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 […]
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 […]
The last sentence of an article I recently read on the Intent Blog written by Debra Moffitt was,”Every action counts.” For some reason those words have clung to me like a burr that catches hold of your pant leg and travels home with you after a walk through a meadow of tall grasses. This sentence […]
Enjoy Each Moment
We’ ve all have heard that we should ‘be in the moment,’ or ‘enjoy each moment to the fullest.’ This advice for living may sound trite, overused, but there is great truth in those words for one never knows when the moments will end. When three generations of my immediate family gathered in Florida […]
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 […]
“It’s all about the heart.” Those words came to me some years ago during a meditation. At the time, I felt it meant that one should live and act from the heart. Be kind, caring, helpful to those in one’s life. Now, some years later, I have come to know that there is a greater, […]
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 […]
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School’s in Session: Time to Take Care of You
Now that your children are off to school, you may have more time to yourself, which can be a bit of a downer at first when you have been so busy and accustomed to being with your children during the summer months. Other parents are more rushed because they now have their kids’ school and […]
Summer, A Time to Rejuvenate Body, Mind, and Spirit
Summer vacation time is almost here for most educators, and for some, it may have already arrived. It’s a time to rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit. Certainly, being removed from the day-to-day pressures of getting projects completed, report cards done, and your materials packed away for the summer is an immediate help in de-stressing. […]
Giving Thanks: A Blessing from the Heart ….
I just returned from the Yoga in the Schools Symposium at the Kripalu Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. Some amazing people from around the country and Canada met to discuss how we might expand the yoga in the schools movement. We heard from researchers, school superintendents, principals, classroom teachers, yoga teachers, ocupatinal therapists, and program […]
Reflecting . . .
The new year is fresh, just begun. For many of us it came in with great gusto and record breaking temeperatures. For some of us, it comes with the making of new year’s resolutions such as: I’m going to start that long, overdue diet this year; I’m going to ask for the raise I […]
Wonderment
Wonderment. That is exactly what I saw in the face of my little grandson as he sat in a pile of leaves and explored them. He crinkled them between his hands, picked them up and let them go, studied the stems, and as you might guess, tried to put them in his mouth. Leaves […]
Making Time
How many of you find it hard to “make time” for yourselves? Yes, there is work, the kids’ activities, the grocery shopping, taking the car to the garage, any number of chores that must get done. Our lives often seem to lack space for us to care of our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual […]
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 […]
Tips for Getting Through the End of the School Year
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 […]