am left wondering about trying really hard to relax – working (making effort) at leisure? Or desiring to complete a list of tasks and projects with...

A Reintroduction to 5-Minute Try-Its

They’re baaaaaack… videos that is. This month for your 5 minute practice you are invited to search the archives to sample, explore and play with your favorites. But first, do you remember the motivation for 5 Minute Try-Its? (Imagine “waiting...

Guns, Love and Sunshine

Recently I received a message from a dear friend, about the shooting in Charlestown, SC. She wrote about and illuminated the racist behavior that both explicitly and unconsciously permeates our modern society. Included were statistics about guns and the violence...