Kathleen Dunbar

I always love how this practice makes me feel, whether I’m doing it on an already-great day, or whether I’m down in the pits. It shifts something, brightening the dark, or making my light shine even more brightly.  Declare, “Today…Read more

“When you love you fall under the waves, if you never fall you can never be saved— sometimes it’s grace, sometimes luck when a hand reaches out and you take it up.” —Kathleen Dunbar, from my album The Storm in…Read more

There are essential acts and states of consciousness which we can identify and use to create a foundation to help us ground, grow, connect and thrive in both good times and times of stress (like during COVID-19).  I’ve boiled down…Read more

You can do this anywhere, anytime. Gratefulness and appreciation of things like beauty, nature and witnessed or received acts of kindness switch our neural circuits. It’s like changing the channel on the radio from a dire news story to a…Read more

Comfortably seated, close your eyes and wiggle your sitsbones. Now imagine your feet on grassy earth. Breathe deep. Let go with a sigh. ⁣ ⁣ Inwardly track your body for a pleasurable sensation—the chair supporting your back, the feel of…Read more

    You matter. You have always mattered. Let the dust settle that contains all the reasons you thought you didn’t matter. Ah!–there is your gem self! Welcome home, my love, welcome home.  Here’s a self-friendly compassionate perspective to help … Continue…Read more

The Body says: I am a fiesta.   -Eduardo Galeano  Here’s an easy practice to press your reset button. It quickly gets your brain and body producing harmony-hormones instead of stress-hormones.  Take-Anywhere, Awesome Reset Practice: Big stretch Yawn Sigh out loud…Read more

One of the first songs I ever wrote arrived in my heart and mind when I was on a wilderness quest in Death Valley many years ago. It’s called Send You Love. You can find the words below. I send…Read more

At The Beach*  *A variation is to go into the forest where a river is flowing nearby.  Sit or lie comfortably in a quiet room.  Let yourself softly breathe in and out several times. On the outbreath make a sighing…Read more

While you are at home during COVID-19, take a tour of a famous museum! Here are 12 famous museums that offer you free virtual tours of fascinating exhibits that you can enjoy from your couch! Follow the link: Take A…Read more

By Kathleen Dunbar, CA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Hakomi Therapist  You’re dyslexic? Wow! That means you have some amazing gifts! The planet needs your unique brilliance!  If you’d rather listen to the article than read, there are audio…Read more

Here’s a short video from Stephen Porges, one of the leading specialists on healing trauma through social engagement. It’s so important right now to reach out and both see and hear our friends and family on video and phone because…Read more