by adminwomen | Dec 2, 2023 | Fierce Compassion
This is the darkest & coldest season of the year, and yet this is when we are supposed to be joyful and happy. We are often brought up to think about caring for others more at this time of year, but sometimes we don’t feel like it. We sometimes go through...
by adminwomen | Nov 6, 2023 | Embodiment, Grief, Phase III — Diving Into The Deep, Phase IV — Rebirthing, Phase V — The New Authentic You
When we begin to trust the body, using breath, deep listening practice, mindful movement, rituals where you can openly speak your Truth, a road map for finding your pain, and deep self-compassion, we can handle anything that we encounter in our lives. That’s what...
by adminwomen | Sep 4, 2023 | Fierce Compassion
The more I keep listening to my deepest yearnings as a woman to break away from the binds of how I’ve been taught to be, I find clarity, freedom, joy, vast creativity and peacefulness. This doesn’t mean I’m rebelling, as much as I’m discerning with my Fierce...
by adminwomen | Jun 28, 2023 | Fierce Compassion
This year has been a powerful one for me so far. I’ve been learning to live more deeply what it means to be 70 years old from the inside out. I’ve been exploring being an Elder and a Crone by feeling how my body is showing me what to do and feeling deeply into...
by adminwomen | Apr 24, 2023 | Fierce Compassion, Grief, Mindfulness, Phase III — Diving Into The Deep, Spiritual Voyage
I just saw the movie “TopGun II“ in which the main character Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is speaking to his colleague and friend Tom Kazansky (Val Kilmer) as they face his impending death together. Tom’s message to Pete is “It’s time to let go, Pete.” In that...
by adminwomen | Apr 24, 2023 | Fear, Grief, Phase III — Diving Into The Deep
Environmental activist and author Joanna Macy in the On being podcast this year said, “If we can be fearless, to be with our pain, it turns. It doesn’t stay static. It only doesn’t change if we refuse to look at it. But when we look at fear, we...
by adminwomen | Apr 18, 2023 | Fierce Compassion, Grief, Phase III — Diving Into The Deep
As we journey through life, we inevitably encounter pain and grief. These experiences, when addressed with an attitude of fear and aversion, can harden our hearts and make it difficult to move forward. Because grief feels so big and scary, and because our culture...
by adminwomen | Mar 21, 2023 | Fierce Compassion, Phase II — Finding A Mooring
HOW DO WE NAVIGATE AND EMBODY THE YIN & YANG OF SELF-COMPASSION? This toolbox of self-compassion is a vast continuum from gentle, loving and open receptivity to the fierce discernment that comes from being in your absolute Truth, or standing firm for your...
by adminwomen | Feb 6, 2023 | Phase II — Finding A Mooring, Self-Compassion
MINDFULNESS BREATHING PRACTICES HELP US FEEL OUR WHOLENESS What we feel when we breathe is different than what we think about ourselves. Breathing gets us in touch with our wholeness; our thoughts and our mind often is in charge of finding our “brokenness”. What’s...
by adminwomen | Jan 3, 2023 | Embodiment, Fierce Compassion
Writing a memoir is a very unique writing experience. Often as I began writing about the six major transitional events that happened in my midlife years starting with the birth of my son at 39 in which I developed severe post-partum depression, I had no idea where I...
