After facing the trauma and isolation of the pandemic, we now grapple with the challenge of reinvention. Re-creating lives isn’t easy. Practicing Amor Fati can help you with this. To learn about exactly what Amor Fati is, how it can benefit your holistic well-being, and four tips to help you practice it, read my latest article, Four Tips for Practicing Amor Fati, just published by Spirituality & Health magazine.
Welcome to the many new subscribers and a warm hello to my existing followers.
We are in a time of such dramatic change and reinvention, and so many people are struggling with this restart that it seems like the right time to reach out and remind you of what I do. Also, I want to share a FREE offer (below).
As a holistic life & wellness coach with a goal of integrating your mind, body, and spirit, I offer 1:1 coaching to target a wide range of health and wellness issues. For example, I can help you or someone you know to:
For the month of August, I’m giving away FREE 30-minute sessions to the first five people who sign-up (you can reply to this email). Do it soon because these limited spaces will fill up. For a half hour you can ask me any question you want or discuss any topic related to your holistic well-being. Zero sales pitch, all ears, no obligation. My goal is to help more people at this critical time.
I also teach meditation to small groups and can deliver lunchtime wellness talks for your company or organization.
My Approach
I provide new perspectives and practices, some science-based and others from ancient wisdom. I am trained in applied positive psychology, mindfulness, meditation, motivational techniques, and many subtle energy practices that help you break through whatever is holding you back. My approach draws on my intuition and kinesiology (aka muscle testing) to take you from where you are to where you want to go.
My Philosophy
We are all energetic beings. Our energy impacts our physical and emotional realms, not the opposite. Any emotional or physical issue is a product of our energetic imbalance and will ultimately also influence our mental state.
I believe that as humans we should thrive, not just survive. Wholeness is the key to thriving, but we are taught to view our mind, body, and spirit as separate from one another. This contradiction creates the conflict that results in discomfort and disease. I can help you to integrate these aspects of yourself by identifying and prioritizing the blocks that are preventing you from your wholeness. When you release these constraints, you can express your potential.
I look forward to hearing from you, even if it is only to say hello! 😉
Lockdowns are being lifted, but even the happiest transitions can test us emotionally. The use of flower essence therapy to harmonize mind, body, and emotions dates back to Ancient Egypt and can support you through change. Read about how I finally discovered the power of this healing modality, all you need to know about it, and some tips to support you during this time in my article, Five Tips to Support Change with Flower Essence Therapy, just published by Spirituality & Health magazine.
Happy Birthday to me! I’m grateful to have celebrated another trip around the sun last month.
My birthday always makes me feel sentimental about the time that has passed. This year, my musings took me back to a concept I first learned about in middle school when my seventh grade English teacher referred to “Memento Mori.” This Latin phrase, unknown to me at that time, translates into “Remember, you must die.”
Memento Mori is an ancient practice of facing our mortality as a vehicle to lead us to create a meaningful life. This practice has a long history that extends over many cultures, religions, and philosophies. It has inspired the philosophers of ancient Greece, Roman generals, and continues to inform the likes of Buddhist monks and Islamic Sufis to this day.
As a seventh grader excited by the idea of blooming into adulthood, considering my mortality seemed depressing. But as an adult faced with the reality of life’s impermanence, I now appreciate its meaning. Remembering that I will die one day is a powerful catalyst for living. This practice has motivated me to do many things. If I must die, then heck I had better live now, let me do what I want to do!
If you think back to your school years, you will discover that you all had a dream in your hearts. Sometimes, those dreams were best articulated by the lyrics to your favorite song at that time. Those dreams and those songs, seemingly forgotten, remain within us. We tend to dismiss the idea of going after our dreams because we’ve been conditioned with fear. Our socialization teaches us to fear the unknown, judgment, and failure. We’re encouraged to live safely. We know what we have, but don’t know what we will get if we release what we have now. What if we wind up with…dare I say…less?
My work with clients centers on presence, self-empowerment and taking personal responsibility. When you activate these energies, you could never wind up in a state of less.
It’s easy to get stuck in a safety zone that seems practical rather than chase an elusive dream. In our linear society, practicality often dominates. The result is that a lot of time is wasted on insignificant things and people. We wind up focusing our energy in places that don’t support our ability to thrive.
On this birthday, traveling back to seventh grade was a jarring reminder of the swift passage of time. This experience made it crystal clear that the concept of Memento Mori isn’t about death. It’s about embracing life. Facing the reality of our death creates a sense of urgency, a hyper-awareness that our time here is finite.
Your most valuable asset is your time.
Don’t waste this lifetime. Live with purpose. Utilize your power of intention to manifest the experience you want. Take ownership of your health. Dare to introduce yourself to that person you’re feeling drawn to, end that relationship that no longer serves you, tell that person you love that you love them and the one that hurt you how much they did so, take the trip you’re saving for “later,” move to the place that’s been calling you, and pursue that career change you’re dreaming of. The only thing standing between you and these things is your own fear, and fear is not real because it only exists in your head.
If you’re waiting for “one day,” please know that one day means no day.
What will you do with the remainder of your life?
Contact me to book a private session guaranteed to refine your focus.
Memento Mori. 😉
Do you know that color therapy can support you through fluctuating personal conditions? It’s an easy way to alleviate stress and anxiety and also to energize and focus you. Read about how and why changing circumstances led me to adjust the color of my yoga wear, the palette of my apartment, and even splurge on a new accessory in my article, Six Tips to Support Change with Color Therapy, just published by Spirituality & Health magazine.