The first retreat I ever went on was magical. I made my way to a tiny seaside town in Florida to journey with women I’d never met. I was just doing the math – it’s hard to believe it’s been almost 20 years since then. It was a time in my life when I felt… …Read More »
What if we could learn to let our fear (and any other negative sensation) be the signal to breathe deeply and re-center in our hearts? Spoiler alert: I am upset a lot. I have been practicing long enough that even when I am lost in the belief of the moment and my face is so… …Read More »
You are a Supercollider. You accelerate particles of light. You accelerate those particles to energies measuring in the millions of megavolts. Millions. Megavolts. You do this best by being yourself: You, being who you are And loving what you love While having fun doing what you do And feeling grateful for it all. When you’re… …Read More »
For people committed to waking up and being of benefit to others, the key for us is to not nurture hatred in our hearts…to not add any more aggression, to add as much open kindness and open heartedness as we can. — Pema Chodron I have been moving through my days carefully and cautiously since… …Read More »
Hello friends, it’s me Robin. How are you today? The meditation offering today is on dealing with our upset; I’m going to help you know what to do when you’re upset. Take a moment or two to focus on your breathing and then go inside and find and upset you’re having right now. Don’t ask… …Read More »
Love Burritos. Those times when it just feels like all of the stars aligned and there was this beautiful hum to what you were doing and it all rolled up into this wonderful, delicious, yummy thing. Maybe it was a time when you were lost in creating, or you had that one magical night out… …Read More »
One of my favorite parts of The Lord of The Rings movie is when the fellowship is making their way over the Misty Mountains. They’re being led by Gandalf the Grey, attempting to cross the tallest, most perilous peak called Caradhras but the snow is too deep and it’s beginning to feel treacherous. The poor… …Read More »
There are days when it finally hits you. All this doing isn’t helping. The thing you were pushing forward so hard on is not working out. But despite all the evidence, you’re still standing there with the hammer in your hand, insisting you can make it work. Your stubborn streak is a gift, there is… …Read More »
At some point along the journey I make with clients, we begin to talk about the way we were welcomed into the world. The way we were welcomed initially. The stories we have about it. Who we were, what we were like, what it was all like. And no matter who I talk to, I… …Read More »
I’ve been staring at a blinking cursor for most of the day today. I texted my friends. Help me write something, I’m so sick of my own crap about writing. I’m SO sick of suffering with this, I thought to myself, this is embarrassing already. Talk about how to move past it, they said. Talk… …Read More »