November 7, 2023 | Newsletter
Dear All, Greetings to each of you as early fall shifts into later autumn. I have been busy in my garden, deadheading and clearing out spent summer flowers and foliage, along the way coming across an odd visitor I’ve now learned is known as, wait for it, dog turd...
October 18, 2023 | Newsletter
Dear Friends, Here we are again, struggling to fathom another dramatic escalation of war and devastating violence, this time (again) in the Middle East. It is a challenge to reconcile the extent and impact of our savagery as a species along with our precious lived...
September 6, 2023 | Newsletter
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...
June 7, 2023 | Newsletter
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...
May 30, 2023 | Newsletter
Dear Friends, I hope this email finds you well. If this reaches you, it’s because our paths have crossed in the mindfulness or psychotherapy communities, or because you’re a valued member of my circle of friends and family. I’m writing to share some...
May 14, 2023 | Newsletter
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...