by Nicole Havelka | Aug 28, 2019 | Change Leadership, Community, Faith Formation, Healing, Self Care
This summer I began taking walks nearly every morning as an active extension of my meditation practice. Each morning, I stood up from my meditation cushion, put on walking clothes and shoes, and did NOT take headphones. Taking my first steps in the walk, I feel...
by Nicole Havelka | Aug 21, 2019 | Change Leadership, Community, Organizations
From the beginning, it did not work exactly as I had hoped. The two-sided, stainless steel garbage can that I had finally bought — after a couple years of stalking sales — was terrific in many ways. Recycling divided neatly from garbage. The stainless steel was...
by Nicole Havelka | Aug 15, 2019 | Change Leadership, Community, Faith Formation, Organizations
When my teenage angst raged in my late teens, I summarily dismissed the Roman Catholic faith in which I had been raised. I thought all the adults sitting in mass each week were just there out of habit or obligation. Through my limited teenage experience, I saw no...
by Nicole Havelka | Aug 12, 2019 | Community, Organizations, Self Care
So my actual birthday was full of connections. I was privileged to assist a senior teacher at Yoga on High in the final weekend training of their six-month Pranayama (Breath) Course. I made treats for those fellow yogis, who sang “Happy Birthday” and...
by Nicole Havelka | Aug 7, 2019 | Organizations, Pop Culture
I became obsessed with the NBC tv show, The Good Place, last winter. Something like … 47 people had emphatically recommended it; so, I binged it to keep my sanity while riding my bike on its trainer in the depths of last winter. This network TV romp makes ethics,...
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