Hello! I have missed you!  I have been on a bit of a hiatus due to my slightly clumsy and overwhelmed, yet highly motivated and inspired balancing act of life. In addition to private practice and yoga, I have taken on quite a bit of career growth opportunities with ASU and now also proudly working for […]

Early morning meandering in the desert, despite the intensity of the sun, proved to be a much needed and sweaty cleanse for body, mind and soul.  I purposely sought out the verdant wisdom of the desert to learn about and observe adaptation, resiliency, plant and tree communities, critter ecology, water resource and of course and […]

Trauma is the interruption of life as we know it. I’d say we are all experiencing, whether admittedly or not, some deep shock, grief, fear, anger and serious interruption of life as we know it. Anticipatory angst is a daily internal battle we are facing with the weight of uncertainty in how to manage health […]

Humans have a wonderful capacity to think.  Despite the obvious needs and applications of an intellectual and contemplative presence in the building of culture and industry, the mind can get very carried away with its often incessant and inconvenient ruminations and certainly with the added weight of chaotic emotions as a result of trying times. […]

Recently while sitting on my porch I became overwhelmed with a cluster of weeds and grasses that were overtaking an area they were not “supposed” to be.  I took the impulsive initiative to start pulling. I carelessly ripped out chucks and roots of climbers that were taking nutrients from my other intentionally placed plants.  In […]