Category Archives: ritual

The Sweet Nectar of Change

By Jovanna | Published: May 2, 2014

Today is my youngest son’s 20th birthday! How did that happen? I appreciate the connection we cultivate even though we live so far apart. Thank you Skype and FaceTime! I’m taking some time away from my writing this week while I cherish the last few days with him before he returns to art school in […]

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Discovering Courage

By Jovanna | Published: April 11, 2014

I have always had a fascination toward ritual that is equaled by my aversion to it. As a young person the inspiring aspects of the ritual I took part in were often blotted out by the restriction I felt doing something someone else’s way, a way that had no meaning for me. In my early […]

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Is it Time?

By Jovanna | Published: March 28, 2014

So often I talk with people who wish they had acknowledged an important transition. They or someone they were close to had a special birthday or a graduation or started a new job or moved into a new home but they didn’t do anything to celebrate. Such regret! They were too busy or didn’t know […]

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Love Changes

By Jovanna | Published: February 7, 2014

Times of transition are often fraught with emotion. And yet, when you align with love rather than fear, you always find your way forward to new ground that supports you like no other. I work with my clients to find that new place. Whether they are experiencing the loss of love, the desire for dreams […]

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Finding Comfort

By Jovanna | Published: January 31, 2014

This morning I awoke with some heaviness in my heart. I think it must have been my response to a dream. All I can remember is that I was standing near a dark lake in the early morning. I wasn’t prepared to carry that feeling of melancholy into my day. I needed some comfort so […]

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Clearing Your Future

By Jovanna | Published: January 10, 2014

I spent the past week clearing and cleaning my home. I made space in my calendar and whenever I had a spare hour, I rolled up my sleeves and tackled an area. I urged myself into action. I paced myself. I made a game of it. I took it seriously. I offered myself compassion and […]

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A Ritual of Farewell

By Jovanna | Published: January 3, 2014

On January 1st, my youngest son left the “nest”. A few months earlier when he read his art school acceptance letter, my first reaction was “No! I’m not ready to let you go!” followed almost immediately by “This is going to be so wonderful for you!” Ah, the balancing act of mothering… The only reason […]

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Holy Now

By Jovanna | Published: December 13, 2013

Last weekend, it was such a pleasure to take my 16-month-old grandson to the green house to choose poinsettias. He and his mom were as happy as I was to step out of the cold, into a sea of colour! Over the years, I’ve shifted my attention from gift giving to celebrating the magic of […]

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Showering Love

By Jovanna | Published: November 29, 2013

I attended a lovely baby shower last Sunday. When planning the shower the new “mom to be” said, “I’m looking forward to spending time with all the women of my family in an intimate gathering. I would be happy to just have their company, blessings and advice!” We kept it simple. Everyone brought something delectable […]

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End Your Day in a Loving Way

By Jovanna | Published: November 22, 2013

“Be willing to find things you love about yourself and others, and your demons will melt away. Your fears cannot exist in the same place that love and gentleness abide”. David Carson I love it when quotes arrive at just the right time. Reading this the other day was like receiving a healing balm. It […]

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