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...
by Katy | Apr 26, 2017 | awakening, body, collage, mindfulness, poetry, practices, The Feminine
May a woman’s heart be a vast open field upon which wild horses can run. ~ Tibetan Buddhist saying My New Year’s theme for 2017 is Free Heart. While i knew clearly that this was my path for 2017, i needed time to understand more and to live...
by Katy | Mar 2, 2017 | body, mindfulness, practices, self-care, The Feminine
a few years ago, i was talking with a girlfriend about what to do when we’re stressed–anxious, overwhelmed, rushing…how to help ourselves come back to ground. she mentioned going to a spa and spending the weekend pampering herself. at the time, i...
by Katy | Nov 30, 2016 | awakening, body, mindfulness, practices, seasons & cycles, self-care
do you feel it? that steady increase in tempo now that we’re in the holiday season? i sure do! we made it through black friday. and cyber monday. but now it’s countdown on shopping days before christmas. we have to find the right gifts for the...
by Katy | Oct 13, 2016 | awakening, body, mindfulness, practices, self-care, The Feminine
I received the gift of retreating with Sara Avant Stover to assist her SHE Retreat at Kripalu last week. It was such a blessing to practice with other devoted women in silence, surrounded by the beauty and support of Kripalu! Many things come up on retreat, especially...
