A study on health and self-care by the Samueli Foundation states that “more than 9 in 10 physicians (96%) believe self-care should be considered an essential part of overall health, and 88 percent of patients agree.” Yet, “more than 1 in 4 Americans (28%) say they feel guilty when practicing...

Cultivating kindness is one of the most revolutionary things we can do for ourselves. Anita, one of my regular Mindful Monday participants, shared this definition of self-compassion: “Self-compassion – treating ourselves with kindness and understanding in the face of our mistakes and failures...

This year I discovered the documentary Becoming YOU on AppleTV. The series shows, through the eyes of 100 children from around the world, the fascinating journey of learning all the skills and feels it takes to be human. It tells the stories of how these children learn to walk, talk, think, make...

Want to know a secret? You'll never find more time. But you can create more time – by, for example, letting go of tasks and activities that don’t support your intentions, goals, and values anymore. Because having more time isn't what helps you feel more relaxed and at ease in your life. It's...

  One of the quickest ways to lose your calm is when you react to what others say or do (or don’t say or do). It happens so quickly, almost automatically… the urge, and sometimes pressure, to have to say or do something, right here, right now. Do you feel that too? I used to think that I...

Inspired by my clients’ reviews and testimonials and their aha moments, I compiled this information as 50 Benefits of Reiki. These benefits are all statements my clients have shared with me after and during their Reiki sessions. These are their own words. It’s how real people feel and what...

Inspired by my clients’ reviews and testimonials and their aha moments, I compiled this information as 50 Benefits of Reiki. These benefits are all statements my clients have shared with me after and during their Reiki sessions. These are their own words. It’s how real people feel and what...

This month I’ve been rethinking self-care a lot, what it means, how loaded of a word it can be, and the importance of meeting ourselves where we are. I discovered the work of Inner Workout and their five dimensions of well-being. I appreciate their contribution to the self-care conversation...

August is National Wellness month, the perfect time to rest, relax and recharge. I’ve been thinking a lot about the need for summer break and breaks in general, especially on sweltering and humid days. In the 1980s, when I went to elementary school in Munich, Germany, we would get “hitzefrei”,...

Change happens. Life happens. Resistance happens. That’s the invitation for shift to happen. But it takes practice and patience to slow down and let life come. For many, an automatic reaction is often to hustle, to rush to make things happen, trying to squeeze things in, and to plan every tiny...

Right this moment, would you say that your mind is full? Or that you’re being mindful? We all know how it feels like when the mind is full. Overflowing with thoughts, running races in the head, the heart beats faster, and shoulders tense up. Thoughts will always come and go – that’s a fact. ...

Over the years, our garage became the transit space for every item that we didn’t need, want, or deal with anymore. It took us over two years to clear clutter, arrange what needed to be sorted, let go of what didn’t serve us any longer. As the process dragged on, it became more draining. I can...