This Too Shall Pass Even Covid and … Helloooo lovely women in the middle. Welcome to a New Year! I’m not sure about you, but I’m finding it a bit challenging to connect with the “Happy New Year” chant, what with the raging pandemic and its…
The Story Behind A “Morning of Meditation”
There’s a reason why, on September 19th, I’m putting on a Morning of Meditation. It starts about seventeen years ago. Back then, my life was a “textbook” case for happiness. Every key checkbox of fulfillment was marked: Ph.D., successful career, caring friends, great health, lovely home, wonderful…
A Note About our Ladies Meditation Group: Just a few reasons why we love it :)
Last January, I experimented with leading a weekly ladies-only meditation group. I was inspired to give it a try because so many women shared a desire to try meditating and because I know first-hand how much community supports a meditation practice. My experiment was intended…
Cutting the “Umbilical Cord” Letting Go Because You Have To
My “baby” daughter Maya graduated high school last Friday. Woohoo! On Monday, she flew solo to Europe to visit her sister. Double Woohoo! In two months, she moves to Berkley to start her next chapter as a University student. Woo…. Wait! What? Moving out? Completely…
Embracing Personal Responsibility
One of my most empowering Covid-induced shifts has been taking greater ownership of my life experience. One day, the world was providing unlimited opportunities – gym classes, meditation groups, concerts, in person appointments, travel, etc. – and the next day, they were gone. The doors…
Embracing Space: Releasing the Old to Make Room for the New
In virtually every blog I write, I advocate for pausing: a chance to catch your breath, get some distance, and re-calibrate. A pause can be short – taking three breaths before inhaling that third piece of chocolate or long – waiting a few days before…
Embracing the Emptying Nest
In ten hours, I will be meeting a group of moms at the base of Cowles Mtn. for our annual first day of school, Moms and Mimosas, hike. It’s a treasured tradition that dates back to our kids’ elementary school years. For the past 10+…
Embracing Authentic Connections
Embracing Authentic Connections I always begin my events by asking the participants to share why they chose to attend, and the answers always vary: often it’s the topic, frequently it’s because a friend invited them, sometimes it’s a specific struggle, and nearly universally it’s for…
Embracing My Mom’s Passing
Embracing My Mom’s My mom passed away three weeks ago at the age of 83. Though she had been in declining health, she was still very active, even having gone swimming the day before she died and to synagogue that very morning. Her quick, unexpected…
What Do You Want to Be In 2018?
What Do You Want To “Be” in 2018? New Years’ resolutions are mostly about doing more (i.e., exercise, family time, meditating) or less (smoking, poor eating, gossiping) of a behavior. Just look at current advertisements in the media to gauge the mindset of the masses…