Personal Development

Self Development

Wheel of Life Exercise

In all of my Love Coaching sessions, I use the Wheel of Life exercise for clients to assess their overall satisfaction in life.  I believe the path to finding true love is a holistic one.  It includes our whole self.  The Wheel of Life tool offers a nice visualization and starting point for where we […]

Self Care…From the Air

What is Your Self Care? The other day a woman and I were talking about her life.  She is feeling overwhelmed because she has been taking care of her husband who became ill over a year ago.  She was at first feeling a bit guilty for taking a few days off to attend a workshop […]

Are We Touch Deprived?

“That was more touch than I’ve received in the last 7 years of my marriage.” This is what one of my clients said the other day after massaging him. “We have not touched each other that intentionally in our 8 years of marriage.” This is what a woman said after taking my Couples Massage Class. […]

The Art of Listening

The other day a friend said to me, “you’re not listening to me.” It really took me by surprise, because I thought I was a good listener…and in fact I had just said to my boyfriend the other day, “I don’t feel like you’re listening to me.”  All the while thinking I was totally hearing […]

Ho’oponopono

I’ve recently been using this healing practice called Ho’oponopono (ho-o-pono-pono) which is an ancient Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness. It is very simple and so powerful.  In any order, you say the following statements over and over… “I love you, I’m sorry, Please forgive me, Thank you.” A shaman and therapist in his 70s, […]