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Self Massage for Oxytocin Boost
A video from the winter that I forgot to post! Enjoy this self massage for the scalp and face which helps release oxytocin, the "calm and connect" hormonal antidote to cortisol. If you start your morning with even a two minute version of this, (say after washing your...
RAIN of Acceptance
Too much of our precious energy is tied up in knots of avoidance: the people, places, emotions, commitments we don't accept as being part and parcel of our lives. When we don't accept our lives and bodies as they currently are, we cut ourselves off from depths of...
Breathing to Release
How each of us carry chronic stress and trauma is as individual as how we heal. One of the most common responses includes feeling numb and disconnected from ourselves and others, withdrawing from social situations and personal relationships, aches and pains that have...
Spring Forward and Out
Winter ushered in unique constraints to living in step with a pandemic; it was harder to see friends safely outdoors as paths were icy and porches frigid. Now that spring is in the air, we feel sprung from lockdown, but there's still some time -- and reflection to do...
How has what you’ve learned about resiliency sustained you during the pandemic?
Isn't that a terrific question? It was asked of me as part of an interview with the editors of a gorgeous and timely anthology I'm thrilled to be a part of aptly titled Deep Beauty: Experiencing Wonder When the World is On Fire, edited by Rosemary Winslow and...