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“The lungs are a major target of COVID-19” according to the American Lung Association Covid 19 FAQs https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/covid-19/faq, and everything you hear from the media.  There is so much stress related to the coronavirus Covid …

Can it be so simple? Count, and you relax?  Yes! Five minutes is all the time you need to feel more at ease. Is your peace of mind worth five minutes of your time? Yes! …

Blog #6 in the Soothing Series: Gentle ways to regain your composure and find some inner peace The haunting, sweet song of loons calling across a lake needs no back up singers, no musical accompaniment. …

I do love to eat, and I do love nature. What could be better than combining the two? This year I’m delighted to have space and time to have a garden.  A bit of stress …

One of my favorite ways to become calm and centered is with breathing meditations.  This one takes only four minutes. That’s all the time you need to feel more calm and centered. The guided meditation …

Creating a bit of inner peace in this crazy world takes a bit of effort on my part. Here are three of my favorite contemplative practices (link to blog) for peace. Each of them are …

Blog #4 in the Soothing Series: Gentle ways to regain your composure and find some inner peace What do you find to be beautiful?  I asked a few friends and heard a variety of answers: …

Four minutes. That’s all the time you need to feel more relaxed. Is your peace of mind worth four minutes of your time? Yes! You are worth it! The guided meditation in this blog is …

There is no lack of people, magazines, TV commercials and other ads that tell you what you must do to be healthy.  Wellness is often considered the absence of illness or dis-ease. But what is …

Blog #1 in the Soothing Series: Gentle ways to regain your composure and find some inner peace How do caring for birds and contemplative practices overlap? With Zen cords! What a lovely win-win! Here’s the …

"When the drum stops, the stillness is palpable. Somehow with less sensory stimulation, we are more alert, more present, more in touch with our surroundings. And certainly more resilient to the overload of sensory stimulation …

Shopping, cooking, lots of family time, busy days, and late nights.  It’s so easy to become overwhelmed with everything that’s taking up your time and energy.  During the holidays it’s even more important than usual …

When spinning out of control, instinct guides you to grab onto whatever you can use to control the situation.  Why doesn’t this work? Well, controlling medical emergencies, workplace distress, current events, family drama, weather disasters, …

“Be careful – watch for the others walking the labyrinth!” cautioned the mom of two preschoolers scampering across the labyrinth paths. It was a very large classic 7 circuit labyrinth  and the boys had been …

Photo by bruce mars on Pexels.com Time to reflect is often missing from a fast pace lifestyle.  Yet without reflection, self-awareness and conscious decision making slip by the wayside. Reflection is …

Drumming is cultural, spiritual, playful, and healing.  What an extraordinary statement from a child of the 1970’s.  For me, the word “drumming’ used to evoke memories of rock and roll drum solos; the outcome of …

My jaw is clenched, my hands are clenched, every muscle in my body feels tight, and my mind is in overdrive. Is there a saber-tooth tiger in the room?  Not under the bed, behind the …

Guided meditation is one of my favorite ways to relax and center myself. It is gentle, easy to do and can be done almost anywhere. You may become deeply relaxed and rather oblivious of your …

We have such a wealth of words in the English language, and yet the perfect term often eludes us. Such was the case for me. I’ve been searching for a label that accurately describes my …