Do you hold your tummy in all the time? Or some other part – your jaw, shoulders, neck? I call this habit THE CLENCH. I’m on a Quest to smooth it out. The other day, one of my singing partners – a petite, lithe 50ish dancer – showed us her round, soft belly. We softened our bellies […]
Heading to Seattle’s 23rd Women of Wisdom conference to offer 2 workshops. Info is below. So excited to support women in deep voice work: listening and opening our voices! Please join us! Here are 3 events coming up where you can share your beautiful, true Voice 🙂 Open our Voices NOW ~ The Power of […]
Last week girls a gaggle of 8-11 year old girls descended on our property for our annual Summer Spark Day Camp. I learned as much – or more – about Spark than the kids. Not by leading, but by following. The intention is to prepare preteen girls for the social-emotional challenges that can pop up […]
As the cold and rains came in November, I decided to begin writing another book. As much as I’d like to write a fantasy novel for the Twins of Tessar series, or complete the one I wrote during #NaNoWriMo in 2009, another story calls. This tale is a map to the many doors that have […]
I’ve just come off a 3-day slump in which I faced down the fear monster. Again. Fear is one of the joys of making a major life transition, especially in midlife, when we have more to lose. Fear of the unknown. Of criticism. Of risk. It can honestly feel like you’re on the road to Mordor. Black […]
I’m not perfect. Yay! Why am I so friggin’ happy about this? Because I no longer need to try. To celebrate, I am CREATING and RELEASING a new song nearly every day for a month. These songs aren’t perfect. They are handmade, on my iPad, with only my voice and the VoiceJam app. They speak directly from […]
The other morning I woke slowly, lying happily in the place between dream and full consciousness. I asked my psyche to help come up with a fresh name and iconic image for a new workshop I’m offering this fall. As I lay with eyes closed, I saw a quick flash of myself walking. An early […]
How do you handle fear when it grabs on and doesn’t want to let go? I’ve been wrestling with growing pains as I step into a new creative business. It will challenge me and bring together all of my gifts. I’m thrilled, but extremely slow to Come. Out. With it. Call it resistance, lizard brain, […]
At any time, we get to decide who – and how – we want to be. But some phases are more urgent than others. I am in transition: the midlife shift. It’s a huge opportunity to wake up. This morning I wrote, “I’m getting there.” Then I scratched that. It’s more like: I’m getting Here. As in recognizing […]
It’s often said we choose our thoughts, feelings and perceptions. That we create our own reality. Indeed, shite does happen to us. But how do you see, hear, feel, and interpret it? That, my dears, is entirely up to you. If you’re a human like me, you may sometimes forget that you have this option. […]