Caution: This post contains pole dancing.
Based on a true story that happened near us in the Cotswolds, Heavenly Bodies follows the plight of a tiny but devoted group of elderly ladies determined to keep their small parish church afloat. At their wits’ end, they agree to allow a pole-dancing instructor to set up shop in the chapel. What could possibly go wrong…
Grace & Wit
Cotswold Diary, Note 10
I’ve been meaning to write an update, but I’m not agile enough actually to do things and to post things at the same time, and there’s been a lotta doin’. That and wanting to write the perfect pithy thing and letting perfect get in the way of okay, as in doing anything at all. That… Continue reading Cotswold Diary, Note 10
Create Your Next Chapterwith Clarity and Purpose
So delighted to announce this retreat September 6-8 at the Omega Institute in divinely beautiful Duchess County, New York. Life’s relentless pull and inevitable upheavals can leave us questioning if we are where in life we ought to be, whether we’re walking the path we’re meant to walk. We may feel it is time… Continue reading Create Your Next Chapter
with Clarity and Purpose
Cotswolds Diary, Note 7, Blenheim Palace
You may note I’ve switched from diary entries as “Day” to “Note,” because I’m no longer keeping up here in real time. On Instagram yes, more or less, but here, there’s a lag. Hope you don’t mind. What I’ve learned is that there are not more hours in the day here in the Cotswolds than… Continue reading Cotswolds Diary, Note 7, Blenheim Palace
Cotwolds Diary, Days 5 and 6, Traffic Report
Number of times hit left hand curb: 2 Number of times left side mirror folded in all by itself: 1 Number of times ran into bushes: 2 (but this really cannot be helped on these 6-inch-wide country lanes Number of times honked at (“hooted,” they say here ): 1 Number of times honked at if… Continue reading Cotwolds Diary, Days 5 and 6, Traffic Report
Cotswolds Diary, Day (-1), Packing Tips
Packing Packing Packing. Bless my little OCD heart. On the one hand: Very Organized. On the other: Very Organized. And on the Other Other: Entirely Overthought. Which leads, occasionally, to overwrought. Which I recommend avoiding whenever possible. I thought I could make it with three suitcases, two for clothes and one for art. But then,… Continue reading Cotswolds Diary, Day (-1), Packing Tips
Change Like a Butterfly–Getting to What’s Next and Finding Clarity in Chaos
There is no butterfly that was not once a warm mess of caterpillar goo. And that caterpillar did not get from goo to gorgeous overnight, no she did not. But did she did fret over it? No. She embraced the cycle, as we can choose to do ourselves when change happens, as it does, whether we… Continue reading Change Like a Butterfly–Getting to What’s Next and Finding Clarity in Chaos
What Comes Next? Finding Clarity in the Chaos, Retreat at Omega, August 19-21
If by some unfortunate chance you are at NOW WHAT? place in life, we’ve got you. Read on: First of all, I’m so sorry. Second, it is going to change. That much is certain. Even if it’s not okay, it’s your life, trust your journey. And third, we have a weekend for you. New and exciting… Continue reading What Comes Next? Finding Clarity in the Chaos, Retreat at Omega, August 19-21
More on…Art of the Soul Retreat at Rancho La Zaca,
March 2022
As we resolve what we want to do in ’22, might we also choose how we want to be? I’m thinking if we get the being part right, the doing will come naturally, hearing our heart’s song and aligning with our purpose will follow. This is the Art of the Soul. Your soul’s voice is your… Continue reading More on…Art of the Soul Retreat at Rancho La Zaca,
March 2022
Art of the Soul
Retreat at Rancho La Zaca, March 2022
Your soul’s voice is your True Self speaking. It is who you were born to be, your deepest meaning and your highest purpose. In this weekend retreat we’ll explore a variety of fun, take-home-able, non-woo-woo tools and techniques to access your soul’s voice via mind, body, and spirit.
Can a Mid-Life Conundrum Inspire a Creative Second Wind?
Well why the heck not? It did for me and it can for you too. Just let it. This is an essay I wrote recently for Veranda Magazine, in their special California issue, January/February 2021. Reprinted here with permission, and revised to make sense, since it is me we’re (I’m) talking about and on my website. … Continue reading Can a Mid-Life Conundrum Inspire a Creative Second Wind?
Art of the Soul – Retreat at Rancho La Zaca, October 28-30, 2021
Your soul’s voice is your True Self speaking. It is who you were born to be, your deepest meaning and your highest purpose. In this weekend retreat we’ll explore a variety of fun, take-home-able, non-woo-woo tools and techniques to access your soul’s voice via mind, body, and spirit. You’ll use your creativity, but you don’t… Continue reading Art of the Soul – Retreat at Rancho La Zaca, October 28-30, 2021