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December 18, 2015
Wisdom of the Breath
“I invite you to tune in to your breath. Take a deep breath in…Now, allow yourself to exhale fully. Continue to breathe in…and out…in…and out…With each exhale, begin to feel […]
December 17, 2015
More Photos from Peru
I am grateful for the wonderful feedback you sent from last month’s newsletter and my article, “My Peruvian Travels: Personal Healing and Professional Growth.” There were also requests for more photos, […]
November 29, 2015
What I Wish I Had Said On Thanksgiving
I have learned something in my shamanic training that has held very true for me: the time just before dawn is an edgy time, when nighttime is over but morning […]
November 25, 2015
My Peruvian Travels: Personal Healing and Professional Growth
I recently spent nine days in the Peruvian rainforest to deepen my knowledge of shamanic healing, and I can truly say the trip was transformative. I traveled with eight other students […]
November 18, 2015
How to Reduce Stress With Centering and Grounding
One of the most common complaints I hear from clients is that they feel stressed. And in this crazy world, who doesn’t? Stress affects our daily lives. It contributes to […]
November 11, 2015
Too much on your plate? Try the Chakra Connection.
Do you ever feel as if you’re being pulled in many directions and can’t get anything done? If you’re trying to balance the responsibilities of work and family, keep up […]
November 4, 2015
Healing Touch for the Elderly
Barbara is 96, and after being hospitalized for congestive heart failure, she spent two months recuperating in a nursing home rehab facility. Once her progress in physical therapy plateaued, it […]
October 28, 2015
A New Twist on Mind Clearing
As a Healing Touch practitioner, I often use a technique called Mind Clearing, which helps to balance people’s mental and emotional states and make them feel calm and centered. When […]
October 19, 2015
Soul Retrieval: Picking up the pieces of our lives
In this month’s article, I share a shamanic healing experience I had with a client who found great relief through soul retrieval. He writes: “I just wanted to write and […]
September 20, 2015
Be Proactive This Year: Address SAD Before It Hits
It may seem a bit premature to be talking about the winter blues as we welcome this beautiful season of autumn. Yet, over the years, I have learned that many […]
August 14, 2015
Do Less and Be More: Reflections on Turning 60
Last August, on my 59th birthday, an uneasiness came over me that was difficult to identify. I was experiencing impatience and inner turmoil, overwhelm with all of my activities and […]
July 17, 2015
The Essence of Healing Touch
The other day, I received a message from Steve, a client who received Healing Touch to assess his energy and support a transition in his life involving, as he described, […]
January 15, 2015
SAD and Healing Touch
Healing Touch views every season of the year, and every season of our lives, from an energetic, holistic perspective. The four primary aspects of our energy system include the physical, […]
June 30, 2014
New Offering~Shamanic Healing
For the past several years, I have been exploring the world of shamanism, especially fascinated with the ways in which this beautiful spiritual practice and approach to healing dovetails with […]
January 6, 2014
Support During Times of Transition
A client recently stopped by my office, hoping that I might have time in my schedule to see her. She was looking very depleted in a down-and-out sort of way. […]
March 10, 2013
There IS another way.
Imagine the irony. I have just spent ten glorious days on vacation in Cabo San Lucas with my husband and two dear friends. We have enjoyed the beauty of nature […]
December 27, 2012
Change VS Transformation
Change is what we do when we are flipping from one channel to the next, or when we choose a different hair color. It may bring something different...but you can…
November 29, 2012
Pay Now or Pay Later
A few years ago, while picking up some produce at Whole Foods, I happened to run into an acquaintance of mine. We exchanged the usual hellos, followed by remarks about…
September 11, 2012
Pediatrics and Healing Touch
Ah, the joy of working with children! They can be so amusing...like the time I was with a young girl, maybe 7 years old, who opened her eyes in the…
March 2, 2012
My Helpful Healing Touch
The next Healing Touch for Children class is being offered at the Northfield Park District as part of our local "Screen Break," an annual event that encourages families to turn…