5 Pillars to Mindfulness

Much of my approach to coaching/mentoring is based on Buddhist Psychology and mindfulness techniques. Lately, I have been receiving a number of  inquiries from students and clients questioning their careers and feeling overwhelmed with constant negative thinking in relation to…

A horse named Halo

My stomach rolled with anxiousness and excitement, like a little girl getting to pick her first pony.  Stacey lead me to the barn where half a dozen stunning rescue horses awaited their call to duty.  I wanted to work with…

Patience is a Virtue

  “When am I going to be able to touch my toes?”  “When will the depression go away”  “When will my marriage improve.”  “What should I do next?” “How can I change my career again, right now? “How are you always…

The Mindful Brain

When I was about 15 years old, I had just moved from Montana to the Tempe area and I was doing some deep soul searching.  I was finding ways of connecting to a place of peace within myself and learning…

Teach the Children Well

Recently my boys and I decided to create art from nature found objects.  We made little paintbrushes from dried, stripped and frayed yucca leaves, paste from ground mesquite beans, and textures from leaves, fibers and dirt.  We smashed up and…