by Sandy | Aug 28, 2017 | My family history
Agnes, or “Agnieszka” as known in Polish, is my paternal grandmother. I will try to piece together what I know about Agnieszka and attempt to put myself in her shoes as I did for my maternal grandmother, Zofia. Amazingly in a collection of old black and white photos...
by Sandy | Aug 22, 2017 | Off-the-Wall Musings
I subscribe to “The Sacred Science” blogs and received an email this morning reminding me of a synchronicity I’d already forgotten about. I believe we receive messages from the Universe all the time and that acknowledging those messages is what turns the spigot on for...
by Sandy | Jun 16, 2017 | My family history
I’ve written about my mother-in-law receiving the gift of daily songs from her husband after he passed in 2003. She heard those song messages every day from 2003 to when she passed in 2015. In that post I wrote “I’ve heard it said that communicating after you’ve...
by Sandy | May 8, 2017 | Newsletter, Off-the-Wall Musings
I started teaching yoga about nine years ago. There are two yogis in particular, LaVonne and Bebe, who have been coming to my classes since that time. Needless to say I absolutely adore them! We’ve become great friends! Last year I had the utmost honor to work with...
by Sandy | May 6, 2017 | My family history
I’m in the process of writing about my family’s history. From my trauma-informed yoga page: “My parents were prisoners of war on German farms (forced labor) during WWII. My dad was taken from his home when he was 17, my mom was auctioned off to a German...
by Sandy | Apr 11, 2017 | My family history, Newsletter
30 years ago today my mom passed away. It’s hard to grasp just how long it’s been. It seems impossible. I can still remember how she used to say my name with her Polish accent—both when she was happy with me (Sandy) and when she wasn’t (Sandra!). Some days I worry...
by Sandy | Apr 5, 2017 | Newsletter, Off-the-Wall Musings
My husband and I just got back from a week-long vacation in Napa, CA; and we, uh, had a chance to visit just a few wineries while we were there…hiccup @#! One day we had a professional chauffeur, Rosanna of “Sip and Swirl”, drive us around—a service offered through...
by Sandy | Mar 15, 2017 | Final Relaxation
Have you watched the movie Field of Dreams? Ray Kinsella, played by Kevin Costner, doesn’t want to believe he’s hearing voices, let alone that they’re telling him to build a baseball diamond in the middle of his cash corn crop. Ray fights the magical message at first,...
