Meditation and Mindfulness

Meditation and Mindfulness

Meditation is a journey from activity to silence … a quieting of the mind. We are all out there in the world moving quickly. Meditation helps you to reconnect with yourself and your internal world, what I call the divine within. It is as simple as following your...
Sharing is …

Sharing is …

I often hear from patients and women in crisis that sharing what they’ve created is the best part of our Create to Heal class. Sharing and listening are both acts of compassion, and compassion is healing. Healing, on any level, begins with hope and one’s...
A Conversation with My Heart

A Conversation with My Heart

What is a conversation with your heart? A knowing deep inside you. A feeling of trust, wisdom and insight. The result can be a poem of love, a word of encouragement, a gem of joy from one person to another. It’s a kindness, a smile of knowing – knowing...
Art and Palliative Care

Art and Palliative Care

I just read an article on Art and Palliative Care that was recently published in Oncology Nurse Advisor. Many palliative care programs utilize all forms of art to help cancer patients with their pain, fear and anxiety. This particular study conducted at The Mayo...
Healing is …

Healing is …

What is healing? Healing occurs on many levels. Part of it is being seen, being listened to, attended to, respected and honored. It is also taking time for self to be quiet and still, to connect with the Divine, to really listen to your body. Whatever we are not aware...
Spring has Sprung!

Spring has Sprung!

and, with it comes renewal, limitless possibilities, and the unknown, where everything is created. “If you want to control the future, the unknown, (our egos want to control!) be present in each moment and string these moments together …  as you would a...