I’m often a head person– not always, not wholly, I am clearly a heart person too (not creating camps, just default and/or trained ways of being in the world)– and sometimes it takes extra effort to get out of my head and into a more holistic experience of being.  I lie in bed, my brain… Read More

I sent out a welcome note on wednesday, so if you signed up for the workshop and did NOT receive email from me, please email me as soon as you can:  icantwhistle at yahoo do com . If you did receive it, please try out the link and password, and leave a comment on the… Read More

First– announcing the winners of the giveaway: Tali, Lisa, Marcie, Rebecca– (yes I know there are four of you, but how could I even randomly choose 3?)– welcome! Leanne welcome back! And to those of you who signed up earlier, thank you! I’ll be sending out a welcome email tomorrow night with a link and… Read More

I invite you to comment on this post sometime between now and monday evening (August 9th) to win free access to the upcoming beginning journaling workshop starting next friday. Please check the beginning tab for more information. We had a wonderful time in July- and I hope the increased flexibility of this month’s offering will… Read More

4am and moonlight is spilling in the windows, casting long light shadows across the floor. It dapples the back clearing in bright puddles of light, there and there and there. All other colors have been erased and everything is some shade of  blue or white or  black. I stand and look, even through the heavy… Read More

There is such beauty in transitions, isn’t there? As dusk falls, the wood thrush calls out in my woods, the most beautiful sound I can imagine. At dawn, the bird sings too, long before the sky brightens enough to see the trees. But there is also such uncertainty- beginnings, endings, moments of in-between. It is… Read More

Sometimes the biggest risks that you can take are not the ones Out There, jumping from airplanes walking the wire… Sometimes the biggest risks come when you say yes to yourself, follow your heart, be true to an inner dream, an inner knowing. Today is the first day of my workshop. It’s a big risk… Read More

Thank you for your kind comments! I am so happy that you have found the site. So– I cannot pick just three of you, not even at random– because I would love to have you all along for the journey. So, Sarah, Sherry, Shirl, Spadazzle, Mariah, Leanne, Kelly, Cindy, Megan– you’ll each be getting an… Read More

GIVEAWAY:  I invite you to come and explore with me– I am offering a journaling  e-course starting next Friday– I promise it is low impact (check the Beginning tab for more information). To make it easier to decide to attend, just leave a comment on this post and I will choose three people (or all… Read More

Relaxation is an artform. This dog has it down. I’m taking part in the Summer Dream Lab by MondoBeyondo beloveds Jen Lemen and Andrea Scher. It is all about the importance of rest and play and kindness. I’ve written about this on my other blog, how hard it is to let myself rest when I… Read More