“Mysteriously, wonderfully, I bid farewell to what goes, I greet what comes; for what comes cannot be denied, what goes cannot be detained.” CHUaNG TSU Chuang Tsu, a Chinese philosopher who lived some 2,000 years ago, makes it sound so easy. But what if the bidding farewell of what’s leaving and the greeting of what… [Continue Reading]
Classes
This Friday: Ready, Set, PAUSE!
You are warmly invited to join me via Zoom this coming Friday, 26 November at 12 PM Eastern | 9 AM Pacific US/Canada time for “Ready, Set, PAUSE,” a body-oriented meditation class. Also? It’s on me! You can register to attend for free by using coupon code “free!” at checkout. (You will still need to… [Continue Reading]
Don’t miss this: Relief for your neck/shoulders/head
Hello, lovely people! Tense times have a way of tensing up our dear necks and shoulders, have you noticed? Which is why I’m offering a Therapeutic Self-Massage class (via Zoom), with special emphasis on relieving tension in your neck, shoulders and head. When? Monday, January 18 at 2 PM Eastern / 11 AM Pacific (Find… [Continue Reading]
Difficult times call for easy self-care! Stock your wellness pantry with self-care goodies
When things feel hard and your sense of security is shaky, it can be helpful to notice supportive, easy, pleasant things you get to take for granted. It’s a practice I’ve found comforting and steadying when things feel wobbly, scary or overwhelming… Also, it’s easy! (Requires no appointment or special equipment.)
A Warm Invitation for You to Welcome 2021 at The Pause
When: Friday, January 1, 2021 Time: 12 PM (noon) Eastern US Time / 9 AM Pacific Fee: FREE! (use coupon code 2021welcome) Place: The Pause | It’s at the corner of Now & Notice (where that old dive “Reaction” used to be) The Pause is a body-oriented meditation class. No previous meditation or focusing experience… [Continue Reading]
Holiday in Quarantine: Setting a place at the table of you
Hello, my dear, What’s it like being you today? I wonder if it feels different these days than, say, a year ago today. Here in the States, tomorrow is a big holiday, one in which many people often travel long ways to be with family, whether family by birth, by circumstance, or by choice. And… [Continue Reading]
A special invitation for you
Metaphors aside, The Pause is a body-oriented meditation class I am offering every weekday. (Drop-in, Covid-safe, 45 minutes.) A sense of grounding and calm –even (and especially) in these challenging times we are living– are a few of the things that dropping in at The Pause can help you experience. Clarity and right action can arise naturally where reaction used to take place automatically.
Too long since your last professional massage? Let me help tide you over until your next one.
It’s been several months since my last professional therapeutic massage and do I ever miss it. Luckily, a few evenings ago Mr. Heidi’s Table gave me a shoulder and back rub. He is not a professional massage therapist –he’d probably add “by any means!”– but the intention of his touch was therapeutic: kind, listening (yes,… [Continue Reading]