Horses for your Health…WHAT?

If you read last week’s post, you know just how important play is in your journey to fabulous health.  Your body LOVES play, so I’m excited to talk about it for the next couple of weeks. But first, let me invite you to play with me, in person! That’s right – there’s something REALLY FUN… Continue reading Horses for your Health…WHAT?

Becoming Aware of Emotional Suppression

I’m back from the final phase of Martha Beck Master Coach Training, and I’m full of new ideas!  The four-day in-person retreat was intense and action-packed.  I don’t think I’ve ever learned more in four days in my entire life!  I’m brimming with excitement and enthusiasm for coaching on a whole new level.  You, of… Continue reading Becoming Aware of Emotional Suppression

Sometimes it Takes a Village – Part 2

In Sometimes It Takes a Village – Part 1, I discussed why it’s so helpful to reach out and look for support as you embark on your mind-body healing journey.  I introduced the idea of the Healing Team.  This week, I’d like to explore this further.  Who do you want on your Healing Team?  Here… Continue reading Sometimes it Takes a Village – Part 2

You’re Invited!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaZSg-wJ4HI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1] I wrote all about this last week (New Stuff), and now, HERE IT IS! You are all cordially invited to come visit my creative side-project, www.essentialyouart.com! I’m always getting random creative ideas, and this one was so fun I simply had to run with it.  My Essential Self told me to!  I love talking… Continue reading You’re Invited!

Body Wisdom

I thought it would be fun to update you on my self-coaching process as I debunk my belief that I need to be superwoman/perfect/something unbelievably astonishing.  (As revealed in last week’s post.)  So here we are in Week Two of me reconnecting with myself, and I have to say, I’m loving it.  The reasons I’m… Continue reading Body Wisdom

Coach, Coach Thyself

Okay, I’ll admit it.  I’m a very stubborn person.  My parents always told me this, and I stubbornly refused to admit it.  Out loud, that is.  The overwhelming evidence of my stubbornness has always been a little hard to refute.  It takes a big disruption in my life to jolt me out of the single-minded… Continue reading Coach, Coach Thyself

More About the Mind Body Connection

In last week’s post I presented my new Mind Body Health Program dedicated to helping you learn effective tools for creating mind and body teamwork.  Though this is certainly not a new topic in alternative health modalities, it definitely deserves a post of its own.  The connection between the mind and the body is something… Continue reading More About the Mind Body Connection

The Mind Body Connection

Over the last few months, I’ve written many different posts regarding effective tools for dealing with the emotional difficulty of facing illnesses such as vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis, and other pelvic pain syndromes.  I have found an integrated mind-body approach to healing very effective in my own life, so I have hoped sharing some of these… Continue reading The Mind Body Connection