This video contains excerpts from yesterday’s online Insight Meditation class with an inspiration I read, my own sharing and responses to students. This is perfect in reference to our month’s theme of “Making Peace with the Body.” If you want to watch and meditate along with me in the class, see the On-Demand Library. You...
Rest assured, slipping out of balance happens to me on occasion too and it did so not too long ago. Although I do tend to notice it pretty quickly so I can set my life aright again. But it’s easy to slip out of balance. The current world situation is one way we find our...
Perhaps this new year you made an intention to start or restart a meditation practice. Kudos to you for taking a step toward less stress and more calm! In this post, we’ll look at several factors in starting or restarting a meditation practice: Understand Your “Why” How to Start Small Scheduling Your Meditation Choosing a...
For Both Online and Madison students Take a breath, rest and release your stress, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, grief,pain, and other challenges with peaceful wellness modalities. Did you make an intention this year to support your well-being? Many times, we start off with a good intention, but it is our follow through that can become an...
As we are in the midst of the winter holidays and the close of the year, take a breath to reflect on gratitude and joy in your life. For me, I am grateful for my family; joy when we are with our giggling grandkids. I appreciate that I can do work that brings joy and...
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. – Buddha I know that when I am in a funk, the simple practice of appreciation can bring a huge difference into my day. When I get down, it’s because I have forgotten to do so. A little bit of gratefulness...
With my gratitude to all of you who participate in what I offer, I’ll be sharing joy with giveaways from November 16th – December 14th. Everyone who attends from November 16th through December 14th will be entered into the final drawing on December 15th. Two winners will be chosen: (one winner from attendees to the...
On November 12th, 2022, at the Madison Studio, I presented a Crystal Restorative Sound Bath. The room was set up with 14 crystal singing bowls, and a few Tibetan Singing Bowls. In this special sound bath, Chakra stones were placed around each person’s yoga mat to bring in the energy. Chakras according to yoga philosophy...
In this episode, Deb shares the meditative practice of “Conscious Rest.” This is known by several names but they all off the same assistance to those who have insomnia, stress, anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain or depression. The practice is simple to learn and easy to practice. It can be practiced by anyone, regardless of physical...
In this episode, Deb starts this month’s theme of Better Sleep by giving an overview of what she’ll be sharing through the next several episodes. She also shares some initial practical measures you can take to start the process of creating and experimenting with your own sleep routine. In future episodes, we’ll be looking at...
See below for what is available with the Online and the Madison Studios Our Theme for November is Better Sleep In our theme this month, we will put our focus on sleep. Lack of sleep can be frustrating, challenging and cause issues for our mind and body. Together, we’ll discover strategies to help us change...
Could you benefit from sound healing? Stress plays a HUGE role in health issues and dis-ease. With countless distractions, stimulation, and noise in our modern world, it’s challenging to reduce stress and recharge. Many people are turning to sound healing for relief. This form of acoustic therapy uses sound vibrations to relax the body and mind,...
