I often get asked how I became such a model of calm and presence.

I wasn't always like this.

Even if the flashing light is caused by external challenges— bad roads or potholes, car maintenance still needs to be done to restore optimal performance and a great driving experience.

Last week, someone hacked into my phone and replaced my SIM card.

Taking over all my data and information in an instant.

A most unpleasant crime.

Creating a vision board is NOT my thing.

It’s not minimalist - too much glue, scraps, scissors.

I don’t get paper magazines anymore.

Staying in places, jobs, and relationships with people, and things and that no longer “fit” you have a tremendous cost.

RBG’s words echo mindful coaching: pause, choose your response, and let challenges refine you. A reflection on perspective, practice, and legacy. “Impediments” can become good fortune. RBG’s quotes are a masterclass in mindful leadership: steadiness, persuasion, and one step at a time. Want to be remembered for using your talents well? RBG offers a roadmap: respond with intention, fight for what matters, and help others join you.

It strikes me that a mindful coach is like a life doula.

Someone who helps you live with intention, presence, and grace.

And pass through life’s challenging moments with more ease.

May seem like a funny question.

And so so useful when you are frustrated and angry with someone or something.

When you listen to your heart and trust yourself you discover a whole new approach to life.

One where you live rather than worry.

Where you take good care of you.

And show yourself kindness, compassion and even love.

The birthdays of those you love are a moment to pause and be present and reflect and appreciate.

And as I sat down to do just this, I was inspired by the fact that The Mindful Healers Podcast episode released this week is called “Allowing Joy.”

Some of us have to work at allowing joy, my husband is an expert at it. He does it effortlessly.

A long-time client shared a mantra she has been practicing -- “may I find my path.”

What a kind way to explore your next steps.

Realizing that there is no urgency.

Allowing and giving yourself permission to explore

That is the first step.

If you are going somewhere amazing you can't get there piecemeal.

I NEVER imagined turning 52.

Honestly, it feels great.

I have spent the last few years on an incredible journey to un-become who I was not

and to become who I was meant to be in the first place.

It has not been a piecemeal effort.

It has not been without bumps and struggle and discomfort.

Living life luxuriously is not about spas, resorts or “fancy”.

It is an approach.

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Living luxuriously is no longer rushing or hurrying.

It is enjoying each moment.

Moving through life with ease.

From a place of kindness to self

so much more is possible.

And when we see possibilities

so much more is possible.

May you all live a life filled with kindness and compassion to yourself

It’s so much better than being mean to yourself.

It’s more kind and almost always leads to even more efficiency and productivity.

If you are going somewhere amazing you can’t get there piecemeal.

“The part can never be well unless the whole is well.”- Plato

Choose to create a well “whole.”

Heart, spirit, body, and mind.

This is the why of mindful coaching. This is the why of mindful yoga. And the why of my coaching and yoga retreats.

When you change yourself, you know you can feel better.

When you do the changing,

you get to choose what and how to change.

You have agency and are back in the driver’s seat of your own experience of your life and your relationships.

This feels better.

When you change, everything around you begins to change and shift. The energy of your relationships and situations shifts.

Most people can IMMEDIATELY think of something —even if it feels “unusual” or not clearly explainable. It is often a restaurant, a small shop, or a place you felt immediately “home” but didn’t know why. Envy isn’t necessarily a “bad” thing.

Nourishment is a prerequisite for transformation. Being the best possible parent, spouse, friend, doctor, colleague, and contributor to a better world are not possible from a place of depletion.

There are many ways to nourish yourself. Healthy food is but one.