Much of my approach to coaching/mentoring is based on Buddhist Psychology and mindfulness techniques. Lately, I have been receiving a number of  inquiries from students and clients questioning their careers and feeling overwhelmed with constant negative thinking in relation to their situations.  Below are bits and pieces of an email correspondence I thought I’d share […]

My stomach rolled with anxiousness and excitement, like a little girl getting to pick her first pony.  Stacey lead me to the barn where half a dozen stunning rescue horses awaited their call to duty.  I wanted to work with all of the horses; each seemed to share something unique and deeply appealing.  However, it […]

  “When am I going to be able to touch my toes?”  “When will the depression go away”  “When will my marriage improve.”  “What should I do next?” “How can I change my career again, right now? “How are you always so peaceful, how do I get that way, what am I doing wrong?” (Which by […]

I woke early this morning with the rise of the sun and found my contemplative throne in the heart of my garden. I was surrounded by the nights lingering chill and the early call of the songbird’s elated chatter.  I was mesmerized by the refreshing light cast from the power of the great sun, and […]

When I was about 15 years old, I had just moved from Montana to the Tempe area and I was doing some deep soul searching.  I was finding ways of connecting to a place of peace within myself and learning how tame the monsters in my complicated, teenage mind.  One day while walking around Kiwanis […]