Arts + Mindfulness

Joy is in my oldest child's face smiling with his friends and correctly gendered by strangers. Joy is in my middle child's body moving to...

I've started many a day reading from John O'Donohue's "To Bless the Space Between Us." I recently turned to this book of blessings to...

I dropped my oldest kid off at college this past weekend. A bright new freshman, full of possibility and hope for the future. I...

Today, in the Christian liturgical calendar, is Ash Wednesday. It signifies the beginning of Lent - the season I dreaded every year as a...

If you are at all like me, you are probably overjoyed to see 2020 in the rearview mirror! I am not a believer in New Year's Resolutions,...

Tensions have been brewing in our household as they have in our nation, and keeping up with the demands of "school" in the midst of a...

After decades of dance training and experience with Alexander Technique, Yoga, Authentic Movement, and more recently, Fedenkrais and Body...

I was awake before dawn again this morning. I'm not sure why I fight getting up early. Being the only one awake to greet the dawn, even...

Fairy tales would lead you to presume that a woman occupies only a few roles in life: maiden, mother, and witch. And stepmothers, always...

Earlier this week, high winds brought some remnants of winter that have lingered far longer than I imagine any of us would like. This...

The day dawns early for me again Black, quiet still is the night but, wait-- The hollow of the heart is no longer a dank and putrid space...

Friends, I'm not gonna lie. I have really been in the dumps this past week. On top of feeling sad and unmotivated and lonely, I am fully...

It's Sunday, and churchgoers all around the country are home, which I imagine is disconcerting to many, even with services being...

We are fortunate to be just around the corner from Baker Woods Preserve, a lovely stretch of trails where we take an almost daily walk....

Today has been an unsettling day. For no reason. For all the reasons. I'm still wearing my pajamas from last night, but with a sweater on...

If you're feeling bored, worried, stir-crazy, blissfully relaxed, afraid, helpless, alone, anxious, grateful, overwhelmed, or any other...

Home has not typically been a sanctuary for me. As a musician and artist, I do much of my work at home, which means I am always juggling...

The week before COVID hit the U.S. and the cancellation of events started pouring in, I had made a decision to stop drinking wine in...

For many of us, the disruption brought on by the Covid-19 Coronavius Pandemic is a time of loss, uncertainty, fear, anxiety, and...