Host of the Dandelion Doorways Podcast: focusing on mindful living, exploring practices such as meditation and Reiki, and how simple shifts in perspective can allow us to experience a deeper connection and more blissful life.
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Sunday Softening: Unwinding The Day
As the weekend comes to a close, many of us begin carrying tomorrow before today has even ended. We replay conversations, make mental to-do lists, and hold onto the responsibility of the day long after they passed. This week’s Sunday Softening is an invitation to set those things down, even only for a little while,…
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Why I Stopped Chasing Perfect Meditation
For years, I thought a good meditation meant a quiet mind, a perfectly straight posture, and leaving the cushion feeling peaceful. Some days all three happened. Most days they didn’t. My meditation practice began decades ago. I learned to meditate through reading books such as Thich Nhat Hanh’s “The Miracle of Mindfulness.” This wasn’t the…
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You Don’t Need A Quiet Mind To Meditate
“I can’t meditate because I can’t stop my thoughts.” I hear this often. In fact, someone said it to me yesterday. During a conversation at a going-away party, someone told me she wished she could meditate more. “I just can’t do it,” she said. “I can’t get the thoughts to quiet down.” I smiled because…
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Embracing Your Body’s Season: The Journey of Perimenopause
There are seasons the Earth moves through with quiet certainty — the slow tilt toward autumn, the softening of winter’s edge, the first warm breath of spring. None of these shifts happen all at once. They unfold in layers, in pauses, in subtle recalibrations that are easy to miss unless you’re paying attention. Perimenopause is…
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Embracing the In-Between: The Power of Seasonal Pauses
There are moments each year when the world seems to hold its breath. Not quite the season we’re leaving, not yet the one we’re entering. A soft in‑between. A hinge. A threshold. A pause. This pause is subtle. It’s the way the light shifts — not dramatically, but with a quiet insistence that something is…
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Migraine, Perception, and Creative Flow
Living Inside A Migraine When pain, perception, and medication reshape daily life I’ve been dealing with a migraine for nine days. This isn’t just a headache—it comes with aura, Alice in Wonderland syndrome, and persistent vertigo with nausea. My perception gets distorted, my thinking slows down, and basic tasks become difficult. The medication helps with…
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Sunday Softening: Embrace Your Inner Still Point
Today’s Sunday Softening practice invites you to reconnect with your inner still point—a serene oasis of peace and tranquility that resides within you, always ready to be discovered. Embrace this moment to cultivate calm and find solace as you journey deeper into yourself. When we settle, the inner landscape changes. A subtle shift. A quiet…
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The Healing Journey: Small Steps to Wellness
Last weekend, I hiked the easy Inman Pond trail in the Adirondacks. With an elevation gain of only about 475 ft., it was a manageable hike. A year ago, I would have found it painful and challenging; three years ago, the Inman Pond trail would have felt almost impossible. Perspective Shift The extent to which…