When you’re stressed, but don’t have time to fully de-stress, there is still something you can do. You can see how in this brief (2 minute) video below.   This is a home-based practice, but it’s easily adapted for your…

Hi Everyone, As I launch my new 7- Week Online Mindfulness-Based Program to reduce stress and give us the inspiration and strategies to love the work we do and love the way we do it, I must confess, doubts creep in. Like, gosh, maybe people don’t…

Hi Everyone, This week’s inspiration on being present comes from a mound of garlic. Who knew? Are there things you put off doing because they feel like such a drag of a chore? Especially when it seems like there are…

Happy Florence Nightingale’s Birthday and Happy Nurses’ Week! I love being a nurse. But another passion I have is teaching Pilates. As a Pilates Instructor I bring the Pilates’ Method of Core Stability Breathing to work with me every day….

  Acknowledgment: accept or admit the existence or truth of something. Appreciation: the recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.  One day walking down the hallway of the hospital, I saw the Chief Nursing Executive stoop…

A while back I read a blog post on the “glorification of busyness”. The author described when she asked the simple question, “How ya doing?” she invariably heard, “I’m so busy!” As if that told the whole story of life packed to…

Hi Everyone,  Do you ever walk down a busy hallway or street and look at peoples’ faces coming your way? Some folks frown, others read their cell phone messages and some smile. In fact, smile at you. And if that happens, probably…

Hi Everyone, “Frame of Reference: A complex set of assumptions and attitudes we use to filter perceptions to create meaning.”From changingminds.org Every profession has a frame of reference. It’s the way we say and do things and the basic assumptions that…

“Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business, why not find a better job?” ~ Hafiz (14th Century Poet) Last week I woke in the middle of the night with a patient on my mind. It’s not…

Have you ever been waiting in line for a cuppa something at the local cafe? The line’s not too long, but the friendly conversation between the barista and the customer in front of you, is. You look at your watch,…