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Women Living Consciously

  I sit here writing this in between nor’easters and attending events for Women’s History month and for International Women’s Day on the 8th. I had the privilege of being invited to several at the United Nations’ headquarters in NYC.  Some photos of the wonderful gatherings are below! As Mother Earth has been churning, so …

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Savitri Around the World

Savitri Around the World Please allow me to share with you an event of great love and aspiration that is taking place now. The Opening Ceremony for the Olympics in Pyeongchang with its singing of “Imagine” was certainly another global expression of this hope. The complete continuous reading of the longest poem in the English …

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Your Intentions for 2018

Happy New Year to you! We are still in the 1st month of the year and you may just still be setting your goals. But since everything starts with an intention, here is why you should set intentions rather than goals and resolutions for 2018! As a child, you were told to make a list …

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Making Your Holiday Magic

Is making holiday magic too much for you? I certainly know this feeling. I host so many gatherings in the previous months that by the time December is here, it is no longer fun. I am grateful to be able to do this and have a loving family but it certainly is a lot to …

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Gratitude is The Attitude

Gratitude is The Attitude Gratitude is an emotion that resonates deeply inside you. It makes you feel good, hopeful, and connected to others. Allow yourself to give thanks for your life. It’s all amazing grace. Feel gratitude and smile. Here are 3 ways you can invite more gratitude into your life. Connect with nature. Appreciate …

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green garden at dusk as cover for Embracing Earth audio recording

Embracing Earth

“Embracing Earth” Due to the extreme climate we have experienced recently around the globe, I was inspired to record “Embracing Earth” a 20 minute audio meditation with music. You will revitalize yourself and our planet while intimately feeling your own connection with nature. Enjoy a preview of several tracks below: Here are a few quotes …

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Be Your Own Healer with Reiki

In this challenging time of anxiety, stress and uncertainty – be it personal, professional, political or climate related – it is crucial to know how to relax and replenish your energy. Reiki is an ancient form of healing, promoting wellness in the body as well as on subtler energy levels – including the mental, psychic …

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Be Your Own Wonder Woman

Using the 4 attributes of wisdom, strength, beauty and perfection as gateways into your own personality, you can move into your soul essence integrally with integrity. The heroine in the world record breaking movie, “Wonder Woman”, does this very action. In the film, she moves from Princess Diana to Wonder Woman as she recognizes her …

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June is busting out all over

“June is busting out all over” with positive gatherings, graduations and loving celebrations. Happy Summer later in the month! Things have certainly been busy and I look forward to a happy relaxing summer. I share tips and insights for your own happiness and relaxation at the end of my blog. A recent gathering I helped …

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Mae West is a Wise Woman!!

Be like her with my tips and offerings & have a marvelous May!!! There is nothing like a good laugh to make you feel good. Or better.  Or great.  I am sure you have had this wonderful experience many times during your life. Suddenly, the room is brighter.  You feel more comfortable.  You have more energy …

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Earth Day/Ecotherapy

**Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful April** May it be filled with peace, health, rebirth and freedom We celebrate Earth Day this month. We know all the science. We can feel the heat of the sun on our own bodies. Climate change is real and happening. Let us be vigilant in protecting Earth …

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March is Women’s History Month

Let’s explore how we as women can be strong our whole lives long! Sharing tips about how to be strong in our passion and purpose is extremely relevant for these times!! The most power comes when we are standing in our calm and making clear and enlightened choices. My daughter and I were watching the Grammy’s when …

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Valentine’s Day

In honor of Valentine’s Day and since we can all use a breather about now, let’s experience an aspect of deep love. Let’s step back for a moment and just luxuriate in self appreciation, in Self Love. As Whitney Houston (and before her, Aretha Franklin) so beautifully sang, “I found the greatest love of all …

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2017 and Eating Green

You are a spiritual being having a physical experience. Right here and right now. Along with tending to your spiritual wellbeing, it is crucial to also tend to your physical wellbeing. One activity that you can absolutely control is what you eat. Yes, you are what you eat! It really feels good to be conscious …

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Happy Holidays/Savor The Season

Happy Winter Solstice and New Year As we approach the shortest day and the longest night, Please remember that in the midst of the darkness the light glows brightly. Mother Nature’s rhythm allows us to connect deeply with our own inner illumination. When we add light and dark, a new rebirth occurs that can truly express …

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Scorpio Song

Beauty is victorious as sincerity blooms this fall. The asters are magnificent. Purity arising out of a perfect consecration to Truth scents the air. The clarity of the sky light (A golden light glowing gently, firmly with incredible strength And brilliance and yet, as soft as a sleeping baby’s breath) Is humbling now as from …

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Passion & Purpose

Do you love your work? I certainly love mine! I mean by work anything you do: be it earning a living, volunteer, raising a family, whatever. Of course, what we usually mean by work is a profession and so I shall be focusing on this aspect for a while. The title of a recent article …

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Gliding Easily Into September

Even though we officially celebrate the new year in January, September always seems like the beginning of the new season. Its arrival heralds the transition from carefree summer to the harbinger of autumn, a time of responsibilities, deadlines and for some, school. The best way to make this change easily is to add a new …

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Phoenix Rising

City streets send up pulses with rhythms of life. Iridescent vibrations of heat, Wave hands like clouds and sink into the root. Sun glows into Yellow moon floating like a ripe peach in the evening sky. A velvet whisper caresses my limbs. Glowing so deeply, I move through lush waves of air On the scents …

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Global yet Local July

July was filled with experiences of a global reach while locally on the east coast of America.  The heat and humidity remind me of Auroville, that melting pot of the global future in South India, where everything just melts away except for sincere aspiration. Starting off though on June 30th, I gratefully shared a workshop …

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Joyous June and Onward

June has so many happy days for us to focus on! Let us allow our joy to dissipate the fear and violence that occur. For me the month begins with  Maddye’s  birthday, June 1. Here is a picture of her celebrating the day. May it be the beginning of a wonderful new cycle for her …

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Miracles of May and Onward

Here in the northeast of America it has been varied weather: with rain, cooler temps and then a sunny spring day with the flowers and trees blooming.  It certainly has kept us on our toes which indeed is one of the lessons of global climate change: to always be in the moment by being aware …

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2016 is An Auspicious Year

The photo above was taken while touring the United Nation’s art collection with Mrs. Ban and visiting her spouse in his private office.  I was humbled to be included and am standing next to her. The Secretary General was in between his two trips to Paris to push the climate accord forward.  The  COP21 is …

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Light + Dark= A Rebirth

Happy Winter Solstice and New Year   As we approach the shortest day and the longest night, Please remember that in the midst of the darkness the light glows brightly. Mother Nature’s rhythm allows us to connect deeply with our own inner illumination. When we add light and dark, a new rebirth occurs that can truly …

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HCUND and Nakashima Studio

The day that Mrs. Ban, spouse of the Secretary General of the United Nations, and other ambassadorial spouses and delegates from various missions visited the Nakashima Studio, was delightful. The beginning of November in the Northeast was mild and sunny, truly an Indian Summer. Everyone enjoyed being outside and walking around the grounds to see …

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The 1st day of autumn

The 1st day of autumn has arrived. It is filled with the warmth of the sun and yet, there is a slight hint of the new season for the day is shorter. The fruits of summer are now on the vine, about to be picked and savored. What does autumn mean to you: a quickening …

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Moving on the Edge of Time

    Moving on the edge of time: Dancing in my spirit, Grace is invoked. Deep, deep as in the intensity Of a primal landscape, I feel all creatures in my flesh While the glow of my soul – Laser white in aspiration – Hews the path through the dense environs.   For the consecration …

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Nakashima: National Historic Landmark Plaque Dedication/110th Birth Year

Celebrating the 110th birth year of George Nakashima and the dedication of the National Historic Landmark plaque deserved cake and champagne. And that is exactly what everyone got who joined us for this festive day! Over 100 people gathered in the Arts Building on June 14th to participate in the Nakashima Foundation for Peace fundraiser. Those who …

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Earth Day/Mother’s Day

Spring has finally arrived here in the US northeast. Everyone is happy to see the early flowering and buds! These were taken on the 22nd, the 45th Earth Day. Even these beautiful cherry blossoms seem to be smiling. Begun by a small group of concerned people, Earth Day has grown into an international event with …

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March/spring/snow/now

It’s March. It’s spring. It’s snow. It’s now. What a month – it snowed for hours on the 1st day of spring here in the northeast USA! Clearly we are in a time of paradox and transition. As we experience Climate Change, Mother Nature is forcing us to stay focused and mindful while we go …

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2015 = Green & Beauty

This New Year greeting is filled with images to inspire You as you walk in beauty in 2015. Regardless of where you were born and which lineage you are descended from, beauty speaks to you.  It clearly manifests in the world of physical form. As Sri Aurobindo says, “Beauty is the special divine manifestation in …

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You Are A Child Of Light

Happy Holidays It is the special time of the year when as the sunlight lessens, we go within to the find the inner light.  The winter solstice is nature’s clear message. In the midst of the darkness, the light returns.  The western wisdom traditions celebrate this symbolism. They allow us to experience  illumination with miracles …

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