“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”  Thich Nhat Hanh
Let’s make today simple.
Sometimes we just need to slow down and quiet our minds.
Here’s an easy breathing exercise that can help you relax and find your center.
Sit …

You’re Not Crazy –Other People Feel This Way Too
How do you heal from the traumatic experience of cancer? It’s important not to split off your  emotional trauma from the physical as it creates a fractured experience that deprives you of real healing. Integrative care of distress addresses …

“You need a good bedside manner with doctors or you will get nowhere.” 
― William S. Burroughs, Junky
How do I become my own expert?  How can I learn to be my own advocate? When do I let my healthcare team make the decisions and when do I question the course …

“Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.”  Brad Paisley
It’s the end of another year.  For some of us it’s been a great year, for some it’s been a good year, and for others the year has just plain …

“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”     Charles M. Schultz
33 years ago tonight on Christmas Eve, I worked the evening shift at a crisis unit.  It was, of course, the shift no one wanted to work, the shift that was given to those who hadn’t worked …

“And don’t think the garden
looses its ecstasy in winter.
It’s quiet, but the roots
are down there riotous.” –Rumi
The Winter Solstice arrives on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 8:49 PM PST
In the midst of winter’s darkness, the …

“You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.”
— Bill Watterson
Never mind that the decorations were up and the carols were playing even before the first trick or treater hit the pavement, the holiday season is now in full swing.  Joy and happiness …

“If the only prayer you say in your life is thank you, that would suffice.”  –Meister Eckhart
Happy Thanksgiving …
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The Power of Presence
November 14th and 15th  2015
California Institute of Integral Studies
San Francisco, California
http://www.ehinstitute.org/events.html
 
 “In inner search work, the ideal client condition is one of being intensely “present” – that is, genuinely and nearly totally in the moment and what is …

“Healing is a small and ordinary and very burnt thing. And it’s one thing and one thing only: it’s doing what you have to do.”  Cheryl Strayed
Last week I wrote about my eight years of survivorship.   A celebration and a time to reflect not only on what …