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I just finished teaching another one of my fabulous retreats at the Kripalu Center where we spend two and half days embracing the myriad (excruciating and comical) ways we hold on to stress and [...]

No matter what time of year it is, if you’re seeing this message, I wish you a Happy Spring (clearing)! Here’s the continuation of my list of useful tips that I began in my previous [...]

When it comes to reducing the clutter from our homes (and heads), every day of the year is “spring cleaning.” Adopting a “rule of one”: one thing, one pile, one area, one [...]

Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a thought like this: “I paid a fortune for this thing, I can’t possibly get rid of it now.” “They’re too nice, and besides I [...]

  Even Oprah holds on to stuff … and says it’s time to have another garage sale. [Hmmm, wondering what an Oprah yard sale might look like.] In a recent article in O Magazine, she [...]

Your Spacious Self Online Course – A Testimonial… Hi Stephanie, Thank you! I’m so grateful for your online course (I’m at chapter 4).  I’m amazed at the insights [...]

I love it when see the mainstream get how spaces affect us, reflect us, support us, and… oppress us. At the end of the day choosing where to spend our time can make all the difference in [...]

To save or not to save (stuff). In this case most definitely save…? The video below tells an amazing story of an unknown Chicago street photographer, Vivian Maier, who shot (and squirreled [...]

“I live by goosebumps.”–Quincy Jones Birdsong. A double rainbow. Really hot Latin music. Capturing a perfect moment on my digital camera (like the photo above). Watching an ah-ha [...]

I am a big fan of Facebook for how it can inspire a tribe to move mountains… of clutter. Here’s one of the lively threads to make its way through my SpaceClear fan page: ‎ Joan [...]