by Nicole Havelka | Mar 24, 2022 | Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness, Self Care
Packing and preparing to get out of the apartment was a slow, arduous process. I used to be a lean, mean, packing machine. But for this work trip, my first in two years, I put my suitcase out three days before I had to leave because I wasn’t sure how long it would...
by Nicole Havelka | Mar 18, 2022 | Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness, Self Care
I went to my delightful massage therapist earlier this week. She asked what she should focus on, and I complained about my lower back – not typically a problem for me. I explained that a few weeks earlier I felt like the usual tightness in my outer hips had reached up...
by Nicole Havelka | Mar 2, 2022 | Antiracism, Community, Faith Formation, Mindfulness, Ritual, Social Justice
I’m nervous about my next yoga series. That’s a good thing. I just started a yoga series for the Christian season of Lent that explores Christian prayer practices, yoga movement (asana) and breath (pranayama), and some of the teachings of yoga (yamas/niyamas). It’s a...
by Nicole Havelka | Feb 3, 2022 | Community, Healing, Self Care
I figure you’ll get enough of that commercialized romantic love BS from the holiday industrial complex in February. Let’s talk about loving ourselves instead. Romantic comedies often give lip service to loving ourselves when the protagonist of their story has...
by Nicole Havelka | Dec 8, 2021 | Healing, Mindfulness, Ritual, Self Care
“When your mind turns to judgment, instead turn to wonder.” This was one of the guidelines for behavior at a retreat I attended years ago. It really grabbed my attention and caused me to reflect. My habit of judging others’ behaviors, choices and mistakes is deeply...
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