The Three A's


Awhile back in yoga class Ken brought the Three A's onto the mat for us to consider: Awareness, Acceptance and Action.

Since then I've offered the Three A's to many of my clients as a way to work with challenges in their lives.With phobias..say flying- one could consider the following:

Awareness that u have this fear and it may stem from another experience, maybe a flight where u experienced an emergency evacuation. It is common to generalize, taking what happened once and fearing it will happen again each and every time. Logic is lost and knee-jerk reactions take over. Interjecting a breath and moment of present awareness can help to break the spell. You might be aware of your stomach tightening or head throbbing, acknowledge that. Stay with what you notice right here, right now.

Acceptance- accept u have this feeling, feel it- breathe, allow , observe. An easy 80% of the energy of the fear can be dissipated by learning to feel without labeling or repeating the mental tape,"I'm afraid, something's going to happen.. I'm afraid something's going to happen..I'm af..." Let the feeling move through and out of your body.

Action- “ I am in this moment and I am safe ” repeat and breathe. Perhaps a mantra such as "Om Shanti" (eternal peace) could work for you or other words such as on an in breath "Peace" and the out breath "Here" In this way you can substitute a higher vibrational choice, rewiring your reactions into deliberate choice, a very big difference, your body will feel it and you can shift yourself out of panic and into balance.

using the 3 A's can reorder your daily experiences and bring a calm and sense of connection to your own deep well of power and spiritual resources.

Meditation is a beautiful reinforcement to this practice. Developing a regular meditation practice may be one of the finest methods you can choose to enhance your day to day living. I hope u can join me for my two upcoming series:

Meditation: Mala Beads, Mantra and Breath

In this series we will work with mala beads, mantras and our breath. Mala beads are strung in a circle and have been used since time immemorial. Their energy comes from the power of form, the intent from centuries of human use, and the intent you place in them. Malas bring beneficial energy into your life and this happens when the mala itself, combined with the energy you place inside it for your specific use is combined together.

We will learn to use the malas to do japa, which means chanting an affirmation, prayer or mantra, and will incorporate the conscious breath. A regular japa practice with malas, mantra and breath brings focus, clarity, peace and deep well being to your life.

Bring your Mala beads to class. Resources for Malas: www.Circleofwisdom.com, www.sanandaspiritualcenter.com and www.shakyadesigns.com

Oct/Nov Dates :3 week series –Mon.10/17, 10/24 and Nov. 7

7-8:30pm $65 early bird special when prepaid by 10/10 or $75 first night of class.

An Evening of Guided Meditation

We all seek to remember who we are, to feel whole, at peace, to have a framework that will help us navigate through life’s hardships and hurts. We want to feel safe, loved and supported. We long to feel connection with the creative force of the universe, and our own Sacred Essence, to feel connected to others we share life with. We desire to do work in the world that satisfies us, to fulfill creative urges, to embody the limitlessness of our true self.

In this series we will experience and learn meditations to help foster the use of our inner resources. We will reconnect with our body’s wisdom for greater intuition and health, the inner healer for mental clarity and emotional care and the wise teacher for spiritual growth, and direction. We will learn that within us we have all that we need.

Nov/Dec Dates: 3 week series –Mon. 11/2, 11/28 and 12/5

7-8:30pm $65 early bird special when prepaid by 11/14 or $75 first night of class.

ur happy place 9/21

Serenity Massage....









Here are a few images of where our Walking Meditation Retreats in nature will take place.... on Plum Island

me and Twinkle on the way..
shell garland for a beach wedding left to decorate the trellis...

Inside Serenity Massage....

For those of you who haven't had a chance to stop by Serenity Massage yet we are hosting our Open House this Friday from 5-8pm. Here are some shots of our lovely spot, hope u can join us..try a Reiki, chair massage, meet the staff, giveaways and more. Session sign up incentives too.

Also, the first Walking Meditation Retreat in Nature on Plum Island is this Sunday looks like the weather is going to be perfect.

The Autumnal Equinox (Mabon) is here on this Friday the 23rd. It is the day when we experience a day and night of equal duration..perfect balance... and New Moon in Libra is coming up on 9/27. Libra the sign of the balanced scales ties in with the theme of overall balance ..why not take advantage of all the special energies at your disposal and create a ritual for yourself....

Ritual for the Equinox & New Moon

Try writing out a wish or 2 on a slip of paper that corresponds with Libra qualities. For example: balance in life, relationships with others and urself., (learn more in Jan Spiller's Book, New Moon Astrology....hold slip of paper in your hands and imagine with your mind, feel with your heart and emotions the things you've wished for being real right now. How would this reality feel, what would it look like ..what are the ways it would enhance ur life? when u've spent a few moments "making it real" have a yellow candle ready to light to send up the wishes into the world. You have now invoked a 29.5 day cycle of manifestation that will continue on till the next new moon in scorpio on oct.26th.

enjoy your celebrations and hope to see u this weekend!

until next time..xx

ur happy place for 9/14

surf cast hol-ey relics
turned into.....

mermaid jewels...and sea weathered heart talisman

A Different Kind of Sunday Worship

This morning I waved to my hubbie, Dino, on the road as his car passed mine on his way out to church. He finds everything his spirit needs each Sunday morning within the four walls of his God's temple. He is nourished by the music, singing the hymns, the comfort of familiarity knowing what verse will be recited next, when to stand, to kneel and step into communion line. He finds a sense of community with fellow parishioners and a place to give back and serve.This is the religion he was raised with and he's never needed more.

Like him I have a date with the Sacred, but my internal compass heads me in the opposite direction to a temple crafted millenia ago from crashing surf pounding stone and boulder. From cross winds, raging storms and wild weather carving the curving shoreline and tree scape, an ever changing expression of the Sacred's artistic bend. My fellow worshippers will be the gull, plover, hermit crab, bits of driftwood and seaweed. Here I'll reconnect with my wholeness, release my cares, and come back home to myself. I will offer up thanks and make prayers for others, honor the simple act of being. I am my own priestess, sovereign servant to the Sacred.

Having spent nearly thirty years within sniffing distance to the sea, it has not been without difficulty in this recent chapter of my life to accept the notion of commuting to my holy land. Worse is to have whittled my visits down to warm weather season only. Most grievous of all has been the withdrawing from swimming in the sea. Too cold on the North Shore! Dino jokes I have my annual polar bear swim, not in January, but on my birthday in August....but no more.

This year it was all too much. Too much of not enough. So I made new vows; to swim the freezing waters and to walk the beach year round. With these new decisions longing and disappointment shapeshifted into adventure and reunion. I hadn't realized how much this pulling back had spiritually marooned me. As is so often the case, it 's only when we stop to listen, to breathe, to say yes, to take the leap and dive in that we have 20/20 vision restored to us. We open up grand soul vistas once more, we re-establish roots to our very core.

While wading the shallows this morning I was reminded that nature is one of our greatest portals into the Sacred dimension. It is a powerful healing ally and faithful companion. It has the ability to erase stress, worry, anxiety and sorrow. It can re-energize our bodies, clear our minds , nourish our hearts and reunite us with the vastness of lall that is.

From this came the aha!.... invite others to come along. ...

An Invitation For You:...whether you find solace within man made or nature made temples or both- I do hope you'll gift yourself with some time to come along, to find your way back home to yourself in the good company of others who value the practice of reconnecting through nature, movement, breath and the celebration of Life itself. Walking Meditation Retreats in Nature.... be present with yourself through the seasons of the year and the seasons of your life.

See the schedule and details in the events calendar of my newsletter...

until next time..xx

ur happy place 9/7

a bit of heart to escort u thru the week.
betwixt and between

As the wheel of life turns and we begin our journey into the fall season you might feel betwixt and between..a bit nostalgic over the end of summer, maybe feeling the loss of the slower pace and warmth... seeing the falling leaves and gardens wilt reminds us that autumn is a threshold of letting go ..a season where transformation is underway..leaves fall...become protection for the garden in winter...and compost come spring..the eternal birth, death and rebirth mirrored to us in nature's dance and flow.

at the same we celebrate all the good that we've harvested since the spring equinox. we can enjoy reflecting on what we accomplished at work, home, and in our relationships, our soul growth...what we've completed, created, nurtured to fruition .we anticipate apple picking, lighting the first fire in the hearth, the savory smells of hearty soups on the stove, squash pies and homemade cranberry sauce..

in the midst of all this i hope you'll honor yourself....carve out an afternoon to take an outdoor walk, look around you, breathe, slow down for a few moments, smile.. .appreciate the in between times, transition, in each arising moment.

may you come back home to yourself:


make a new commitment to bring peace into your daily life: Join me for 2 new meditation courses at Kula on Locke Yoga and Nutrition in October and November:

1. meditation: mala beads, mantra and breath: a 3 week series of exploration, practice, self discovery, peace and healing. oct 18-nov.1st

2. an evening of guided meditation: a 3 week series learning a variety of meditations; guided imagery, walking meditation, focused relaxation and more. connect to your inner resources for deep well-being, self-healing and resilience. nov. 22nd-dec. 6th.


learn a new skill:

as you'll learn if you join us for your intuitive life: a course to awaken your inner gifts and guidance, intuition is useful in every moment of your life. it isn't just about "pulling rabbits from a hat", drawing impressive nuggets of insight or predictions from the ethers or words of wisdom from loved ones in spirit. it is a seamless flow of connection that is ever available to us, useful in the smallest and biggest aspects of daily life. it helps us discern which person to call for help with a loved one and saves us from running down a long call list. or how to assign tasks in our day to take advantage of the best use of our energy, motivation and time. or "feeling into" the day so we can see who might be in a "mood" giving us a heads up on when to approach them about supporting us in a new project we want to spearhead at the office.

i hope to help you enlarge your idea of what intuition is, to widen your scope of living and to help you blend with it consciously to bring more joy, ease and peace into your days. to give you a profound sense of the divine, your constant companion and original home base. to help you to remember how wonderful it feels to be unconditionally supported, loved and wished success in each part of your life, from the source of all things.I hope you'll become part of this new world that is being creating, the world of awakened doers, the enlightened ones, the bringers of the age of the soul.

begins: thurs eve's 9/22 for 5 weeks..$150.

connect with your inner healer:

Special Guest,Sherryl Comeau of Energy Works Studio joins us and performs LIVE Crystal Bowl Chakra Meditation

Reiki II Saturday 9/24, 9-5pm , location Caring Hands, Haverhill ,Ma

Reiki I Saturday November 5th 9-5pm, location Kula on Locke Yoga & Nutrition, Andover ,Ma.

The sound and vibration of the bowls clears, unifies, and balances the chakras, one of our primary energy systems that we rely on for good health, intuitive information and spiritual balance. Reiki also works directly with the chakra system and having Sherryl introduce you to the chakra system through the bowls will be a very special experience.

Class Includes:

Reiki I- attunements, instruction, meet your Reiki Guides, self-healing techniques, ample practice time, manual and certification.

Reiki II -attunements, instruction, receiving symbols, distant healing work, Japanese healing techniques, ample practice time, manual and certification.

$165 certification, $20 manual ( manual is good for Reiki I and II)

bless yourself this fall, connect inward and upward, bring more peace and inspiration into your daily life, spend time in the company of other kindred spirits...

hope to see you soon!

until next time...xx