Decluttering your home is an important first step when you’re healing from a chronic illness. Why? Clutter causes stress, impacts our physical and mental health and makes it harder for our brain to focus. Women who view their homes as cluttered have high levels of the stress hormone cortisol (throughout the day) according to one...Continue reading
A healing morning routine is having a gratitude practice. The practice of gratitude is very healing. You can turn a bad day into a good day. You can turn a heavy life into a light life. There are always many things to be grateful for and it’s easy to forget that. When you begin your...Continue reading
Learn the basics for good bedroom Feng Shui to revitalize your sleep, health and intimate relationships. When: Monday, September 9th, 5:00-6:30 PM Pacific Time Online Cost: $45 Bedrooms can be hard to arrange and keep organized. Very often they become the most neglected room in the house. From the Feng Shui perspective, the bedroom is...Continue reading
Were you ever told that you are too sensitive? Did you end up thinking that meant there was something wrong with you? There is nothing wrong with you. According to the work of Dr. Elaine Aron, being highly sensitive is a normal trait found in 15-20% of the population. Learn more about her work here...Continue reading
Your Bedroom Affects Your Sleep And A Good Sleep Is Crucial To Your Health. From the Feng Shui perspective, the bedroom is considered the most important room in the house. Why? Because that’s where we sleep and a good sleep is crucial to good health. We can’t live very long if we don’t sleep. The...Continue reading
Each day has winter built into it in the form of night, the time when we sleep. A restorative sleep is crucial for our health and wellbeing. Sleep is a time to recharge our batteries and to restore ourselves for the new day. Winter holds this same quality, it’s the season to rest and restore...Continue reading
Because I’m highly sensitive to chemicals and smells, and because I’m not interested in poisoning the earth, I use nontoxic products whenever possible. This is sometimes easier said than done but I do seek them out. There are many available and they work really well. My home transformation continues, so I thought I’d share with...Continue reading
With 5 hours to spare in the Mexico City airport, waiting for my flight home, I decided to declutter my emails. I unsubscribed to everything that felt like a distraction or didn’t feel necessary. Before my trip, I deleted the social media apps from my phone and for the 10 days in Tepoztlan I paid...Continue reading
It was a stressful time in my life. I had recently moved to Arcata, California to go to school to become a high school art teacher. It was 1998 and I was taking my pre-requisite courses when my professor recommended I try chi gong. After getting my BFA in Ohio, my love of clay led...Continue reading
We could use a little sweetness right now. With so much pain, loss and uncertainty happening in the world it’s easy to get overwhelmed, scared and stressed out. So it’s crucial not to forget to celebrate the sweetness in life. Sweetness is one of the gifts of this season, Harvest time. This is the time...Continue reading