A ruckus erupted outside my office window. I looked out to see a mob of magpies attacking one of their own. I raced downstairs, out the garage and gave them my stern mom clap and voice, as if I was breaking up a playground skirmish. "That's enough. You guys leave him alone. Off you go... … Continue reading Magpie Wisdom
We think our demons have a hold of us. But what if we are holding onto them? What if we're comfortable in our pain or the stories we keep telling, grasping them tightly, even unaware we may be doing so? While practicing Qigong earlier this year with Grandmaster Mantak Chia, I was fascinated by something … Continue reading Free Your Demons, They Have Better Places to Be
The day of the solar eclipse, I had an inspired idea. "I should go to barre class!" My initial plan for that day was outdoor meditation, perhaps accompanied by mantra. I weighed the two options. "Let's be bold. Let's do barre class." A tiny inner voice reminded me of the old wisdom of not practicing … Continue reading Knowing When to Lower the Barre
I remember sitting in the waiting room of the small clinic that provided biofeedback and psychology services for those with traumatic brain injury. They'd worked with Olympic athletes. I plucked one of the many pamphlets from the small table next to my chair. It read: "After brain injury, 90% of marriages end in divorce." Well, … Continue reading How TBIs affect your life is TBD
Over the course of a day or a week or a month or even a year—a lifetime?— we hear messages connecting dots. I like to gather up a few that appear to be the same colour or texture. These past few weeks have brought some new dots and returned some old ones. Themes of responsibility … Continue reading Finding my Process
There are 12 signs in astrology. We can learn about our influences at birth by looking at which sign Chiron was in. Each sign defines an area of your life. Since we’ve learned a bit about Chiron and what he represents (The Wounded Healer), we can look at which sign he arrived in at your … Continue reading What does Chiron Return in Libra mean?
There are 12 signs in astrology. We can learn about our influences at birth by looking at which sign Chiron was in. Each sign defines an area of your life. Since we’ve learned a bit about Chiron and what he represents (The Wounded Healer), we can look at which sign he arrived in at your … Continue reading What does Chiron Return in Cancer mean?
There are 12 signs in astrology. We can learn about our influences at birth by looking at which sign Chiron was in. Each sign defines an area of your life. Since we’ve learned a bit about Chiron and what he represents (The Wounded Healer), we can look at which sign he arrived in at your … Continue reading What does Chiron Return in Taurus mean?
There are 12 houses in astrology. We can learn about our influences at birth by looking at which house Chiron was in. Each house defines an area of your life. Since we’ve learned a bit about Chiron and what he represents (The Wounded Healer), we can look at which house he arrived in at your … Continue reading What does Chiron in the sixth house mean?
There are 12 houses in astrology. We can learn about our influences at birth by looking at which house Chiron was in. Each house defines an area of your life. Since we’ve learned a bit about Chiron and what he represents (The Wounded Healer), we can look at which house he arrived in at your … Continue reading What does Chiron in the fourth house mean?
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