Hashish-free Holidays
My friend Anna had a trying time this holiday and she has shared with me her process for working through and out of it with the help of...


Memorial Day Jackrabbit
Driving home from a friend’s house today, I ran into a traffic jam on a not usually busy road. I saw a man and his daughter, who was...
Mothers’ and Daughters’ Wellness Symposium
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 10AM-3PM Come get a mini table massage from me, and check out first edition of my new book, Circle of Healing:...


The Gift of Touch
Due to several complications he died several weeks later. But during those weeks, at my insistence, he was graced with caring and loving...
Teaching Yoga for breast cancer survivors
This morning I had the honor of sharing yoga with about ten women gathered as part of a wellness traveling symposium. That is, they...
Teaching an in-home pet massage class taught me!
Yesterday I taught three people an in- home pet massage class, along with their three dogs and my elderly dog. Hope the black lab and...


Why the Foreclosure situation is bad for your health and what you can do about it
Some techniques and thoughts that help me: First, breathe. Second, do yoga. Third, get massages. Fourth, go for walks. Fifth, rest...


The Ethics of Massage & Bodywork
Thirty-three states have state licensing, and California finally is one of them. State licensing is a way of ensuring the quality of...


Who is Massaging Our Wounded Warriors?
I surprised myself when I called nearby Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California for information about therapeutic programs and modalities...















