Breath of Heaven

Breath of Heaven

Dec 23, 2017 | Breath, Music

Music brought us together.  CF keeps us apart. In January of this year, I made a new friend.  Her name is Ashley Ballou-Bonnema.  Truth be told, I honestly don’t remember how I found her blog, Breathe Bravely. But I do know that from the moment I...
Rare Earth

Rare Earth

Sep 16, 2017 | Breath

The page is turning from summer to fall.  Every year I look forward to the crisp autumn mornings and the return of the rain.  But especially so for me this year, since summer has been a challenging one, full of highs and lows… both for me and for this...
Spring updates – La Perichole opens tomorrow night!

Spring updates – La Perichole opens tomorrow night!

Apr 28, 2017 | Featured, Music

Pictured above: Katie Malik (Brambilla) with Marcus Shelton (Piquillo) in Tacoma Opera’s production of La Perichole. Photo by Peter Serko (c) Tacoma Opera. April 29 – May 7: Tacoma Opera presents La Perichole by Offenbach This operetta is a bubbly confection of...
Vespers Yoga – coming this March

Vespers Yoga – coming this March

Feb 20, 2017 | Yoga

Lately I’ve been focusing on re-centering myself and restoring my creative spirit. I created this Vespers yoga practice for myself, and I realized that others might want to share it too.  For the season of Lent, I’ll be leading a weekly yoga workshop...
Yoga for CF – a video collaboration

Yoga for CF – a video collaboration

Jun 29, 2016 | Yoga

Update 1/19/2017: This project is complete and the videos are now available!  See this page for more info!   Today I’m happy to introduce my current project Yoga4CF, a series of instructional yoga videos specifically created for the CF population!...