I hope you had a peaceful and joy-filled holiday season and found some time for self-care. After diverting my posts in the past few weeks to talk more about self-care, we return to the topic of retreating. Enjoy this interview … Continue reading →
The New Year is upon us, as well as a new decade, so have you written down your New Year Resolutions yet? If not, good for you—don’t do it! New Year Resolutions can be overwhelming, especially if they involve stretch … Continue reading →
I’ve been practicing yoga weekly for 12 years with a group of seven people. We call this our sangha, which is a Sanskrit word for “assembly” or “community.” The people in our yoga sangha have endured many challenges: the death … Continue reading →
It’s no secret that the holiday season can be more stressful than enjoyable for many people. The rise in popularity of Blue Christmas Gatherings are proof enough. These special gatherings are offered by Christian houses of worship as well as … Continue reading →
For several weeks I’ve been blogging about retreating, which I define as taking a break from your daily grind to do a little self-care. I’ve offered tips on how to retreat affordably, how to create your own home-based retreat, and … Continue reading →
This is the ninth post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. I’ve done all sorts of retreating: yoga, walking pilgrimages, volunteering, meditation, personal growth, travel-retreating, and writing retreats. Most of them I … Continue reading →
This is the eighth post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. I had suffered from deep depression before, but that was back home—an ocean and a continent away. It wasn’t unusual for … Continue reading →
This is the seventh post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. I sat in a circle with my ten fellow retreaters at Feathered Pipe Ranch while the facilitator asked each one of … Continue reading →
This is the sixth post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. I was raised in a Christian family by a pastor and a teacher. Needless to say, our family life revolved around … Continue reading →
This is the fifth post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. The first house I owned was a bungalow with two bedrooms on the main floor and one large room upstairs. Housemates … Continue reading →
