by Katy | Feb 14, 2017 | awakening, mindfulness, practices, relationship, self-care, The Feminine
It’s Valentine’s Day. How about a focus on real, everyday Love? Romantic dinners, heart-shaped gifts, chocolate, sexy lingerie—they are a fun way of expressing Love, but I’m talking about taking steps to choose and create Love in a simple, daily way. Today, can you...
by Katy | Dec 14, 2016 | awakening, mindfulness, practices, relationship, self-care
the title of this blogpost is a quote from my primary Enneagram teacher, past boss, and friend, Russ Hudson. with presence, you get presents…i know i have made it much harder than that in my life!! one of the biggest stumbling blocks to presence for me is moving...
by Katy | Jul 27, 2016 | awakening, body, mindfulness, personality, practices, relationship
i recently immersed myself in the book Three Faces of Mind by Elaine de Beauport with Aura Sofia Diaz. in the section on the different intelligences of the neocortex, the “human” brain, i found a really helpful explanation of one of the ways of thinking i...
by Katy | Oct 20, 2015 | awakening, body, collage, mindfulness, personality, practices, relationship, seasons & cycles, self-care, The Feminine
A couple of weeks ago I was having a really HARD time letting go. We were innsitting for the first time in a year, so I was feeling a bit rusty on all the procedures and protocols necessary to run the Inn. This new website was supposed to be live, but it wasn’t...
by Katy | Jun 11, 2015 | mindfulness, practices, relationship, self-care, The Feminine
This. This amazing peony. Right here. Opening, graceful, present. How can I not look at it? How can I not stop and drink it in? Now, it says. I look. Yes, this. I drink it in. Come again. I sink, I dive, I am drawn in. The beauty. The simplicity. The...
by Katy | May 7, 2015 | body, mindfulness, practices, relationship, self-care
Kindness, compassion, unconditional friendliness… What do these words evoke in you? Of course, it’s good to be kind to others. It’s good to be a compassionate person, to be friendly…that’s what we’re taught, by our parents, at school, in our faith traditions, by...
