This morning I read about a guy who loves clouds. I think Gavin Pretor-Pinney did a really good TED TALK called, Cloudy with a Chance of Joy. He says, “ to step off the digital treadmill, lie back and admire the beauty in the sky above”.

My intention and focus for these articles is to help parents build their emotional and physical capacity, whether that’s how to keep calm amidst chaos or tap into the pillars of great health. To learn how to nurture your connection first, which then radiates out to the entire family. To raise families who care — about themselves, about each other, and about the world around them.

Let’s get started. My first offering is all about how to create sacred space.

Retreat into Fall. Autumn Equinox Sept, 22,2018.

Today, hug a tree.

On Sunday, October 14th, 2018 in the natural environment of Houston’s arboretum a group of women will come together. They will spend the day retreating.

Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls. —Maya Angelou

Over chicken sandwiches at a charming Santa Fe bakery, my friend Keith shares with me his compelling three week experience to summit the highest mountain in America, Mt. Denali.

In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other:
“Do you believe in life after delivery?”
The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery.

To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better…

Many religions use the moon cycle to set their yearly calendars. This weekend’s full moon brings a surge of energy and reminds us of spring, new beginnings, rebirth–the opportunity to contemplate, “if I was able to die and be re-born, how would I change and do it different?”

Love is the answer, and you know that for sure;
Love is a flower, you’ve got to let it grow.
– John Lennon

SOUL SPACE RETREAT The magic of observing our ladies leave with a completely different posture— walking away with a new found presence that holds the deep truth — truewellbeing radiates from the inside out.

In your sacred space (a time in your day that you take some quiet time for yourself ), ask yourself this question…

POSITIVE VIBES

I know I can not control the actions of others– however, I can take responsibility for my own thoughts, words and actions.

Why are we usually hardest on ourselves?

Ocean tides, yearly calendars, women’s cycles, farmers crops, all are influenced by lunar cycles. It is evident that there is power in this practice.

Ron took me to lunch by boat last weekend. I love being on the water and always feel a bigger picture perspective on life cruising across the lake. After lunch we stopped for a swim, and chose a quiet place near the limestone cliffs.

Allie, Sarah, and I are firm believers in the power of energy. Energy defined is “the ability to do work.” We feel this energy comes to us in all kinds of ways: the sacred lightness an innocent baby brings into a room, the warmth of the morning sun, the physical rush of endorphins from a strenuous hike. Good vibes or a shift into positive energy.

Sarah, Allie, and I arrived a few days early to intentionally create time for self-care and replenish ourselves before we led 17 women on our retreat this past weekend in New Mexico.

We love to create SACRED SPACE and thought you may too. To make our space feel good in return makes our space feel more sacred—and when you feel good in your home, it brings a sense of comfort and security— it is easier to connect to the sacred in you, the best version of you.