Category Archives: practices

Mealtime Ritual

By Jovanna | Published: April 10, 2015

When I was a child our family would sit down for lunch together every Sunday after church. My father would always say the grace. “God bless this food to our use and us to thy service and make us ever mindful of the needs of others.” As a child the words got all slurred in […]

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What Did You Notice?

By Jovanna | Published: February 27, 2015

When I was on my morning walk today, I noticed a man stepping out of his house and walking to his car with his eyes focused down on his cell phone. My first thought was “how does he do that without tripping?” and my second thought was “I wonder if he is taking in any […]

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Love is Life

By Jovanna | Published: February 20, 2015

When I read my tea fortune this morning “Love is life. Life is love.”, I knew I had to write about gratitude. Practicing gratitude is a direct route to love. Practicing gratitude is a cure all. It lifts you up in the moment and stores up positive energy for the future. There are so many […]

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Find Freedom in Discontent

By Jovanna | Published: February 6, 2015

Have you been complaining even more than usual lately? Great! Does the life you want seem beyond your reach? Wonderful! Are you saying things to yourself that sound something like, “I’m so tired”, “I don’t want to do that”, “This isn’t what I signed up for”, “I can’t believe I haven’t done that yet” and […]

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I Have a New Ritual

By Jovanna | Published: January 9, 2015

I have a new ritual. I’ve been doing it every day now for a week. Sometimes I choose my rituals. I have a need or a desire so I plan a ritual and then I perform it once or many times depending on its purpose. Not so for this ritual. This one chose me. On […]

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Your Compassionate Heart

By Jovanna | Published: December 26, 2014

Summer and Winter are both beautiful depending on how you choose to see them. As 2014 comes to an end, I encourage you to spend some time looking over the past year with a compassionate heart. Take out your journal and find a few uninterrupted hours to mine your memory for the things that nourished […]

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Freedom Practice

By Jovanna | Published: November 28, 2014

There are so many times in our daily lives when it feels as though we’ve said or done something we shouldn’t have or we’ve NOT done or said something that we should have. When we reflect on our past there are times when we are not proud of the person we have been. Knowing that […]

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Your Full Potential

By Jovanna | Published: November 14, 2014

Holding my clients in the light of their greatest potential is easy for me. Although they are often hard on themselves when they express their challenges, I see them effortlessly moving forward. Our work together helps them find a healthy perspective toward their lives, a perspective that gives them more breathing room to make choices […]

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Begin Again With Compassion

By Jovanna | Published: October 24, 2014

Morning Moksha yoga class is like a moving meditation. The words spoken serve to deepen the understanding of the poses but they also translate beautifully into a wise approach to everyday life. Here is the essence of my teacher’s words. “Do not worry when you fall out of a pose. Do not chastise yourself or […]

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Carrying Peace

By Jovanna | Published: October 3, 2014

I’m visiting my mom this week while she celebrates her 91st birthday. After the long flight, I was desperately in need of the nourishment of nature. I turned onto a country road and followed my impulses to go this way or that. I was so pleased when I found a place called The Iowa Arboretum […]

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