Posts Tagged ‘calm’
Grace Stories: The Power of Intention
PW came to one of my 30 Days to Grace workshops tentatively at best. She had never practiced yoga in her life, she was dealing with some very debilitating health issues – and she had lost her husband quite unexpectedly in the last year. WOW. I was impressed with her the moment I met her,…
Keep Reading...Keep Walking
A dear friend of mine gave a beautiful Church service last Sunday. We both began our speaking careers 15 years ago and her path took her to ministerial school, which she graduates this month. She is one of the most positive, dedicated and talented people I know and her message that evening, titled Keep Walking…
Keep Reading...One Thing at a Time
Tony Schwartz’s book, The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, dispels the myth that human beings operate most productively in the same one-dimensional way computers do: continuously, at high speeds, for long periods of time, running multiple programs at the same time. He says we are most productive when we move between periods of high focus…
Keep Reading...Think Better Than You Feel
I am listening to Joe Dispenza talk about how the mind works and how our subconscious (90-95%) is so much more influential on our feelings than our conscious (5-10%)is. He says we get addicted to certain thoughts, which then make us feel a certain way, the body remembers it and we repeat the cycle over…
Keep Reading...Making Space
Yesterday we had our biannual clothes trade. For the last 14 years, five women have been meeting every spring and fall to “trade” clothes. This much anticipated event has become quite a tradition and serves on many levels: It’s the perfect excuse to empty our closets of all those basement bargains, unwanted Christmas gifts, and…
Keep Reading...From CHAOS to CALM
Last night I gave my new program, CHAOS to CALM: Your Prescription From an ER Nurse Turned Yogi at Women, Wine and Wellness, a monthly networking event. A variety of women attended of all ages and businesses ranging from skin care to real estate to event planner. But even as we all had differences, we all…
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