Yesterday, during my weekly Zoom call as a mentor in the Berkshire County EforAll business accelerator program (of which I am a proud graduate), my fellow mentor shared this parable with our mentee…

Computers and sushi and robots? Oh, my…

When my son was as senior in high school, I gave him a rotary phone for a holiday gift. For fun. Which it really was. And for a reason. I wanted him to experience a device that was designed purely for connection…

Once upon a time, I taught twelve yoga classes a week at a kids summer day camp in Brookline, Massachusetts…

I have a kindness practice. It’s something I’ve done since I was a little girl. I like to randomly give little things to strangers. Here’s an example…

Research shows that people who remain curious, seek new experiences, keep a sense of wonder, and exhibit novelty-seeking behavior STAY YOUNG…

Journaling only offers evidence-based emotional and physical benefits when it is a mindfulness practice that is outside the norms of how we teach academic curriculum. That means freedom to choose and express without judgment and with privacy…

According to researchers, discussion is essential to foster moral development in children as well as enable them to boost their sensitivity to and empathy for those who experience injustice…

January is winter in the Western World. A time when nature lies dormant in order to restore. It is a time of potent rest. Nature flows through a pattern of growth (spring), rest (summer), harvest (autumn), and restore (winter) that humans are a part of. Yes, we are a part of the natural world. In order to grow and bloom in the spring, a season of pausing must precede it. For humans, too…

In 2024, why not focus on what you would never change about yourself and amplify that?

The more I meet my needs, the more power I feel. Every time. I can replicate the feeling of power by ensuring that my feelings and needs count as much as anyone else's. The power comes from what I experience as true self-love.

A relatively new area of study - the effects of play on adults - reveals that in our adult years, play has similar positive effects on the brain as it does in childhood and it is essential for healthy living.

I’ve finally learned that when I choose mindfully to meet my needs (whatever they are in the moment), the world does not come to an end…

Journal, breathe and move your way mindfully toward the new year. You’ll stay connected to what really matters for you this holiday season…

When you release your attachment to the outcome of your efforts big things can happen…

The away-jersey was a symbol of this new phase for us both. We will always be home in each other no matter where we may wonder in world. He’s still on the team. He’s just playing away. It was exactly what I needed…

How you nurture yourself is up to you. It can be a powerful act of emotional and physical wellbeing that supports your growth or it can be a depleting act that undercuts your ability to live with joy and abundance. The choice is yours, all day long.

Love is vastly nuanced and comes in a billion varieties. I am suggesting that love can be experienced as the sensations of embodied appreciation.

…I heard a huge crash from upstairs. I turned around to see a giant object pounding itself down the front hall stairs, rolling end over end, until it slammed onto the hardwood foyer floor and crashed into the front door with a crescendo of shattered glass.

“Your body cannot heal without PLAY.

Your mind cannot heal without LAUGHTER.

Your soul cannot heal without JOY. “