Transformative Change

If you have a pattern or block you’d like to transform, consider creating a ritual. Distilling the change you want to make into a rite of passage supports shifts in non-linear and almost instantaneous ways. Years ago I was in a workshop with the great Jean...

Emergency Preparedness on the Inner

If we want to be grounded and calm in a crisis, we need to cultivate this capacity, the way a person wanting to climb Mount Everest needs to build up physical and mental stamina. For years I have used the simple breathing exercise below as part a daily practice of...

Feeling Overwhelmed?

Here’s an idea from a recent workshop participant: a way to simplify your world: Put one issue/task on the desktop at a time. This singular focus helps clarify what is “signal” and what is “noise”, making it easier to pick up on your intuitive knowing, and easier for...

Moving a finger tip

I find it harder to get up these mornings, as the Earth is later to turn towards the sun. My body is heavy, as though bound tight to another world. When I was in my 20s, a yoga teacher used to call us out of the final relaxation by saying, “Move one finger tip.” I...

Feeling too blue?

A friend of a friend recently told me this story: Years ago she had been so blue everything was overwhelming. She invented a process that helped her cope: make a list of the tasks on her plate for that day (go to the bank, do laundry, buy groceries… ). Create an...