Brave Heart

Brave Heart

“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable.” Madeleine L’Engle The bravery required to be vulnerable clears a path to authenticity,...
Being True

Being True

Being true to yourself means honoring and respecting what is true for you — the essense of who you truly are and your most closely held values — the needs that motivate you to be aligned with and expressive of your very best self. Knowing what your needs and values...
My Why

My Why

Recently, I was asked why I started Be Well. There have been many moments in my life that could be considered ‘pivot points’.  Moments where my circumstances, what I did, what happened to me, and most importantly – what I chose to do going forward, determined...
Living Small

Living Small

Looking back upon your life, what did you pretend to not want? When I considered this question recently, what I came up with was pretending to no want or need to openly express myself through movement.  Spontaneous and creative movement was unpredictable and full of...
What’s Real and What’s Role?

What’s Real and What’s Role?

Many of us know Bruce Lee as a famously accomplished martial artist turned actor.  Throughout his life, Lee was primarily a thinker, a philosopher and a poet.  He took the learnings from his lifelong curiosity around philosophy, spirituality, psychology and more to...
What are you aware of?

What are you aware of?

“We all can become virtuosos in the art of living.” – Tsoknyi Rinpoche Here we explore the elegantly simple, yet not always easy practice of present-moment awareness.  Each of us likely can think of moments when we were not present to our thoughts, feelings and...