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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 all of the horses; each seemed to share something unique and deeply appealing.  However, it was Halo that captured me and drew me in.  Her crisp, sea-blue eyes, braided mane and black and white prints were breathtaking.  Her beauty was…

Tug of War: The Body Speaks

  When I was at the chiropractor getting my neck adjusted again,  for what seems like the millionth time,  and a process that will likely occur for the reminder of my life,  I asked her what my neck and hip was telling me.  Yes,  there are medical terms;  degenerative disks,  compression,  slipping, pinching, spinal tension, withheld energy, osteopenia, blah, blah, blah.  Those concepts didn’t quiet relieve my frustration for chronic pain,  nor did they bring an explanation I felt I…

A Lizard in my Pants: Reptilian Reflections

A Lizard in my Pants: Reptilian Reflections I was teaching Thursday night restorative,  a class that has built its self beautifully on the foundation of doing very little and experiencing profound shifts in health and mindfulness from simple asana,  dedicated intention and healing space. Though our attention is typically quick to move within and reconnect to our sacred wholeness,  our class was otherwise engaged in the unexpected arrival of a tiny gecko who had claimed his spot in a crest…