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A hug from Wayne

This week Dr. Wayne W. Dyer left his body. While he had his health issues over the years, he was so active and vibrant that his death still comes as a shock. I never had the opportunity to meet Wayne in person, but I felt, as you may too, that I really did know him. [...]

By |2023-10-11T15:03:55-06:00September 3, 2015|Categories: General|Tags: , , , , , , |1 Comment

How to be Productive 

So. It is summer. All I want to do is ... Nothing. Yep. Nada. I've been struggling with my to-do list, which is lengthy, and just really not feeling it. I don't want to 'To-Do'. I don't want to do anything. I want to goof off and play hooky. I want to nerd out on [...]

The Power of Practice 

I remember trembling while speaking. Holding my paper, damp from my unsteady hands, I read my notes in front of the class. Public speaking. Blech! Nothing was less appealing than that.  Often I would enter this surreal, deer-in-the headlights, feeling when faced with talking in front of a group of people. So many times, the [...]

By |2015-05-24T23:38:35-06:00May 24, 2015|Categories: General, Reiki|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

What does it take to be a Yogi?

There I am. At the top of my mat. Again. Wobbling. Balancing. Losing balance. Resting. Trying again. Union is yoga, I keep reminding myself. In a recent class, I got a whole new perspective on what yoga can do. It felt like I was inside the test tube looking out. I was in the practice [...]

By |2022-01-12T13:56:38-07:00May 21, 2015|Categories: General|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Resting: Why balance is crucial for busy people. 

Ah...  To-Do list... You are not my badge of worthiness. You are not my reputation. You are not my source of abundance. Just merely an idea. I have been working full tilt for quite some time. Don't get me wrong, I love this work. I dive into it.  I am filled with creative ideas non-stop [...]

By |2022-01-12T13:47:58-07:00April 6, 2015|Categories: General, Reiki|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Why I love Reiki even more: coping with minor emergencies and the unplanned 

This morning, as I was enjoying my coffee, the fire alarm started blaring in the hallway in my condo. I looked in the hallway expecting the usual false alarm, but instead saw a haze of smoke and neighbours trying to figure out the source. The fire department had been called and I could already hear the [...]

By |2015-03-16T16:29:01-06:00March 16, 2015|Categories: General, Reiki|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Trusting your nose: Pathfinding and other things 

Travelling is wonderful. The challenge of the journey creates a present, mindfulness that sharpens your experience. The trick is to keep the same attentiveness in your day to day life that you would if you knew that you only had two weeks left on the vacation clock. Ticking away. The truth is... you don't really know. You [...]

By |2015-03-10T23:22:13-06:00March 10, 2015|Categories: General, Meditation|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Compassion and Kindness

The fifth Reiki Ideal is “Be kind to your neighbour and every living thing”. Often I find that people in my classes do not need any help in being kind and compassionate to others. They offer their love and support and time to anyone and everyone. Except one. Themselves. There is something about being kind [...]

By |2022-01-12T14:17:30-07:00June 16, 2014|Categories: General, Reiki|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

Music Heals

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye I recently went through our vast music collection. I wanted to put together a few songs that lifted my heart and made my toes tap. Maybe even a few that make me shimmy and shake. I put together an Uplift Mix. What a lovely meandering through my past. Each [...]

By |2021-10-04T21:24:30-06:00June 10, 2014|Categories: General|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Calgary Flooded: Calgary United

Disbelief. Grief. Worry. Sadness. Helplessness. These are just a few of the emotions I felt watching the waters of the Bow and Elbow Rivers rise rapidly over the last few days. How rapidly? Like nothing we have ever seen in recent history. My scientist’s brain leapt to the data and I saw some staggering hydrographs [...]

By |2018-06-11T20:00:31-06:00June 22, 2013|Categories: General|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

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