Homecoming Stories

I’ve been involved with Elaine Blanchard’s Prison Stories program for a few years now.  We usually work in the women’s prison, helping incarcerated women tell their stories.  Then a group of professional actresses perform their work for them to see...

The front row of your life

Several years ago when I was stressed out and at the end of my rope, a good friend sent me the words below.  It came to me at a strategic moment in my life when I was ready to make some healthy changes. The writer is anonymous. The words have such power and I wish I...

It’s true! Would I pull your leg?

My legs are strong. My yoga practice helps keep them that way. And I like them. Now I do. In fact, I have a pretty strong attachment to both my legs and my feet. This summer I wore shorts.  And I wore them often. I wore shorts when teaching my yoga classes. I wore...

A creative girl & her bookkeeping

The coaching continues… I’m sometimes a little too honest on facebook.  Mind you, I’m not the type to post TMI about deeply personal issues and I don’t blast friends who post political opinions on their status updates. But I do procrastinate. ...

My cousin Richard

After 30 years of hearing stories from my father and mother about my famous family member, I decided to look him up. I sent Richard Simmons a short email introducing myself. He emailed right back!  You may not find it surprising, that he writes his emails in ALL CAPS...