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,...
by Sandy | Mar 8, 2017 | Empower Your Yoga Practice
The Minneapolis Yoga Conference was this past weekend. I was oh so lucky to be able to spend all three days participating in the Yoga Therapy Track with presentations by Indu Arora (as well as Molly McManus whom I had the absolute pleasure of meeting for the first...
by Sandy | Mar 2, 2017 | Welcome to "My Better Day" Weekly Musings!
My husband and I thoroughly enjoy celebrating all things Irish as St. Patrick’s day approaches. Yes, I’m immensely proud of being a first generation Pole; but I was born and raised in South Bend, IN, the land of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame! Add to that, my Dad...
by Sandy | Feb 22, 2017 | Magic of Yoga and Meditation
Thursday nights finds me at one of my in-home private residence yoga classes where a family meets weekly to practice yoga together. They were all newbies when I started working with them. Sister-in-laws commute along with their toddlers while the husband’s watch over...
by Sandy | Feb 16, 2017 | Celebrating the Goddess Within
My husband and I went to see Mamma Mia at the Orpheum this past weekend as an early Valentine’s Day celebration. We really had a great time! It’s such a fun, uplifting show! You can’t help but feel good tapping your feet and singing along with all the ABBA songs. The...
by Sandy | Feb 8, 2017 | Crystals, Talismans and Other Good Juju
I’ve written about my Mom (in-law) before. There’s the story of her hearing Dad sing to her each day after he passed until her death 12 years later. There’s the story of my sharing with her the mala beads that I pray Hail Mary’s with. She expressed no judgement of my...
by Sandy | Nov 8, 2016 | Newsletter, Off-the-Wall Musings
You’ve probably figured out by now that I am very Polish! My parents were born there and my husband’s grandparents were born there too. I have always been extremely proud of my heritage. Hearing any Slavic language pulls on my heart strings, especially Polish. This...
