by jlouden | Apr 1, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I believe in the joy of being in relationship with our bodies. I believe in the transformative simplicity of letting our bodies move the way they desire. I believe we all need to move our bodies in ways that allow our innate energy freedom to express. Really that is...
by jlouden | Aug 29, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I’m interrupting this wonderful run of brilliant women talking about how they shape their lives to tell you I’m depressed. At first I was afraid that telling you this would make you not take my course because who wants to learn from a depressed teacher?...
by jlouden | Jul 13, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
My writing altar I’m writing. A lot. Maybe a book. For sure a way home to myself. I’m headed out next week to Taos to teach our annual writer’s retreat. (Next year’s dates will be the same). I thought it might be helpful to share my writing...
by jlouden | Jul 6, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
One of my fab TeachNow students wrote me after Sunday’s post: Could you explain what you mean when you wrote, “to serve clients and students more fully rather than, as self-care sometimes has, given me an excuse to collapse and hide, to give up?”...
by jlouden | Jun 12, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Stepping in mud is never the issue… I’m writing a lot of words that I hope will someday become a book. Yesterday, I wrote about a time when I tried to do something big, something that was a huge stretch. It didn’t work out the way I wanted, the way I...