Growing Trust Through Guided Visualization

After sharing my personal experience, I’ve been thinking more about the benefits of guided visualization. There are plenty of holistic websites that describe  how guided imagery helps people manage stress, heal ailments and enhance job performance. Other sites explore how we can use imagery to create a desired outcome.
The kind of guided visualization I’m interested [...]

Reflections of BlogHer ‘08

 

When I entered the blog realm last November, a mentor friend  gifted me with a point towards Jen Lemen.  From there, I connected with a passionate, sacred and spiritual blogesphere. I’ve been so happy hanging out there that when a chance to attend my first BlogHer conference in my hometown appeared, I said yes.
Due to the [...]

Spiraling Birth

A favorite by artist Margaret Lindsey, photographed upside down.
A  year ago yesterday, I completed my time at Homestyle Midwifery, an amazing on-call midwifery service at St. Luke’s Hospital  which was unfortunately closed due to larger budget issues.  After giving all of myself to pregnancy and birth in my work life, I had left other aspects malnourished. 
I knew I needed [...]

In The Space Between: Mercury Retrograde Opportunities

I’m sitting in a crowded room. It’s time.  I stand and clear my throat.  My voice is a stalled engine but I try again.  “Uuuuuuuhhhhhhhmmm.”  Then I say:
“Hello, my name is Staci.  I’m from California and I like Astrology.”
The group answers in unison, “Hello, Staci.  Welcome.”
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My tweenage daughter pushes her palm toward me, “Mom.  ‘Mercury is in Retrograde’ [...]

Dearest Body

Thanks to Rachelle for the nudge towards  Suzanne at BlogHer so I could participate with an open letter to  my body:
Dearest Body,
You are my greatest teacher, a doorway into awareness.  There is no way to say it all, but here is some of what I’ve gathered on our travels together:
Thank you for responding to my spiritual questions with a [...]

What floats your boat?

Contemplating the magic of meaning this week has made me hungry to know what brings meaning to your life.   
To begin the conversation, in no particular order or time frame, here are 8 moments of meaning from my life:
1.  Getting a D in Contracts during my one year of law school.  
2.  Slow Sunday morning coffee with my husband.  
3.  [...]