Watching the maple trees grow like weeds in my yard is a perfect metaphor for this week's theme: we need to stretch to grow. Tiny seedlings along my fence are now decorated with large lime colored leaves. Thank goodness, winter is over and new growth can begin.
Nature's lessons fill anthologies of...
A colleague of mine moved across the country to be closer to her kids who moved out west from Long Island. She and her husband sold their house and settled in. Can you guess what happened? Her daughter-in-law got a great job in Chicago and moved. Now my friend is stuck in the desert. She misses the ...
Think about the last time you felt truly light. Imagine a time when your mind was clear, your creativity flowed, and stress felt far away. What if you could create more of that?
Air is movement, open space, and possibility. It reminds us to release what we don’t need to make room for more of what m...
You have a better chance of visiting the Statue of Liberty if you DON’T live in New York than if you do. This post goes out to all the New Yorkers who can’t find time to visit and for rest of the world who is fascinated by the green lady with a very tired arm.
Zoom in to the fire. It’s copper, and ...
People often ask me, “What is this Writing Yoga thing?” Here’s the short answer: It’s alchemy. True Alchemy. It turns paper to gold. Well, not literally, but it’s my unscientific opinion that there’s a profound chemical reaction charging up your body and brain when you put these two ancient discipl...
In honor of National Novel Writing Month, we have a terrific guest blogger! Enjoy some wisdom from writer and yoga instructor, Barbara Joy Beatus, and good luck to everyone who is writing 50,000 for NaNoWriMo. – S. Lipsey
