Coming Home Newsletter

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "Listen Up!"

Our world has a lot of noise. At first, this sentence might seem to have a negative connotation. We want to stop the noise, avoid it, or...

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "You're Free to Leave the Party"

You may not have been invited to a party for a while - at least not in person - but stay with me for a moment. We’ve all had the...

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Coming Home To Yourself- "There's More Than One Way to Let Go"

You’ve probably noticed by now that the skills we practice in constructive rest are applicable to more than just your time resting on the...

Jan 30, 20213 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "Stop Watching Yourself"

I love walking to the lake to watch the sunrise. Or some days I catch it during a run. Other days I drive there with a warm cup of...

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "What do you need?"

When I was preparing for my first undergraduate voice recital, I was a nervous wreck. I felt pulled in so many different directions:...

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "Invite Your Whole Self Along"

We tend to think in terms of binaries, but when we think of our movement in terms of up or down, side to side, front and back, how much...

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "Embodied Sitting"

The Art of Sitting While we may have perfected the Zoom call over these past few months (sweatpants and a button-down shirt, right?) we...

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "Knowing When To Stop"

Lately, I’ve noticed myself ignoring the signs that it’s time to sleep and then wondering why I’m still awake hours later. I hear the...

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "Connecting to the World Around You"

Many of us go through the day feeling as though we’re being pushed or pulled by external forces. The agenda of the day, the expectations...

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Coming Home to Yourself - "Watch Your Language! (Self-Talk)"

“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change. Their articulation represents a complete, lived experience.” -Ingrid...

Jan 21, 20212 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "Living Poetry"

I wrote a poem for myself at the beginning of this year, as I have done for the past few years. Writing a poem on the morning of New...

Jan 21, 20211 min read

Coming Home To Yourself - "With Courage, Onward!"

I’ve been thinking a lot about courage lately. With so many aspects of my life changing (and continuing to change), how could I not think...