Coming Home to Our Center in Spiritual Direction
It is a gift to be graced with moments in life where we sense the Presence of overwhelming love. Of course, these moments are just moments.
The Gift of Gratitude: How living out of gratitude can change our life.
Living out of gratitude can change our life. Experiencing gratitude lifts our mood, makes us feel more positive, resolves stress and bodily tension, improves sleep and our outlook on life, and draws people towards us.
The Wonders of Walking: How walking benefits your mental and physical health
More and more studies document the benefits of regular exercise. As Hippocrates said, more than 2,400 years ago, “walking is the best medicine.”
Contemplative Psychotherapy
If clients ask, I tell them that I am a contemplative psychotherapist. What does this mean? It means that I listen and respond out of a contemplative, loving, compassionate space.
Transforming Pain: A Sacred Act of Self Reflection
Experiencing pain is part of life. Suffering is inevitable, but how we respond to it is our choice. The goal in therapy is not to try and eliminate the unpleasant and painful aspects of our life.
The Challenge and Opportunity in Relationships: EFT Therapy
In a marriage or intimate relationship, our partner or spouse is like a mirror for us, reflecting back to us our best and our worst selves, hopefully in a way that we can receive it.
Teach Your Mouth to Say What Is In Your Heart
Abba Poeman, one of the early Desert Fathers in the Christian spiritual tradition wrote, “Teach your mouth to say what is in your heart.” Prayer in this spiritual tradition is described as bringing one’s thinking down into the heart.
Why Meditation Helps
Meditation is noticing the breath, thereby slowing and eventually even stilling the thought waves of the mind. Meditation calms the mind, creates a relaxed, observant state that leads to greater sense of peacefulness and purpose.