Eve BernfeldDec 14, 20213 minJoyful RoundupWe’re deep into the season when we are supposed to be joyful. Whether we like it or not. And coming to the end of yet another year of...
Eve BernfeldOct 19, 20212 minPortrait of a Mother in ReposeSaturday is the one day I dispense with my morning routine. No scraping myself out of bed before my family to sweep, write and walk...
Eve BernfeldSep 14, 20212 minHit the DeckI guess people perceive me as the Posture Police, because they are often saying things to me like: “At the end of the day/at the end of a...
Eve BernfeldSep 1, 20212 minFive Things I’m Saying NO to So That I Can Say YES to What I WantLately, after a year and a half of dormancy, opportunities have started coming my way—things that elicit, as my friend Melissa would say,...
Eve BernfeldJul 20, 20213 minWhat If Judgment...*1. What if judging myself (and the ensuing shame spiral) is just another habit that is not currently serving me? Could I approach my...
Eve BernfeldFeb 2, 20212 minThings I Don't RegretSometimes on rainy, interminable, nearly-a-year-into-a-pandemic days I look around in a fog: What the heck should I be doing right now?...
Eve BernfeldOct 21, 20203 minWe Teach What We Need to LearnLast week I made myself sick. Well, me and some streptococcus bacteria. First I feared COVID. Egads. But one swab up my nose and one down...
Eve BernfeldSep 2, 20203 minIs NO a Four-Letter Word?Part 3: “Mind what you have learned. Save you it can.” I spent the better part of a recent Friday trying to get ahold of Oregon...
Eve BernfeldJun 10, 20202 minCreating a Daily Alexander Technique PracticeAs we strive to change the world, is it selfish to work on ourselves? Or is it the only way?
Eve BernfeldMar 24, 20202 minTangledI propose we spend a few minutes every day taking some time to PAUSE. Taking some time to reorganize ourselves.
Eve BernfeldMar 8, 20203 minIs NO a Four-Letter Word? Part 1: Ado AnnieI thanked the word NO, for giving me this much-needed solitude.
Eve BernfeldDec 2, 20192 minStormy WeatherChanging my position, giving myself, quite literally, a different perspective, tends to rattle something free in my brain.
Eve BernfeldOct 16, 20193 minThe CruxSaying NO to the million tiny habits of body and mind that contribute to feeling diminished, to feeling like I can’t go on.
Eve BernfeldAug 7, 20192 minSchooledSometimes the most “productive” thing to do is nothing. Productive of renewed energy, refreshed thinking, rediscovered enthusiasm.
Eve BernfeldApr 23, 20194 minReady ListWhat a revelation to be in the city and to See it, Breathe, and not make myself small. To be present in a way I never was in my 20s.
Eve BernfeldOct 10, 20182 minThe Good StuffWhat if the PAUSE is where the good stuff happens? The PAUSE is the place of inspiration, of creativity, of discovering the unexpected.
Eve BernfeldAug 27, 20182 minStayWhen I stop and really STAY in this moment, I realize the effort I was making to try to be in two places at once.
Eve BernfeldAug 13, 20182 minStop the Insanity!It's not just learning to stop tensing my shoulders. It's about eschewing a straightforward, well-defined parenting path to stumble down a
Eve BernfeldOct 29, 20162 minWhat Was I Scared Of?On constant overload, it’s easy to see danger everywhere, and to begin to live smaller and smaller and smaller lives.