AuthorThe Zen Den

Hello and welcome to The Zen Den. My name is Alison and while I am passionate about many things, my most inspiring driving force is human connection. Blogger, content writer, orthopedic exercise specialist, motivational speaker, international yoga pro, published songwriter, avid poker player, mom and wife are just a few of my titles. But when I do my job at NASA, I am known simply as “The Fairy Zenmother” a role I deeply love because people invite me into their space to help them find their center, relax and stretch their muscles and destress their mind. Here in the blogosphere version of The Zen Den, I invite you into my world where I will explore ideas for creating a better tomorrow and a kinder today. And hopefully, with insight, authenticity and humor; my words, observations and experiences will help you feel calm, centered, intellectually challenged and spiritually enlightened. Alternatively, if you have something you would like to see covered in The Zen Den, just let me know. Your feedback is welcome and valuable to the success of this blog. Finally, my heart is filled with gratitude to have this opportunity to share with all of you.

Truth or Belief? It’s Complicated

What is truth? Can we overly-informed modern day people have some sort of compass to gauge truth? For millennia philosophers have been debating the concept of “truth.” What is it? And who says one man’s version of reality is actually the ultimate...

LIFE, Live it Abundantly

“The secret to having it all is believing you already do” On any given day regarding any specific topic, most of us possess a point of view and if asked we will gladly express it. Depending on the subject matter, our views may change...

America the Colorful

Enjoying our coffee on this beautiful sunshine embossed morning, my husband and I were given the most beautiful gift of light. In the midst of talking about gratitude, a spectrum appeared on the carpet in front of us. Vibrant and perfect, the...

Hope – The Power to Change the Ether

What if today we all decided to speak hope to one another? You and I could each choose to illuminate the things we have in common instead of highlighting our differences. All of us have been affected in some way or another by all the negativity...

Taming the Beast

Your chest tightens making it difficult to breath. You can feel the blood coursing through your veins, the carotid arteries on each side of your neck pulsating like they might explode. The thunderous pounding of your heart is reacting like there is...

Comfort Zones: Decode Your Mode

By the time we are well into adulthood, most of us have established clearly defined comfort zones or modes in which we live. We shouldn’t feel flawed or weak if we want to curl up in a ball and hunker down in our psychological safe zones; it is...

The Paradigm Shift of Loyalty

There was a time in the not too distant past where most of us understood what conservative Republicanism was all about. My father, a card carrying Republican who never swayed from the party line, gave me the opportunity to view unequivocal loyalty...

What’s Age Got to do With It?

I just had to fill in my age on a form for the first time since I turned 60! It looked so wrong. Six Oh! “What in the world?” I thought out loud and probably stunned the young man sitting next to me. How can I be 60 years old? He didn’t seem shocked...

Unacceptable Redefined

I don’t recognize a lot of things anymore these days, as civility and ethical behavior take a backseat to bloviating and bluster. What used to be considered unacceptable behavior by statesmen now seems to be standard procedure. I used to think I...

unBlinded

Eyes are a beautiful gift; some would even say “a window to the soul.” Every day I am grateful for this treasure of eyesight which allows me to view the bright red cardinal singing outside my window, the colorful leaves and the ever changing hues in...

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