We are living in a time like no other time in our life span. At least here in the USA. The certainly, choice, and control we took for granted are no longer ours. We now have to live, at least for a season, more similar to our brothers and sisters in parts of the world [Read more…]
Welcome!
I am a licensed psychotherapist, educator and somatic coach. I’m passionate about living a life of joy and supporting others to do the same. My years as a therapist and professor have brought joy to my daily life, as have my experiences with surfing, traveling, and studying physiological neuroscience. I am delighted to share this life-changing and helpful knowledge with as many people as possible. A world with less stress, anger, and anxiety is a world where love and peace can flourish.
From the Blog
DUTY Vs. DESIRE
Does your life feel defined by all that you have to do every day? Confined by your to-do list that is expanding at the same rate as the universe? Do you have trouble getting up in the morning because life feels like a never ending merry-go-round from hell you cannot get off? Do you find [Read more…]
Silence & Stillness will not kill you!
Can you think of things you would rather do than be Silent and Still? I sure can. But I discovered a doorway on my journey toward rejecting the power of Momentum and Adrenaline in favor of a better paced and disciplined life. This doorway is the state of being Silent and Still. So I have [Read more…]
Mindfulness & God? A blog just for my friends at Eastlake Church
Hello my friends at East Lake Church. I am so grateful I have gotten to meet so many of you over the past few years. So today I am writing a blog JUST for all of you. If you have attended any of my workshops/events you know my main message. Befriend your body, understand how [Read more…]
Latest Podcasts
Mindfulness Tames the Tigers!
Taoist Story In today’s podcast we use a classic story from Taoism to illustrate the content from the previous 3 podcasts. They say a picture is worth a 1000 words, so I use this story picture in hopes it will help my listeners feel more ease and comfort with shifting their own physiology Fear of [Read more…]
Flip the coin: How to get out of threat mode!
FLIP THE COIN To pick up where we left off in the last podcast, ‘what must we do to get out of threat/stress physiology?’ Here are some tools that tune our bodies back into the other side of the “coin,” out of threat physiology, back to calm sense of safety. The podcast will share four [Read more…]
The SCARY side of the coin!
Does life sometimes feel too heavy and overwhelming? Can you relate to the feeling that there is just so much going on you are about to combust with stress? Have you been there, recently? Unfortunately you are probably caught in Threat Physiology. In today’s podcast we talk about Stress and Threat physiology, a somatic state [Read more…]