I learned something about intuitive decision-making years ago in Blockbuster Video. After spending way too long wandering the aisles and...

Weather whiplash seems to be the new normal. Last week here in Amherst we were below zero, now it feels like spring... In volatile times...

We need to alternate effort with ease, focused thinking with diffuse thoughts. We need to let actions and ideas sink in and take root, and t

It's not officially winter, yet the temperatures up here in Amherst suggest otherwise. It's cold. And as a life-long...

As darker, colder days of late fall approach, some of us become energized and alert, like squirrels prepping their nests for the winter....

Starting when I was about ten years old, I developed painful orthopedic conditions in my heels and knees. I saw many different specialists o

The news cycle of the past week in the US has sent many of us on a spiral through heavy emotions: despair, shock, anguish, fear,...

I'm delighted to be writing from my new home in Amherst, MA! What a relief to be on the other side of the move and settling in. The most...

When we moved to Washington, DC for my husband's job in 2014, we had no idea how much we would come to love living in this beautiful...

One afternoon in November of 2016, I volunteered to be a practice client for a life coach training program. At the time I was phasing out...

Anxiety seems to be burdening so many of us these days. It creates an energetic short circuit in the mind, magnifying and intensifying...

This past weekend a friend invited me to float in a sensory deprivation tank. I've been before, so I knew it would be healing,...

One thing I have noticed in my work is that people often know exactly what is causing their pain, illness, or distress. It might be unhealth

Something has been messing with my state of mind lately. When I first saw the scene in this photo, I didn't see off-season milkweed, I...

The recently revealed portraits of the Obamas got me thinking about the ways we present ourselves to the world and how we're perceived by...

It's the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, where everything looks and feels drab, gray, and stagnant. Fortunately we can bring...

I recently came across Emily Dickinson's poem, After great pain, a formal feeling comes (372), and I was struck by how beautifully she...

The new year brings an undeniably appealing clean-slate, fresh-start vibe. A chance to leave behind unwanted habits and tendencies and...

The simple act of feeling grateful improves our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. It sounds trite and hard to believe, and yet...

One of the more intriguing aspects of energy healing is the phenomenon of healing at a distance. Many people have a hard time with the...