A friend recently asked me why people who have suffered throughout their lives (adversity, social stigma, chronic pain, and so on) have such a hard …
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I am no stranger to shame, to guilt, to regret. In recent years they don’t visit as frequently or stay as long; but come they …
Toxic Shame Read More »
Service is one of the basic tenets of sustainable recovery. We learn early on that we can’t keep what we have without giving it away. …
Recovery and Service in the “Time of Covid” Read More »
I was given the gift of a pottery wheel. I love clay and I had always wanted my own wheel. There is a lot more …
Adding To My Baggage Read More »
I am a person of a certain age. My dear husband is as well. I feel fit and healthy and strong. He does, too, most …
Receiving Is Part of the Gift Read More »
We are in the middle of a unique period of time. Addiction, which feeds on separation and isolation, may have its way with us. Falling …
Uncertainty and Isolation Read More »
I have been referring to myself as a person in recovery for several years now. I know this is anathema to the tradition of identifying …
Words Matter; In Your Mind and Out of Your Mouth Read More »
Clean and sober: now what? 90 meetings in 90 days, read the book, get a sponsor, write out your steps longhand, read the Morning …
Rocketed Into The Fourth Dimension Read More »
I am a baby boomer. I have known about the climate crisis for years yet I am also a part of the deafness about climate …
I Am A Baby Boomer and I Am Complicit In The Crimes Read More »
What a strange weekend! What a strange series of events. I believe I am coming to, now. I have been out of sorts, offline, out …
Comfortably Numb? Read More »
Yoga is an amazing practice. The physical postures energize at the same time they relax you, strengthen the body while adding flexibility and balance. Breathwork …
Yoga Cannot Cure All Read More »
Without denial and avoidance, I want to understand and unify my selves. I don’t want to repress the negative, unpleasant or unlovely thoughts and feelings …
Unifying The Divided Self Read More »
So why am I worried? I am worried because I no longer live as if I were waiting for the other shoe to drop.
The Big Problem My device for reading, my laptop for the yoga studio business, my desktop for writing and continuing education courses (produced and taken) …
The Hypocracy Of Writing This Read More »
I have been trying to unravel the relationships between perceptions, illusions (or delusions) and triggers, and what yoga offers me in terms of …
Perceptions, Illusions and Triggers- How Yoga Helps Read More »
Worrying changes everything. That is the illusion I have when I drop into the realm of consternation and fear; if I worry about all the …
Worrying Changes Everything. Worrying Changes Nothing, Read More »
Suppressing anger can be toxic. Just as resentments are a form of taking poison hoping the subject of your feelings dies – so can repressed …
Suppressing Anger – Denying Self Read More »
Dear Competency, You are no longer my friend. You kept me safe when I was little, you even helped me in my career, you supported …
Open Letter To The Mask of Competency Read More »
Take part in a series of online presentations and discussions on yoga and recovery. Based in part on the book and workbook – Yogic Tools …
5 Part Online Series on Yoga and Recovery Read More »
To Have Been A Different Parent Would Mean To Have Different Kids What I was going to write as a short story and why I …
To Have Been A Different Parent … Read More »
