What is Your Body Telling YOU?
How often throughout the day do you notice what your body is telling you? Following my total knee replacement in October, I noticed an increase in my awareness of my body’s wisdom. Am I tired? Hungry? In Pain? Need company or alone time? Need more water, spinach, or chocolate? Need to rest or move? My […]
Stretching Your Comfort Zone
When was the last time you were invited (OK maybe thrust!) out of your comfort zone? This theme has come up multiple times in my coaching sessions and with friends this past month. One common characteristic for each person; there is certainty it is a YES to move forward and step into the excitement, trepidation, […]
Which Experiences Have Transformed YOU?
When have you had an experience that radically opened you up to a new more expanded way of viewing the world and yourself? Discussing these transformative experiences is one of my favorite topics. People have shared with me their near-death experiences, visits from passing or deceased loved ones, conversations with their own soul about their […]
Your Words Are Powerful
Did you know that your spoken words and thoughts have tremendous power? Research shows us our thoughts and words have an electrochemical nature; they are energy. You literally create manifestations through your thoughts and words that convert energy to form objects, conditions, and experiences. As you bring more focus to any thought, any conversation, you […]
Empowered Citizenship
The past 9 years in October, I have been invited to facilitate an all-morning presentation on Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence for Powerful Leaders at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Every year a diverse group of about 40 participants from all sectors of society enroll in this Policy Fellows program. It is […]
Calling All Leaders (That is YOU)
During these times of accelerated transformation and new possibilities arising, each of us are called to step fully into our role as leaders. We are living in a New Era that is propelling us into our next level of serving, loving, and living individually and collectively. The world is changing, how are you keeping up? […]
Living in Alignment
For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed learning, exploring, and experiencing new ideas, places, and perspectives. During this time of global distress as we witness suffering in Ukraine and across our world, I more deeply appreciate the tremendous privilege it is to have the space, time, and resources to continue my own […]
Empowering Courageous Conversations
I have found myself more often lately in conversations with clients, students, friends, and family who are in fear and feeling ‘controlled’ by popular (often false) narratives. I lean in. I listen more deeply. I ask challenging questions inviting them into a discussion that is based on critical thinking about facts/opinions and their own reflection. […]
Practicing Beginner’s Mind: Time for a Shift in Perspective
Sometimes I enter a new experience or encounter and prejudge how it is going to go. I have attached meaning and a story that is made up in my mind. I make assumptions and conjure up expectations before the moment even occurs. It is so automatic, so conditioned, and so limiting! As 2020 approaches a […]
Bridging the Divide Towards Unity
I feel a bombardment daily trying to convince me that focusing on our differences and making the “other” who does not think like me, look like me, or believe like me is “bad and wrong.” A constant stream of news and social media encourages divisiveness and polarity. I am not buying it. Since I was a small […]