by Katy | Aug 11, 2017 | awakening, body, practices, ritual
We begin in the name of Allah. Alleluia, Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy. There is no God but God. Sacred, Holy, Heaven here on earth. Just four of the many chants/dances we began with our first night of the Dances of Universal Peace retreat with Sufi...
by Katy | Jul 6, 2017 | awakening, mindfulness, personality, practices, self-care
This is the final post in a 3-part series on Unfolding the Heart. Start here, or listen to the full talk. Let’s take this a little deeper. Let’s look for the innocence. This was a hard one for me in the forgiveness work I’ve been engaged in over the past year....
by Katy | Jun 22, 2017 | awakening, mindfulness, personality, practices
This is the 2nd of a 3-part series. Read the first. Or listen to the full talk. Just choose Love over Fear! Love forgives. Fear blames and holds grudges. Not so fast. This may be true. In fact, I know it is, but for most of us it’s not that simple. The truth...
by Katy | Jun 8, 2017 | awakening, mindfulness, self-care
This is the 1st of a 3-part series. Read the 2nd here. Or listen to the full talk. The F-Word. As a born-again Christian (and an Enneagram type One), this word was totally off limits. It was a BAD word. Only BAD people used it. And I, of course, did not want to...
by Katy | May 25, 2017 | awakening, body, mindfulness, practices, ritual, seasons & cycles, self-care, The Feminine
I’ve been practicing bowing recently. When I was researching possible publishers for the book I’m working on, I stumbled upon a book called Bowing by Dahn Yoga Education. I was intrigued and ordered it. When it came, I devoured it in one sitting and started...
by Katy | May 10, 2017 | awakening, body, Breakfast, Dairy-free, food, Gluten-Free, mindfulness, practices, self-care, Tea-Time, The Feminine
One of the things I am so grateful to my mom for is the time we spent in the kitchen together! 🙂 She made it fun! We all got to get involved in whatever was being cooked up–from blanching and peeling peaches and canning them, to scraping corn off the cob for...
