Tag Archives: wellness

Savoring Our Way To Well-being

Originally posted on Mermaid and the Marsh:
savor: to taste, smell or experience something with pleasure Pause and savor, pause and savor.… The Universe has been sending this repeated reminder recently of the importance to our well-being of the simple…

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Seeking Transformation? Then Dance!

  Same for: seeking inspiration, wellness, mood boosting, grounding, healing, energizing, relief, release? Again, give dancing a whirl! I was reminded once again of dance’s abundant juju after teaching class yesterday. First, through a new dancer’s story, which she shared … Continue reading

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Why Let Go?

  Letting go of possessions, things, clearing the house, donating invites spaciousness lightens…. Letting go of rules, constraints, forms in writing permits possibilities to pour forth….. Letting go of unhelpful habits, of self-sabotage and self-defeat welcomes wellness, relaxing into growth…. … Continue reading

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30 Days of Astonishment: LAUGHING

  Day 2 on what astonishes: LAUGHING. I am with Audrey Hepburn, who famously said: “I love people who make me laugh.  I honestly think it is the thing I like most, to laugh.  It cures a multitude of ills.” … Continue reading

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REWRITE: Changing the Stories in Our Minds

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
Do I have to be feeling the way I am feeling right now?  Are the assumptions and stories making me feel this way necessary and true? I’ve been asking myself these and similar questions a…

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Disentangling

a snap in the line the old, familiar lure weighted, plummeting a fish, thrashes I disentangling cannot come with you this time a crack splits the air between us (a muffle) as the light floods in redemption, releasing our ancient chains breathe

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How To Lighten Up?

That’s the question which has been percolating for me lately. It’s a question that’s come up many times before for this not so long ago devotée of gravitas. Sure, seriousness and dignity and weight have their value. But I have … Continue reading

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Laughing More

“When did you laugh the hardest during the month of December?” That was the question posed to us at dinner tonight by one of my adult kids.  Like Audrey Hepburn: “I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to … Continue reading

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Healing The World, One Dance At A Time (“recipe” included)

Try this at home!  Or in the park!  Or on the beach!  Or in the crosswalk!  Anyplace you are…. Last week, I stepped onto the deck of our rental cottage into an indigo night.  The perfect ingredients for a dance: … Continue reading

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REWRITE: Changing the Stories in Our Minds

Do I have to be feeling the way I am feeling right now?  Are the assumptions and stories making me feel this way necessary and true? I’ve been asking myself these and similar questions a lot lately, especially during some … Continue reading

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