Imagine feeling so excited to wake up in the morning, hopping out of bed to greet the day living your life of your dream. Ah...it's so great to be alive! Is this true for you? Or does exhaustion and depletion more accurately describe your life these days? And if so, why? Excuses, doubt, fear...questions might be running in [...]
TEN DAYS IN UTTER SILENCE? Not only in utter silence, but meditating, sharing a meal with eighty people, from sunrise to sunset, without physical contact, establishing eye contact, nor saying a word. BEFORE THE RETREAT I couldn't WAIT to sit in silence. I felt a deep need to connect with myself, the land, and then to my inner [...]
Tel Aviv - Jaffa 5:30 pm. Old Man and the Sea restaurant in Jaffa port (site of the ancient tale of Jonah and the Whale). Last week, I wrote that my reporting in Israel-Palestine will be focused upon highlighting the savory side of life. The media is FILLED with negativity from these parts. When we [...]
Last week, the news of political strife in Gaza/Israel, struck a new slew of "discourse", "arguments", "heated criticism" on one of the conscious, spiritually oriented professionals groups I belong to on Facebook. The drama, spurred me, at 2am in the morning to share my personal experience of 20+ years living in the middle east, hoping [...]
I've been speaking a lot with women who don't know their dreams, their joy is gone. They don't know what's next and are afraid that time will run out before they figure it out. What if fear were preventing your passions, your dreams to be clear for you? I was trying to find my passion, [...]
All of us have dark and light sides to our personalities. In ancient times, these were expressed culturally through the worship of goddesses with dual natures. In the Middle East, the goddess Anat was known as the Storm God. Look at any major archaeological excavation in the region, and you’ll find her presence there in [...]
I had the delight of being interviewed earlier this week by Filippo Voltaggio, founder of Life Changes Show and Radio Network. It was a great show, and a pleasure to compose a new live piece of music on the spot, during the broadcast. The focus of the composition is: Joy, Peace, Balance. Listen in here: [...]
Yesterday I was speaking to a mentor colleague. who was lamenting over the fact that so many of her clients are preoccupied with the current state of world affairs, particularly, those in the US. She asked me: "Do you have a blog? If so, you should write a post about this. If you've lived in peace during [...]
August 31st, 8am PT, marks 60 years since I arrived to this world. 60 is an important year, marking the birth of WISDOM. What I most want as a birthday gift is for you to join me to celebrate WISDOM and help our voices of good to be heard. I’m celebrating with the release of MIriam’s Secret – [...]
Are you confident that your message will make the impact upon your audience as you'd truly like? Or does just the thought of standing in front of others, on stage or on a video conference send your stress levels to new heights? Whether or not you feel comfortable, public presentation is frequently a part of [...]
