by Kathy Taylor | Dec 21, 2023 | Body Wisdom/Somatics, Personal Growth/Development
According to the Celtic tradition, today’s Winter Solstice marks the beginning of the New Year. After the longest night has passed, the daylight lasts a little bit longer. Many beautiful things have their beginning in the darkness. I think of the darkness that existed...
by Kathy Taylor | Dec 3, 2023 | 21 Days of Taking Up Space, Body Wisdom/Somatics
I caught up with an old friend the past few days. She wrote a damn good book, but first it pissed me off. It confronted me with some things about myself I didn’t really want to look at. That’s never comfortable. When I told her my initial impression of the book, we...
by Kathy Taylor | Nov 29, 2023 | Body Wisdom/Somatics, Personal Growth/Development
My son, Ben, decided to join the swim team in high school. He wasn’t old enough to drive himself to the 6 am practices which meant the job fell to me. The pool was about 20 minutes from campus and he (and his teammates) would need a ride back to school, too. Sitting...
by Kathy Taylor | Nov 22, 2023 | Body Wisdom/Somatics
I came across the quote above the other day on Facebook and my heart felt like it was wrapped in a warm blanket. Some believe productivity and presence are mutually exclusive. They’re not. But we make it harder on ourselves than we need to by focusing on productivity...
by Kathy Taylor | Nov 3, 2023 | Body Wisdom/Somatics, Personal Growth/Development
Yesterday I uncovered a limiting belief that “I’m a failure if someone else doesn’t fulfill their obligations.” I can think and rationalize and tell myself this isn’t true (because logically, it’s not), but that only works until the...
by Kathy Taylor | Oct 12, 2023 | Body Wisdom/Somatics, Personal Growth/Development
As I write this, the sun’s about to peek over the trees. In a few moments, the light will be so bright and piercing that I’ll have to lower the shades. I love this time when it’s not quite night or day. It feels sort of extra calm and peaceful on the ranch this...
