Entries by Meg

The Narrow Place

We live in a time of “the narrow place”. Transitions are difficult and exhausting. The actual “transition phase” in childbirth is the most challenging and occurs just before the baby emerges from the most narrow of places, the birth canal. Where do we look when the usual landmarks for ethical behavior have eroded, moral outrage […]

Not Leaving Ourselves Behind

A lovely woman in the midst of a somatic movement training came to me recently for a session. (everyone I work with is lovely!) I was instantly touched by her vulnerability as she shared with certainty that she has no emotional intelligence. Her openness conveyed to me that she had plenty of emotional intelligence. The […]

Preferences & Certainty

“You do not need to know what is happening or where it is all going. What you need to recognize are the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope. The world is transparent and the divine is shining through all the time.” ~Thomas Merton Recently […]

Initiation

Since January of this year I’ve walked closely with my daughter; her marriage exploded after many years of normalizing the abnormal with a partner who attempted to separate her from herself and loved ones. Despite my intentions to finish a book and do other tasks, I finally had to surrender that what is happening right […]

Holding Space

I grew up with a strong “holding space”: I was held by the land upon which I grew, the air, birds, river, trees, thunderstorms, and winter snows. I couldn’t imagine a world where people didn’t experience this kind of “holding space”, where people couldn’t smell rain before it fell or hear the nuanced birdsong of […]

You Are Not Alone

“No, it’s not just you. You are not alone”. There’s no story that has not been told or lived. There are teaching stories from various traditions that span thousands of years speaking to the joys and sorrows of life and how others have endured those circumstances. Yet, when pain arises in our lives, it is […]