by Debra | Nov 1, 2016 | entrepreneur
Key #2 to Creating a Business You Love Have you struggled with how to create a business doing something you love? Imagine for a moment that the one thing you enjoy most is baking the best dark chocolate chip cookies that anyone’s ever tasted. Or, perhaps you...
by Debra | Oct 27, 2016 | entrepreneur
The Key Ingredient Growing a thriving wellness practice is like baking a cake – omit a Key Ingredient and the result is hard and flat as a pancake. Follow the recipe exactly, and you end up with a light and delectable life experience! THE JOURNEY My life...
by Debra | Aug 10, 2016 | courage
Be Courageous! “Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?” – Elizabeth Gilbert This is from my latest read, “Big Magic”, by Elizabeth Gilbert. This quote really speaks to me, possibly because I am in...
by Debra | Aug 9, 2016 | balance
Are you on your calendar? I was in a coaching call with a client this week and she wanted support in “Sticking to making time to be creative and follow through without feeling rushed!” When I asked her what her process was for planning, she admitted that she books...
by Debra | May 14, 2016 | Peace
Revealed: Why relationships may be toxic to your health When he first came to me, it was a month after his diagnosis – he had an inoperable tumor in his lung. He’d already had one round of chemotherapy and had lost a lot of weight. His once strong,...
by Debra | May 11, 2016 | Focus
7 Things That Contribute To Your Lack of Peace (And What To Do About It) Feeling stressed, confused or “stuck” in life is lot like having too much furniture in your living room. Imagine your living room is overcrowded with too much furniture, making it difficult to...
by Debra | Apr 25, 2016 | Focus
“That’s the path of shame” he said, chuckling and pointing to the dirt path that sloped down and disappeared into the woods. I had two choices to get across the canyon: Step onto the 6 inch wide plank, suspended 100 feet in the air by cables OR Walk...
by Debra | Apr 12, 2016 | Peace
“I want to feel more at peace.” That is one of the top two needs expressed by my clients, preceded only by “I feel stuck and I need more clarity about what’s next for me in my life”. If I were to ask you “When was the last time you felt...
by Debra | Mar 16, 2016 | change
What parts of yourself are you dying to let out? Hmmm, there’s a question for you, huh? Did you notice a physical reaction in your body just thinking about it? Did your gut tighten? Did you silently utter...
by Debra | Jan 19, 2016 | change
3rd Step to Creating Long-Lasting Change I dreamt I was in my car at a four-way stoplight intersection. I’m frustrated because we aren’t moving. It seems like we’ve been sitting and sitting, with the light turning from green to red and back to green again and...
by Debra | Jan 16, 2016 | change
Creating clarity and flow… Are you like a dam? Still. Holding back. Moving only in response to people or events wading into your life? Or, are you like a free-flowing, babbling brook that allows the rocks and pebbles in your life path to hone who you are as a...
by Debra | Jan 13, 2016 | change
The crossroads of change… Let’s imagine for a moment that you’ve found yourself at a crossroads. These crossroads are triggered by a number of life events: Perhaps your last child has left the nest and you’re wondering “Now what?”....
by Debra | Jan 8, 2016 | Goals
Are you part of the 1%? Does all this talk about resolutions and goals leave you feeling all tied up in knots? In a research study conducted by Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech: 80% of Americans claim that they don’t have goals 16% of them have...
by Debra | Dec 1, 2015 | change
{Affirmation} “I love myself and the world around me. I accept myself for who I am. I am enough.” Twenty-six years ago today I met a man for lunch at my favorite Japanese restaurant in Sacramento, Aomi’s. His name was David. It was a blind date, of...
by Debra | Nov 24, 2015 | gratitude
{Affirmation} “I feel an abundance of gratitude for everything I have and receive in my life every day.” I’d like to take a moment to both express my gratitude to you and to offer you a gift. First my gratitude. I don’t take for granted...
by Debra | Nov 11, 2015 | Goals
3 Reasons to Start Your 2016 Vision Board Now vs. Later (and 3 Easy Steps to Get You Started) Last year I blocked off a whole week between Christmas and New Years to do my vision planning for 2015. I even rendezvoused away from home along the coast in our motorhome. I...
by Debra | Nov 3, 2015 | meditation
Remember coloring in coloring books when you were a child? Have you ever considered them as a form of meditation? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, meditation is “the act of giving your attention to only one thing, either as a religious activity or as a way...
by Debra | Oct 14, 2015 | happiness
I was having a conversation with a friend the other day who is grieving the ending of a relationship. It’s a particularly painful ending for him as he was really in love with her and she was perfect for him in virtually every way but one: they were deeply divided over...
by Debra | Oct 13, 2015 | happiness
Do you have that gnawing sensation? You know, that feeling that something’s missing in your life? If not, if your life is dandy, then you can delete this message. If on the other hand I’ve struck a chord, then read on. I hear that complaint a lot from new...
by Debra | Aug 13, 2015 | breathwork
You’ve heard her voice, but probably didn’t know it. Her tones have been heard in over 98 commercials, including Disney, Blockbuster, Hard Rock Cafe, Betty Crocker, and Walmart! Her name is Teri Wilder and she is a master of music and meditation. Teri is on a...
