Late Summer: The Wild Rose

Late Summer: The Wild Rose

After a summer of travel, I’m back home in the Bay Area. My visit to Italy involved working remotely with clients while exploring new locations and reconnecting with old ones. I was grateful for the benefits of mindfulness practice, which increased my capacity to...
Le Temps des Cerises

Le Temps des Cerises

In April, cherry blossom time, I turned 60 and my (even older) father shared with me a recording of the song Le Temps des Cerises, pensively sung here by Yves Montand: In it the sweetness and heartbreak of past love are looked back upon with appreciation and without...
A Mother’s Day Reflection

A Mother’s Day Reflection

Today is Mother’s Day and I’m considering the quality of mothering that is a dance of holding and letting go, holding and letting go. There are parts to the process of holding this weight that are often, though not exclusively, specific to women. A deep...