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Rising Above: How Diaphragmatic Breathing Elevates Us When Life Weighs Us Down
Rising Above: How Diaphragmatic Breathing Elevates Us When Life Weighs Us Down

I never expected to experience such a profound teaching moment at my water aerobics class.

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Lisa PetersonApril 23, 2025
Grounding and Rooting: The Sacred Dance
Grounding and Rooting: The Sacred Dance

In these turbulent times, I've been noticing a collective exhaustion from the social drama swirling around us. Are you feeling it too?

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Lisa PetersonMarch 19, 2025
A Sacred Farewell: Walking My Mother Home
A Sacred Farewell: Walking My Mother Home

My mother, Catherine Marie Rondenet, passed away on January 20, in her home. She was 90 years old.

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Lisa PetersonFebruary 16, 2025
Finding Peace in Chaos: A Winter Solstice Reflection
Finding Peace in Chaos: A Winter Solstice Reflection

As we approach the end of 2024, with Christmas lights twinkling around us and the winter solstice on the horizon, there's an undeniable pull to look within.

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Lisa PetersonDecember 12, 2024
The Way Forward: Healing Divisiness By Connecting Within
The Way Forward: Healing Divisiness By Connecting Within

In a world that feels increasingly divided, many of us are struggling to find harmony within ourselves.

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Lisa PetersonNovember 4, 2024
Opening the Box of Darkness: How Acceptance Transforms Our Reality
Opening the Box of Darkness: How Acceptance Transforms Our Reality

I've had a very difficult couple of weeks, challenged by the question: How do we find acceptance in a situation where we don’t like the outcome? 

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Lisa PetersonSeptember 21, 2024
Facing Surgery With Trust and Gratitude
Facing Surgery With Trust and Gratitude

On July 17, I had hip replacement surgery. As they wheeled me into the operating room, I found myself talking to my old hip, honoring all that it has given me up to this moment.

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Lisa PetersonAugust 19, 2024
Diving Deep for True Healing
Diving Deep for True Healing

As I prepare for my upcoming hip replacement next week, I've spent a lot of time connecting with my breath and reflecting on the deeper meaning of this experience.

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Lisa PetersonJuly 16, 2024
For Fast-Acting Relief, Try Slowing Down
For Fast-Acting Relief, Try Slowing Down

Life has a way of guiding us to the lessons we need, often in the most unexpected moments. Recently, while babysitting a seventeen-month-old boy, I was reminded of this.

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Lisa PetersonJune 11, 2024
Mental Health Awareness Month: In the Darkest Moments, Hope Endures
Mental Health Awareness Month: In the Darkest Moments, Hope Endures

On May 18, 2003, I experienced profound grief following the loss of my daughter, Catherine Rose. Despite my flawless pregnancy, fate had other plans for me.

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Lisa PetersonMay 14, 2024
A Deep Dive for Both Your Intelligence and Your Soul
A Deep Dive for Both Your Intelligence and Your Soul

I’m going to ask you to take a deep dive into something a bit odd. The first week in March, I was visiting Virginia Beach, and two whales beached and died right down the shoreline from me.

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Lisa PetersonApril 9, 2024
What's Really Happening When We Breathe?
What's Really Happening When We Breathe?

Every breath carries a symphony of existence. It's not just oxygen that fills our lungs, but a profound connection to our souls, our collective consciousness, and the very essence of life itself.

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Lisa PetersonMarch 2, 2024
Lessons from Whales on Connection and Community
Lessons from Whales on Connection and Community

Here we are, in 2024, and so many people continue to crave connection and community. What a wonderful opportunity to turn to the practical wisdom of whales!

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Lisa PetersonJanuary 24, 2024
This Holiday, Be in the Peace and Find the Miracles
This Holiday, Be in the Peace and Find the Miracles

In August, a friend of our family, Buddy, passed away suddenly. That, plus the fact that my mom’s Alzheimer’s is getting worse, has made me think a lot about change and the new spaces we fill as we grieve

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Lisa PetersonDecember 19, 2023
In Every Form of Death, We Birth Something New
In Every Form of Death, We Birth Something New

This week, my Aunt Bette passed away, just a month after celebrating her ninety-seventh birthday.

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Lisa PetersonNovember 1, 2023
A Whale’s Exhale Inspired WhaleBreathing as a Deeply Healing Practice
A Whale’s Exhale Inspired WhaleBreathing as a Deeply Healing Practice

As we embrace this period of retreat and deceleration, I invite you to ponder the role of the breath.

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Lisa PetersonSeptember 11, 2023
Taking the Pause and Opening to Life
Taking the Pause and Opening to Life

When we’re traveling, we’re forced to be in a kind of limbo, whether on a flight, waiting for transportation, or adjusting to jet lag. Time seems to slow down, or even stop. Then suddenly, it can speed up again.

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Lisa PetersonAugust 16, 2023
Meeting 3 Universal Fears With an Open, Non-Judging Heart
Meeting 3 Universal Fears With an Open, Non-Judging Heart

Last month I went to Sedona to attend Gregg Braden’s four-day Pure Human: Breakthrough! Retreat. Gregg is a brilliant scientist with a background in geology and biology, as well as a five-time New York Times best-selling author.

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Lisa PetersonJuly 12, 2023
Even Negative Experiences Can Provide Loving Guidance
Even Negative Experiences Can Provide Loving Guidance

“Do you trust your inner guidance? Practice will help you understand the creative principle, and experience will transform understanding into a deep faith.” —Angel Blessings, by Kimberly Marooney

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Lisa PetersonMay 23, 2023
Using Pain as a Path to Healing
Using Pain as a Path to Healing

I finally started working on my hip, which has been bothering me for two years. At times, the discomfort has been so great, I thought I might need a hip replacement.

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Lisa PetersonApril 21, 2023
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