by adminwomen | Feb 8, 2024 | Fierce Compassion, Mindfulness, Phase II — Finding A Mooring, Spiritual Voyage
I just returned from a 6 day silent retreat at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe. As I headed home, I felt the familiar challenge of how to talk about this experience to my friends and family. What can I say about why this is important to me, for our relationships, for...
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 2, 2023 | Phase II — Finding A Mooring, Writing Tools
Okay. I know it’s scary to think about writing down in words what you are feeling; especially when what you are feeling is big, intense and complex! But, what if I told you that journaling in some form or another is the best way to unravel your feelings and calm you...
by adminwomen | Nov 14, 2022 | Phase II — Finding A Mooring, Self-Compassion
This October twelve women courageously walked deeper into their pain, grief and despair at this fall’s retreat entitled “Healing Yourself, Healing the World: A Self-Compassionate Path through Grief.” Like “Kali” the Dark Goddess in the Hindu pantheon, we found that...
by adminwomen | Jan 2, 2022 | Phase II — Finding A Mooring
This year, let yourself be soothed and calmed by your “Touch Trees.” Last month I talked about Amanda Gorman, our Poet Laureate, and her Time Magazine interview about how she has found her “Touch Trees” this year of Covid-19 by writing and reading...
