Finding Hope and Inspiration in Nature

Finding Hope and Inspiration in Nature

This summer, at my home in Santa Fe, I had the honor of witnessing the cycle of life with three sets of nesting birds and their babies, right outside my kitchen window. I saw the eggs being laid, the attentive mothers sitting on the eggs all day and night through the...
Your Body As A Sacred Space

Your Body As A Sacred Space

Today I would like to present a different concept of THE BODY: In Scripture, the body is said to be “the temple of the spirit.” I would like to expand this idea. I believe the body is a “sacred space” – designed and given to us by God – that contains our emotions,...
Finding and Nurturing Your Spirit

Finding and Nurturing Your Spirit

I will be writing many articles about the concept of “the Spirit.” In this initial article I would like to define what I mean by the term. I believe that each person has an individual spirit and I believe there is a Higher Power that has a Spirit – which seeks to...
How Do You View Your Body?

How Do You View Your Body?

For many people, their body is the “vehicle” that drives their head around. These are the people who are always thinking, observing, calculating – who may have escaped their body in childhood to avoid the uncomfortable emotions and physical sensations that were housed...
Blogging Spirit

Blogging Spirit

This blog was inspired by The Spirit and guided each step of the way. Blogging is a new concept for me and I am at the beginning of the learning curve. I am a member of the “older generation” and I am not tech savvy like the younger generation. But I am willing to...
A Holistic Commitment to Your Self

A Holistic Commitment to Your Self

“I believe we are a “four-part” person: body, mind, emotions and spirit. Each part of us is important and requires attention. Each of the parts has an impact on the others. If you neglect one part of your Self, you will create a state of “dis-ease,” which will...
Architectural Landscaping (A Metaphor)

Architectural Landscaping (A Metaphor)

Architectural landscaping is fascinating to me, as a therapist, because of its similarity to the therapeutic process: You have to admit there is a problem with the way things are and you have to have a clear vision of what you want it to become. The slow, hard work...