by jlouden | Apr 9, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
In a recent meditation training I attended, our teacher kept asking us different versions of this question: “How is life wanting to live you?” I ate that question up and it made me squirm. I loved the invitation of it – something larger flowing and...
by jlouden | Apr 5, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
My friend and master coach Michele Woodward introduced me to Brigid Schulte, author of the NYT’s bestseller Overwhelmed, when she saw me singing the praises of the book on my Facebook page. I was delighted when Brigid agreed to have a conversation with me about:...
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 | Mar 15, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Laura and I “met” when her publisher asked me to blurb a book of hers. I loved it so much I dragged myself out bed, where I was languishing with bad cramps, to email her something like, “Love it!” We became friends when she shepherded me...
by jlouden | Mar 10, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I was in Portland, Oregon last weekend for a friend’s baby shower. I used my i-Phone to easily find the neighborhood. I felt smug. (I get lost very easily.) I was even on time! But then I could not, no matter what I did, find the actual house. The navigation phone...