Amara

      In early May I was preparing for my 1-day workshop. I have held 1-3 day events before, but they all had taken place in my or someone else’s home. So, renting a room in a hotel and organizing everything around that was different and a bit more intense. I remember waking up […]

            I just attended a large workshop of 800 people. It was so interesting to observe how we all make contact and avoid making contact within a big setting like that. It is like a big dance of moving towards and away from each other. Each one of us has

You know those days – and perhaps it is even every day – when there is a long list of activities to accomplish? These lists may be about work, family and even yourself. Are you a person who writes it down or is your memory good enough to keep it in your head? I personally

Here I am, participating in a Heart Circle with friends. We are on the phone with each other. I just shared something about the inner stretching required right now to move forward into some new aspects relating to my work. During a time like that I usually alternate between some anxiety and doubt as well

The other day I was overhearing a conversation about comfort foods, and it led me on a wild goose chase in my mind about how we are always looking for ways of creating more comfort in our lives. It makes sense. One definition of comfort is: a state of physical ease and freedom from pain

A new year is upon us! It is a time when many people will take the time reviewing the past year before setting some new goals and intentions for 2014. What are you choosing this year? Are you picking something completely new or is it something you are familiar with? I think we all have

Busy times are ahead! Parties, lunches and special dinners. Time with family, friends and co-workers. Decorating, trying new recipes and resurrecting old standbys. Home-made creations, shopping and ordering online. Writing, wrapping and gifting. Performances, movies, ice rinks and walks. Countdowns.

Some days, the length of the to-do list is completely discouraging, the body is hurting, the kids are squabbling, the parents are helpless, the partner insensitive, the work not progressing, the weather uncooperative, friends are busy with their stuff….and sometimes all of this happens in a single day! You know what I mean??

We live in interesting times! I can feel things change in my life, and it is all very subtle. I cannot really find the words to clearly define what is shifting. And yet, I feel different in the world – in a good way. The other day, during one of my Art of Feminine Presence

I have a favorite armchair that my mother gave to me as a student. It was the first piece of furniture that was new and my own. It has a high back to lean into, inviting me to put up my feet on the matching footstool. This chair has accompanied me through all the ups

Living through the experience of the Calgary Flood last week was overwhelming and heart wrenching. While amazing support and resources were mobilized quickly to support those affected by the flood, it is clear that this will be a long-term challenge for everyone involved.

Sometimes I feel very connected to my maternal grandfather who died before I was born. He was a German linguist and collected words, more specifically words of the Low German dialect. My mother told us about the filing cabinets in his study, filled with one word on each card and a definition. People would send