by Kathy Taylor | May 8, 2024 | Body Wisdom/Somatics, Self-Care
Several years ago, I met a woman at a networking event who said something that really made me think. I mentioned I was hosting a retreat and she made it clear that she didn’t ever call anything a “retreat” because it implied losing. She followed up with, “After all,...
by Kathy Taylor | Apr 18, 2024 | Body Wisdom/Somatics, Self-Care
Have you ever been in a situation where you just knew you were 100% prepared? You were confident and ready to go… …but when it came right down to it, your confidence abandoned you. You didn’t say what you wanted to say. You didn’t say it with the clarity and...
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...
