Staying accountable – addictions and the ANS

In the past, I would write blog posts when I was really feeling good or when I had done a lot of practice. In other words, the “Facebook” effect was happening. That is when everyone only posts the best about themselves or about their travels, and the rest of us are left going, “Good lord!Continue reading “Staying accountable – addictions and the ANS”

Quasi-retreat continues, tiny blips wax and wane

Old habits die hard. Right? My “retreat” that I am attempting to conduct in the month of November is starting off pretty well. However, I should admit that this “retreat” is primarily a refraining from any activities which deplete me – namely computer games or binge watching shows (like Netflix type series). Can a timeContinue reading “Quasi-retreat continues, tiny blips wax and wane”

Chasing after happiness, falling flat on my face

October is / was an interesting and wild month for me. I got back from Canada, raring to work with babies.. I treated three of them, plus another family that lost a newborn (which is so tragic and terrible by the way). I sometimes wonder if that treatment of the grieving family is still affectingContinue reading “Chasing after happiness, falling flat on my face”

Qigong continues, spaciousness arises with ease

Hi All! I am attempting to blog more often, and who knows, maybe post once a day. I did qigong in the park by the river yesterday, in the warm sunlight. It was majestic and warming. Plus I had semi-privacy as there was a lot of shrubbery between me and the path by the river.Continue reading “Qigong continues, spaciousness arises with ease”

Drowning in spaciousness

In the past year, I have made several massive changes. I transitioned out of a serious relationship. I transitioned out of nursing school (long story for another day). I even left my full time, well-paying job which felt was suffocating me (not to mention extreme mismanagement and poverty-level wages to a third of the employees).Continue reading “Drowning in spaciousness”

Creating space, ease follows

It is quite amazing how little adjustments can make a huge difference. Since I returned from Canada, I have gone through my nursing school books and notes and I recycled hundreds of pages which were just sitting on my shelf gathering dust. By moving all of those nursing books further away (because I am heavilyContinue reading “Creating space, ease follows”

October update, thoughts after a rich Canadian journey

This is some of the wisdom I gleaned from my time in Canada, where I spent 2-weeks at a birth process work intensive workshop. Then I taught a 3-day workshop on Salt Spring Island on working with babies (primarily from a Craniosacral perspective, but we definitely included a lot of Polyvagal tracking of the autonomicContinue reading “October update, thoughts after a rich Canadian journey”

A wild esoteric journey through working with babies

I have permission to share the story, which is important. I want to start out by mentioning that nearly every baby session I do with mother and babies is based on science and evidence-based research. I enjoy working with babies and mothers and hope to continue to do so for a long time to come.Continue reading “A wild esoteric journey through working with babies”