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Growing Down, Not Up!
Well hello, Spring! It's been a while. Seems we're in sync as I’ve been going through yet another growth spurt recently. Darn it, I...
deborahberrymanyog
Apr 5, 20243 min read
Your life is speaking to you (and it is LOUD!)
“Hello, my name is Deborah, and I am a metaphor-bore!” I jest a bit, but it’s so very true. Anyone who has spent longer than an hour in...
deborahberrymanyog
Mar 6, 20243 min read
Are we LIVING or FUNCTIONING?
What Does it Look, Sound, Feel Like to Feel Fully Alive? There's an African Proverb that goes like this "When death finds you, may it...
deborahberrymanyog
Feb 14, 20241 min read
Putting the Cart before the Horse
It was all going so well. Every morning I meditated for 10 - 20 minutes. On days when I was in a rush, I made sure to squeeze in a...
deborahberrymanyog
Feb 14, 20243 min read
The only way through, is THROUGH!
No matter where I've been in the world, or who I'm with, everyone - and I mean EVERYONE - wants the same things; love, friendship,...
deborahberrymanyog
Jan 9, 20242 min read
It’s not in the numbers my love, (I PROMISE!)
And so here we are again – and before we dive in, let’s pause here, because even THAT is something to celebrate! Heck, we made it into...
deborahberrymanyog
Dec 31, 20235 min read
Let's get HYGGE with it !
This time of year has often felt a bit challenging for me. The long, dark winters and the paradox of my body wanting to slow down, while...
deborahberrymanyog
Dec 1, 20232 min read
Yep, it's pretty crazy out there right now!
As I’ve landed back home in the UK, it’s taking time to find my rhythm again. My soft, warm animal body is making many adjustments – to...
deborahberrymanyog
Nov 11, 20233 min read
Less is DEFINITELY more!
It’s not new news. I’m always happier when I have less: less stuff and possessions, less responsibilities, decisions and plans, less...
deborahberrymanyog
Oct 3, 20234 min read
Sharing vs Enjoying experience
Well, hello! How the angel are you? Gosh it’s been a while eh? Time feels like a moving slip wind through my hands lately. As I’m coming...
deborahberrymanyog
Sep 12, 20233 min read
We are a process, not a thing!
I was out hiking recently with a friend in northern California. Though we're thousands of miles apart. our lives have very much run in...
deborahberrymanyog
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Great teachers are everywhere!
Ask me who my most important teachers are, hands down – it’s Trees! They’re so darn audacious and unapologetic; a tree just wants to be a...
deborahberrymanyog
Jul 6, 20231 min read
All the Kings Horses
The Importance of Ritual Like so many, I watched some of the King's Coronation last week. Well...truth be told - it was on in the...
deborahberrymanyog
May 7, 20231 min read
It’s time for Soul-battical!
“Travel brings power and love back into your life” – Rumi I find myself here…..again, about to disrupt my life in a major way. I seem to...
deborahberrymanyog
Apr 6, 20234 min read
It's the simple things...
A simple walk to feel more connected and more alive. And lord knows, I (we) need to feel this!
deborahberrymanyog
Feb 23, 20231 min read
Wintering
All life needs, rest and incubation. All of life needs time below the surface - where it can breathe itself full and round, where it can...
deborahberrymanyog
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Talking With Cancer
My brilliant and beautiful friend Katie Phillips is one of the smartest, kindest and funniest people I know. Katie was diagnosed with...
deborahberrymanyog
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Listening is where the love begins
I’ll admit, I have been and can still be, a terrible listener! “My name’s Deborah, and I’m a terrible listener”. There, I’ve said it....
deborahberrymanyog
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Sometimes forgiveness is the only sane and loving choice
This last month has been profound! The deep dive into forgiveness over the weeks has been both deep and wide, liberating and humbling,...
deborahberrymanyog
Oct 4, 20223 min read
Deepening Practice....what does that even mean?
My first-time meditating was in the 90s. A dear friend told me it was similar to tripping, which appealed to my oh-so hedonistic...
deborahberrymanyog
Sep 5, 20223 min read
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