Reflections

I want to let you in on a little secret …  The very thing you’ve been taught to think of as a flawis actually your greatest gift. You feel what others feel.Physically. Emotionally. Energetically. You are an empath. You’re like a magician born into a world of mere...

You may be wondering what that even means. Let’s start here. Empathy is human. We all have the capacity to feel for others. But being an empath is something more. An empath doesn’t just feel for people. An empath feels with them.  Feelings, Physical sensations....

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the notion of a talking stick. A talking stick is an ancient and powerful communication tool used in many Indigenous cultures. Its purpose is to keep communication fair and constructive. As the stick is passed from person to...

Tuesday at midnight we'll reach the end of three weeks of an unprecedented "shelter in place" order here in the SF Bay Area. This is scheduled to continue until May 3rd (and it could go on even longer). One by one, regions all over the United States and the world are...

My knees buckled when the stage manager called me at 5:30 on a Sunday evening. It was 2019 and I was understudying the lead in a three-hour play. Our house was full of people watching the 49ers vs Seahawks showdown. When someone offered me a drink, I joked that I’d...

Has anyone ever told you to slow down when you speak? Has anyone every told you to pause more? Have I ever told you to “Breathe Life into the Experience” by “fully embracing both the words and the silences between them?” (aka … pause) If I haven’t told you before, I...

When I was in grad school for acting, we had to do an interesting assignment. We were given a list of “ingredients” that needed to be included. (Your piece must be between 4 and 5 minutes and you must weave together moments of stillness with movement, you must support...