Nourishing

“If this clearing technique doesn’t seem like it accomplishes very much, that’s because from the mind’s point of view, it doesn’t. This exercise is designed to access a deeper inner knowing [...]

“Stress patterns that keep our homes, workplaces, and lives in a constant state of imbalance have a way of vaporizing in the presence of pure, elegant compassion.” –sbv Part 6 of 7 * [...]

“This being human is a guest house Every morning a new arrival…” –Rilke Part 5 of 7* Besides you, the flesh and blood human being who invites me to clear your space, I consider [...]

“One minute you are feeling calm, self possessed, happy. Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy.” –Yann Martel, Life of Pi I’m in Mexico as [...]

Spring 2009: Awareness Changes Everything Click here to view

“The present moment is alive.” Eckhart Tolle on ABC’s Nightline Part 4 of 7 * If you thought it was just you, your family and your pets that occupied your space, think again. There is way more [...]

Part 3 of 7 * It’s our second skin. Homes and workplaces are extensions of us. Through doorways and hallways, they circulate energy (chi)–or don’t, depending on how cluttered, congested, and [...]

Part 2 of 7* After almost two decades in the business of clearing spaces, I sometimes wonder why I didn’t get into feng shui, or interior design for that matter. These professions are so [...]

Yesterday I cleared a Zagat Award-winning Japanese restaurant in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts. This was not me helping the client sort and toss boxes from their storage area. Nor set up [...]

“Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.” –Henry David Thoreau A big low-pressure system seems to have moved in to affect my entire household. First a [...]