In Europe, the date is written with the day first and then the month. So 24/7 was chosen as International Self-Care Day (ISD) because self-care is crucial to do all the time. In normal times it is important and in this time it is critical. ISD was established in 2011 with the focus on making …
Happy Summer! It’s finally here after a tumultuous and difficult winter. Rejoice. The following video meditation is in celebration of the Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year. It will help you move consciously into this joyful season of welcoming nature. Restaurants are opening up and you are finally able to see friends, …
Do you know that May is National Meditation Month in the US and Mental Health Awareness Month across the globe?! Both are linked together for the more you meditate, the better you feel and the better you can cope with the anxiety, depression, and loneliness you may be feeling from the pandemic. You are blessed …
This February feels like we are still in the beginning of 2021. The Chinese Lunar New Year of the Ox on the 11th gave another opportunity to celebrate. The challenges of last year spilt into this one and with Mercury finally going direct on the 20th, you may still have been revising your goals. But …
A Happy & Healthy New Year to you! Yes, you are pivoting to a new year and new opportunities. You have just seen momentous events in January. These culminated in the peaceful and constitutional Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris on January 20th. This inspiring ceremony was a welcome call for unity. It …
Private · Hosted by Nancy Salt Bath Soak and RISE – Ready to Inspire, Serve & Elevate We shall gather together on the winter solstice to create a sacred time and space. Invoking Mother Earth and the rhythms of Nature, you will be in the flow of this dynamic moment. Miriam will lead you in techniques of self-care …
November has certainly been an exciting time for all of us! Holding the USA Presidential election during the pandemic of COVID-19 was a feat filled with stress and anxiety. Regardless of how you may have voted in the national event, we all recognize that it is a time for healing in this country, of rejuvenating …
Greetings and thank you for joining me. This video meditation is in honor of the Autumn Equinox, September 22nd, when there is equal day and night, light and darkness. Take advantage of nature’s rhythms to find your own inner balance, as expressed by the above begonias. These past months have been filled with uncertainty and …
Hi again. As promised, I am continuing to write about self-care and its importance. This content is especially focused on loving oneself and the value of compassion towards oneself. The global plague of Covid-19 continues and its ramifications become more and more pronounced. It is really important to read this posting carefully and take it …
Greetings and thank you for joining me now for this meditation celebrating Earth Day and our dear blue green planet. We thank Mother Earth for this sacred time and space. May this healing be for the greatest good. April 22nd is the 50th anniversary of the 1st Earth Day in 1970. I was there. Were you? Were …
Hello and greetings, Thank you for joining me now. Collaborating with nature’s powerful rhythm, this meditation is being recorded on the full moon in April. It is a pink full supermoon. Pink because the Native Americans in Eastern North America saw the creeping phlox starting to bloom pink and supermoon due to its proximity to …
Greetings. After a 3 week retreat in South India in the international township of Auroville, I returned a few days ago to New Jersey on the east coast of America. Needless to say, the atmospheres were quite different. Having read about the coronavirus situation was nothing like living in the midst of what has quickly …
It is here: a new year, an opportunity to change, grow and transform into a new you. How amazing to be at the beginning of even a new decade! May you do as well as you can the best thing to be done in each and every moment. Many experiences are available for you to …
As we approach the longest night and the shortest day, please remember that in the midst of the darkness the light glows brightly. Mother Nature’s rhythm allows you to connect deeply with your own inner illumination. A new birth occurs. You are the miracle: rejuvenated in winter. In the midst of the Holiday Season, all …
I am continuously amazed at how fast the days are flying by. With the cooler air, everything seems to be moving briskly. Here we are at the beginning of November and at the end of the month is Thanksgiving. Then December arrives with its many festivities: the Winter Solstice, Chanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s …
It is now time to gather the fruits and flowers of summer as you will soon be moving into autumn. It has flown by much too quickly. Those lazy days of gentle breezes, amazing sunsets and long dinners outside under the stars are about to be memories. You will need to prepare yourself for the …
Do you know about your 7 main energy centers? Do you know how they support your total health? In the Indian language of Sanskrit, chakra means spinning wheel of energy. These are located in the etheric – not the physical – body. Interestingly though, each center relates to specific organs in the physical body as …
Oprah and Deepak let me know that May is National Meditation Month! Yes, I received an email from them and so want to pass on the good news to you. Meditation certainly deserves a whole month of acknowledgement. In fact, it deserves your whole life. When you learn how to savor each moment, be mindful …
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It’s time. Spring forward. Today is the vernal equinox, the balance of nature – equal day and equal night. As nature finds her balance, so you need to find your own – standing tall and centered in yourself. As you move into a deeper awareness, sense that each and every cell of your body is …
Have you been able to identify your true passion and purpose for 2019? It is crucial for you to find the time and space to be in your calm center so that you can hear your own voice and heartfelt musings. Do the deep self-care of loving yourself. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I am sharing …
My intention for 2019 is to grow in my work as I become more grounded in myself. What about you? What is your overriding intention? The actions may change but the alignment of an inner aspiration remains steady. Have you been able to identify your true passion and purpose? It is crucial for you to …
Take advantage of the autumnal equinox on September 22 when day and night are in balance. Nature, herself, gives you this opportunity to create a new pathway for yourself. At this time, it is important to remember your deeds, reflect on your actions and correct your insincerities. Then you can move forward with clear intentions …
Did you know that International Self-Care Day is this month on the 24th?! Yes, ever since 2011 ISD has been celebrated on 7/24, the date symbolizing that the benefits of self-care are experienced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and that they are ever present and life-long. As you go through life, you …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
**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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
