Once upon a time you were born. In the timeless months preceding this momentous event, you lived, grew, developed, learned – yes learned – within a dark, watery womb inside your mother. Life before birth is an essential period of rapid learning, as the little one prepares for the world he or she will be […]

A new year is upon us. This is a time of death and birth, when we acknowledge the completion of the old year and welcome in the new. In the process, we often unconsciously re-enact our birth history. We naturally tend at this time to evaluate our accomplishments, experiences and our lives over the last […]

In this darkest time of the year (at least in the northern hemisphere), we seek and celebrate the light. For many, this is a busy holiday time of year. There is Christmas shopping, holiday parties, family gatherings. This may or may not be highly enjoyable. Many look forward to the fun and heart-warming times with […]

How do we continue to practice opening our hearts, applying kindness to ourselves and others, cultivating compassion and presence, and staying self-regulated, even in the face of chaos, change and uncertainty prevailing in our world? As far as I can tell, I am not the only one who has experienced shock in relation to the recent U.S. elections, […]

I have heard there was an ancient Chinese curse that went, “May you live in interesting times.” In researching the origins of this saying, I came across not only some doubt as to how ancient or authentically Chinese it is, but also, remarkably at this time, a reference to Hilary Clinton having used it in […]