“Draw alongside the silence of stone until it’s calmness can claim you.” –-John O’Donohue ( lines from “Blessings for the Exhausted”) “Behind your image, below your words, above your thoughts, the silence of another world waits.” — John O’Donohue (lines from “Anam Cara: A book of Celtic Wisdom”) Every parent knows the thousand sounds a Read More
Yoga
Meanwhile, I Keep Dancing…
“I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”–Daniel Hillel A new mamma said recently, “I went into pregnancy with one body and came out with someone else’s, I think they did a switch at the hospital.” Does this sound familiar? Are you having trouble feeling at ease in your body Read More
Focus Time
“There is ecstasy in paying attention.”–Anne Lamott From Distracted to Focused Have you ever had this experience? You get in the car, drive somewhere, arrive 10 minutes later not knowing how you got there? It’s scary, magical and all too familiar, right? You were on automatic pilot; your attention was somewhere else. We spend much Read More
A Change in the Weather
“A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves.” Marcel Proust Last week, two women I know had big surprises that neither of them had hoped for. One Mom planned on a beautiful water birth with her partner and doula present. What she got was 20 hours Read More