The Calming Ground

02/06/2026

To my Columbus area friends - this is a collaboration I’m doing with the Hilltop Arts Collective - it’s a wonderful paid opportunity for artistic high school juniors and seniors and college kids. If you know anyone who might be interested, please share ✨

More info here:

Now accepting applications for Mindscapes: Art as Sanctuary 🦋

Mindscapes is a paid, multi-part art experience for high school juniors & seniors and college students of all ages. Centered on mental health and self-expression, this program uses collaborative art-making to build connection and break down stigma.

Participants will:
• Take part in a collaborative art workshop
• Exhibit work in a full gallery show at Fresh A.I.R. Gallery
• Celebrate their work at a public gallery opening
• Receive a $50 stipend and the opportunity to sell individual artwork

This program is in collaboration with Hilltop Arts Collective, Fresh A.I.R. Gallery, local artists Dan Gerdeman & Kelli Trinoskey, and mindfulness coach Elizabeth Mintun. We also want to extend our thanks to the Mid-Ohio Farm on the Hilltop who will host our workshop.

📅 Key Dates
Workshop (required): Saturday, April 11 | 1–5pm
Gallery Opening: Wednesday, May 13 | 5:30–7pm
Exhibition on view: May 13–June 5

🔗 Apply here: https://www.hilltoparts.org/mindscapesoy tu

02/05/2026

It has been a dream of mine to facilitate a workshop at a place that has been the source of such HUGE personal and professional transformation for me. What an honor that the very first workshop I’m facilitating at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland is on a theme so near and dear to my own heart.

This is open to all. And - for my fellow therapists - there are plenty of CEU credits if you’d like to join in! ❤️

The Power of Gestalt Therapy and Mother Earth Energy: Initiation, Change & Transformation

01/22/2026

In times of uncertainty and stress, it can feel like peace and light are completely out of reach. This is just a little reminder that the same light you seek exists within you.

01/01/2026

Earlier this month, we had the Conscious Practitioner Collective gathering.

It was a gift to hold space as we…

Shared what was present as we reflected on 2025…

Lit floating candles together as a symbol of not holding on too tight to intentions and hopes for 2026… (letting them lightly “float”)…

And appreciated simply being together in laughter, tears, holding space for it all 🕯️

As this year comes to a close, I notice my gratitude for this community.

For your courage, your tenderness and heart, and for the light you bring into the world through your work and presence.

May what we shared that night continue into the year ahead in ways more exquisite than we might imagine (even through the inevitable twists and turns).

This gathering is just one reflection of the larger community of The Calming Ground - a community committed to presence, compassion, and moving forward with mindful care. I appreciate all of you! 💛

Sharing a glimpse from that evening, with our candles still shining ✨

May 2026 be a year filled with radiance in unexpected places and the presence to notice 🌟

12/26/2025

I don’t believe that clarity comes from doing more. We already have plenty of that.

I believe clarity comes from learning and practicing how to return (again… and again…) to what’s already within you. ♥️

12/25/2025

We spend a great deal of time looking outward for love…

…what if the real journey is about uncovering what has been blocking it all along?

What if love lives within us - just waiting for us to soften the walls of fear, hurt, and self doubt?

What if when we face those barriers with kindness and curiosity (rather than avoidance), we may start to meet love in places we never thought possible…

…In ourselves, in connection with others and with nature….

In every breath we take?

Perhaps today, you might give yourself the space to gently notice one barrier you’ve built.

No need to fix it. Simply notice it.

With that awareness alone, perhaps a little love can begin to flow ✨

mindfulliving vulnerability

12/08/2025

I thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful group of people that joined me for “The Gentle Return: Qigong for Coming Home to Yourself” workshop at the Be Sanctuary yesterday afternoon. Much gratitude for the opportunity and space to share a practice that has been so meaningful to me in my life! 🌸