Subordination: Mary Magdalene

Subordination: Mary Magdalene

When I was at church a couple Sundays ago I remember one of the gospel readings teaching us that wives should be subordinate to their husbands. Ephesians 5-21-32 “Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is head of his wife...
Shift In Perspective: Being Childfree

Shift In Perspective: Being Childfree

So interesting such a shift in perspective going on out there. Since my mid twenties people have been asking when are you going to get married and have children? I would always say I am NOT getting married and NOT having children. Never went over well with the popular...
Limits And Boundaries

Limits And Boundaries

I am the type of person who is always willing to be open minded giving people a chance to be a part of my life. Unfortunately for most of my life I never knew how to set limits and boundaries with those who took advantage of my generosity, kindness, and created a lot...
The Science Behind How People Heal: Using Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga in the Therapeutic Process

Inner Peace: Yoga

I am in the process of working toward receiving my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate at Maha Yoga Center in Bridgewater, MA. I felt it was something I could personally benefit from as well as continue to use in my counseling practice working with children,...
Healing Prayer: Mind, Body, & Spirit

Healing Prayer: Mind, Body, & Spirit

I open my heart center with love to explore the spirit which lives within my body. I realize my body is the temple of my being. I am not just this body but an expression of the spirit in visible form. During this yoga and mindfulness practice, my intention is to be...
Cultural Norms: Creating Your Happiness

Cultural Norms: Creating Your Happiness

We live in a society and culture which has passed along a very subservient role for women. Women have made tremendous efforts at changing this but unfortunately it continues to exist. In my parents generation women could only be nurses or teachers. They were expected...
Dreams Are Messages from Beyond

Dreams Are Messages from Beyond

I woke up from a dream this morning which was so vivid and so full of wisdom from beyond. I believe this dream to be a divine message specifically designed to help me realize that I maybe clinging to something in my past that is not so healthy. The dream was about my...
How to Meditate: Beginners Guide

How to Meditate: Beginners Guide

I was first introduced to meditation 20 years ago in College by my college professor Dr. Ronkin. I loved quieting my mind, feeling present, and enjoying the deep sense of relaxation and peace that came from meditating. Throughout my life I have continued to explore...
Seven Chakras: Creativity, Evolution, Enlightenment

Seven Chakras: Creativity, Evolution, Enlightenment

Mindfulness, meditation, prayer, yoga, and receiving my PhD in Metaphysics, in Holistic Life Counseling has really broaden my mind and healed my body on so many levels. I truly feel freeing myself from the idea of what I was expected to be and do in my life has...