Standing Strong, Firmly Connected
As some of you may know, I love to replicate the shape, form, and energy of sculptures. This large, strong sculpture at Storm King Sculpture Garden along the Hudson River in New York state caught my eye. I loved its largeness; its heaviness; its strength; its connection to the earth, to the sky, and the […]
The end of the school year is a time of disequilibrium for teachers, students, and parents. The weather is warmer and our classrooms often become stuffy and uncomfortable. Thoughts of summer fun flicker through our students’minds as well as ours making focus and concentration hard for many. Our students often become more active, difficult to […]
Dragon Breath for Releasing Anxiety and Worry
Dragon Breath is a great way to release the anxieties and worries that may be making it difficult for you or your students/children to function well in your lives. Join me on this free, audio offering from the “Spotlight” article of me on the Moving Spirit newsletter as I lead you through this releasing, breathing […]
I left for Newtown, CT to work with some of the K-6 grade teachers with my props and materials safely packed, my music stored in the pocket of my suitcase, my handouts ready, my flash drive with my presentation safely tucked away in my purse, and my emotions jitter bugging inside me. Would I really […]
Tune into the Emotional Temperature of Your Students
The start of a new calendar year brings with it the opportunity to make some changes in your classroom. You may have rearranged your students’ desks, created a new bulletin board, or developed a new interest center that supports a new unit of study. Starting fresh in the new year always feels good and generates […]
Supporting Those in Newtown, Connecticut
The nation is in mourning. The recent loss of 20 children and 6 adults is unfathomable. How could such a thing happen? Those of us left are at a loss for words to express the overwhelming grief and compassion we feel for the families of the victims and the community of Newtown, Connecticut. We each […]
Balancing in the Tides of Life.
Balancing yoga postures have never been the easiest postures for me, but I was drawn to try Warrior III while at Ogonquit Beach in Ogonquit, Maine just to see if I could hold the posture with sand, sea, and breeze beneath and around me. I was standing on pretty firm sand but my foot […]
‘Be Prepared’ for Beginning of the School Year Jitters
Be Prepared. How many times have you heard that? Maybe you first heard that phrase as a girl scout or boy scout, or perhaps, from your mother or father when a child, who heard it from their scout leader. I would guess that phrase goes back even further in time. ‘Be prepared’ is very […]
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Inhabit Your Life
While driving to my daughter’s in Providence, RI one day, I was listening to Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air. She was interviewing Jonathan Safran Foer about his book, Here I am.She asked him what the title, taken from the Bible (Genesis 22:1), meant to him. In the course of the discussion, the meaning was […]
“Peace Is the New Power”
Recently, I was thumbing through a Yoga Journal magazine and came across an ad titled “Peace is the new power.” Since the word ‘peace’ is my word for 2017, I naturally stopped to take in those words. “Peace is the new power.” I truly believe that peace is power; that the power of peace is […]
What’s your word for 2017?
Just before the new year, I was with a friend who asked me, ”What’s your word for the new year?” She wanted to know what word would be my torch, my guiding light, my intention for the new year. She had hers, letting go. I didn’t have an answer for her at that moment. I […]
Expanding and Sending Love: Creating Peace
It’s been much too long since I’ve written a new blog post, but there just didn’t seem to be anything special that I wanted to say. At this time, the tide has turned, for I now have something that is important to me, important to share with as many as I can. It’s about […]
Collage Your New Year’s Intentions
We’re a week into the new year, and I have been pondering how I might best put my intentions forward for the new year. I’ve never kept resolutions very well so don’t think that I want to go that route. Last year, I promoted reviewing what happened the previous year and trying to improve what […]
Feeling Welcome
We often use the word welcome or a form of it in our conversations with others. “Welcome! Welcome to my home. You’re welcome.” We see the welcome center signs at rest stops along interstate highways, offering a place to feel safe and tend to one’s needs. States in the US have signs at their borders welcomng us. […]
It’s a Miracle!
“It’s a miracle,” my ninety-one year old mother told me over the phone from her bed in ICU. “You have a miracle mother. I have a miracle surgeon, and we have a miracle family!” she exclaimed. Her voice was filled with joy and amazement. She had made it through laproscopic surgery to remove a cancerous […]
Mistakes: “Stepping Stones to Success”
In school, as in life, learning doesn’t always happen immediately. Sometimes it takes making mistakes more than once for learning to happen. I’ve been inspired to write about this after reading an essay by Errol Sowers a friend and spiritual teacher at The Stillpoint Foundation who wrote on this subject just recently. Errol calls our […]