by Sherri Koehler | Nov 19, 2017 | Poetry
Yes -by William Stafford It could happen any time, tornado, earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen. Or sunshine, love, salvation. It could, you know. That’s why we wake and look out – no guarantees in this life. But some bonuses, like morning, like right...
by Sherri Koehler | Nov 14, 2017 | Blog Posts
This month I’ve been sharing a short poem, “Yes”, by the late William Stafford, who taught at a college in the Portland area and was both the Poet Laureate of Oregon as well as the United States. Despite being a poetry-mad teen growing up in the...
by Sherri Koehler | Nov 11, 2017 | Blog Posts
Last week I talked with my classes and private clients about cultivating gratitude even when we don’t feel like it. Gratitude is a tool we can use to help lift us up when we’re feeling low. Studies on gratitude practice have shown it improves our sense of...
by Sherri Koehler | Oct 30, 2017 | Blog Posts, Meditation, Practice
Metta, from Pali: loving-kindness Meaning: benevolence, friendliness, amity, kindness, good-will, and an active interest in the well-being of others. Metta is considered one of the sublime attitudes of an enlightened being, the first of the Four Immeasurables,...
by Sherri Koehler | Oct 24, 2017 | Blog Posts
I last wrote about my experience of sexual trauma. Days later I began to see the first #MeToo posts, first on Facebook, then on Twitter and Instagram. Articles are showing up about the viral explosion of people talking about their experience with sexual trauma on...
