Blog posts

  • Caring for ourselves and others

    Taking care of ourselves often seems more complicated than it should be. Sometimes we can feel quite confident about how to care for others in our lives–children, pets, parents, friends, gardens–and be at a loss when it comes to what we actually need. Perhaps you’ve even cared for others and hoped that someone in your…

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  • Qi gong is what you need

    Qi gong is what you’ve been looking for. It’s that activity in your day to wake up your body, make it feel refreshed and vital, all while calming your mind and nerves and making you feel at peace with the world. Yes, it is possible. No, it won’t take drugs or miracles to get you…

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  • Urgency, for better or worse

    For months now, I’ve been getting unsolicited texts on my phone many times a day, an inordinate number of texts with variations on a similar theme–the URGENT need for me to heed the WARNING and donate some money so the world can be saved, at least politically, and that’s the promise… sort of. When I…

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