Tag: love

  • Balinese Healing Immersion

    These past 10 days in Bali have been a journey of pure synchronicity.  A group of 9 people came together from the United States to study with Guru Made, a beautiful soul who radiates the essence of unconditional love.  Over the course of our time with him, I realized I found a teacher without knowing…

  • Fountain of Youth

    “Travel can slow the aging process, new study says” states The Washington Post. “The positive experiences associated with trips – the social interactions, mental stimulation, physical activity, and healthy cuisines – can delay the aging process, the scientists say.” When I traveled to India earlier this year, after several years of not traveling internationally post…

  • Offerings

    Eka hears my door close and starts the water pot. Sky changes from ink to plum to rose,  illuminating towering clouds. Frangipani’s languid fall to earth, Roosters announce the Dawn. Marigolds, refreshed by Pa Eka, brighten the jungle yoga shala. Eka’s wife brings palm leaf bowls filled with flowers, lights incense, prays at each altar…

  • Something Beautiful

    Something Beautiful

    “Miscarriage“, clay, Lynne Atherton (my mother) after miscarriage in the 1970’s, posted with permission October is Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness month and because of that, I was approached by some women to facilitate a mother’s group in honor of “Rainbow Babies”; babies who die either through miscarriage or in infancy. The group was looking…

  • Rest, Renew and Reset!

    Join me in Paradise, August 3 – 11, 2024 I have very few words to describe the magic of Bali, or the transformational power of traveling to this gentle country. The entire time I was in Bali, I kept repeating outloud “Heaven on Earth” as each new vista unfolded before my eyes. The rice fields,…

  • Full Circle Hula (Mortified / Redeemed)

    We had just moved to an exclusive community on the north shore of Chicago.  My step-father, mom and I.  I hadn’t made any friends yet and I tagged along with my mom on many of her social outings as she got to know others in the community.  There was the church outing to the Art…

  • Touch the Bones; a 6-week Exploration – SOLD OUT

    “The things that women reclaim are often their own voice, their own values, their imagination, their clairvoyance, their stories, their ancient memories. If we go for the deeper, and the darker, and the less known we will touch the bones.”  ~Clarissa Pinkola Estés This February, Julia Myers Patterson & I are facilitating an online 6-week…

  • Free Webinar: Mindful Parenting – Starting with You

    Monday, June 22 8-9pm PDT Parenting in the best of times can be hard – parenting during a pandemic is intense! “Putting your oxygen mask on first” is not a cliche, it’s a necessity to create a healthier you which directly results in a healthier child and family. Join Krista Kotz, PhD, MPH and Roxanna…

  • Join me in India

    I leave for India in less than a month.  I know how transformational India was for me the first time I went and that is what fueled my passion to bring people to this amazing and complex country.  We have 2 spots left for our trip next month to India.  We know you’re out there…

  • Intentional Travel

    It was a thrill to be interviewed on Melanie Scott’s podcast: “Intentional Conversations” about the transformational potency of traveling in India. Click HERE to hear the full conversation.   In our 48 minutes together, we share our love of India and travel as well as reminisce about our two trips to India together and some of…