Rising Above the Fray

Covid-19 cases are on the rise, and so is our collective fear response…

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The Gifts of 2020

It’s hard to think about the gifts of 2020, especially when the global pandemic is still underway and we are still not able to spend time with our friends and loved ones…

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Back to Basics

When things feel overwhelming, it’s time to get back to the basics…

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What Stays, and What Goes?

We are entering a time in the COVID-19 pandemic when restrictions are slowly beginning to be lifted across the country. People are feeling many different ways about the current changes, what is at stake, and how their lives may feel differently…

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The Magnification Effect of COVID-19

When all of our usual routines and activities fall away due to social distancing and stay-at-home mandates, what is left? In this time of COVID-19 crisis, what is left becomes magnified times ten.

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Exploring Movement as Metaphor

I believe there are two ways to contemplate life. One is as though nothing is a metaphor. The other is as though everything is a metaphor.

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Complex Feelings

Have you ever felt happy and sad simultaneously? It is hard to explain how this feels – holding two very different emotional experiences simultaneously. In the vocabulary of an 8-year-old, “silly” describes it rather well…

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Fresh Eyes

Mindfulness meditation practice improves our cognitive flexibility. By practicing being mindful, we increase our odds of responding to our surroundings – to interact with life itself – in novel ways.

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What are you practicing?

One-year-olds are notorious for practicing. They are hyper-observant of the world around them. They watch people and study what they do. Then they practice for themselves, embracing every opportunity to hone a new skill.

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What the World Needs Now

In challenging times, we often find ourselves calling upon all of our resources, inner and outer. People often ask me what Qoya is….

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The Feeling of Rain

When is the last time you chose to walk in the rain? Or better yet, when did you last run, dance, or play in the rain?

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What do you see?

How do you like to start your day? Whenever possible, I love to spend the morning on the greenway…

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Diversity Camp 2019

I’m back home softly landing after a special and memorable week of volunteering at Diversity Camp.

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Letting go of perfection

As a parent of three young children, something I have noticed recently is our tendency to use a particular word - one that can have a much stronger and long-lasting impact than many of the other words in our human vocabulary. And that word is…

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Feminine Leadership: Paving the Way for Wellness in the Workplace

I was honored to present the keynote for the Roanoke Women’s Business Chamber Luncheon this year.

In this experiential presentation, we explored concepts of feminine leadership, learned about the relevance of somatic markers for accessing our intuition…

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