People seem to limit their definition of trauma to extreme events like sexual abuse, physical violence or overt acts of aggression. I find that my patients' health is inhibited by much more ordinary daily trauma.

Meditation makes us calmer, gives us perspective, relaxes our nervous system, improves our sleep, lowers our blood pressure.... so why don’t we commit and do it every day?

Doing too much is an easy problem to fall into. Practically everyone around has it. 

When somebody endures a shock from a disturbing event that is greater than his/her emotional capacity to synthesize, it becomes a trauma. Have you ever considered what happens to the charge that moved through the system that couldn’t be metabolized?

There are so many people in my life that I wish I could see more often. In my mind, I make all kinds of social plans.

People who have endured any significant trauma live with the fear of not being safe. Even when the danger resolves, there is still fear within the psyche and it can be challenging to find peace.

"What's Happening Now?" is an invitation in a BCET session to share what you are aware of in that moment. What do you feel in your body? Where is the greatest sensation? What emotions come up with that sensation?

Tune in. Breathe. Witness. Allow. .
Sound like meditation? There are definitely some similarities between meditation and BCET.

So much of what seems wrong in our lives is actually a deflection of what's really wrong. Our psyche is organized to protect us from our deep pain. As a result, we project a story onto the people in our daily lives so we don't have to see ourselves.

When we make the space to stop and feel into ourselves, we can connect with an array of subtle sensations. Sometimes the sensations are just transient movements of energy and other times they can lead us to some notable ‘ah ha’ moments.

Do you agree that to be healthy we need to deal with our emotions? We need to process our emotions so we don’t end up repressing what’s not dealt with.

Your body is always talking to you. It’s telling you your food choices aren’t quite right when you have gas or bloating. When you are exhausted or can’t focus, you body is telling

When we live consciously, we are aware of ourselves across many dimensions. We take time to feel and sense how we are doing. How are we reacting to the people we work, live and socialize with?

The idea of unearthing suppressed emotional material is controversial. On the one hand, if that repressed material is creating blocks to living your life and accessing healing, then we want to know what’s really going on.

We hold our life stress and unprocessed emotions in the tissues of our body. While you may not be in the habit of listening to your hurting back, it is possible that it can ‘talk to you’.

I believe in the benefits of talk-based therapy and am so grateful for all the ways it helped me understand myself and become more conscious.

This is a photo of the black raspberries that grow near my house every year in late June. I love these berries more than any other fruit.

The foods you choose have a huge impact on your vitality. If you eat food that is processed, package or industrial, there isn’t much life/chi/prana in it.

Imaginative, unstructured play brings children into the moment and grounds them in their bodies.

If you child has a learning challenge, take some time to explore why. Look at the whole child. Learn at what’s happening in the household.