Arrive
A few minutes of gentle breathing.
An invitation to gather
Porch Time with PJ
A place for real conversation and human connection.
Sometimes we need somewhere to tell the truth. Sometimes we need someone to witness our lives. Sometimes we just need to sit with other people, laugh a little, sip our tea, and remember that we are not navigating this beautiful, complicated human experience alone.
Small · unrecorded · online on Zoom · about an hour
How Porch Time Began
People have helped me through the hard and beautiful parts of life.
People listened, taught me, fed me, encouraged me, and stayed beside me. Over the years, people have come to me with grief, loneliness, relationships, caregiving, changing bodies, and raising children; with losing ourselves along the way, children leaving home, jobs ending, dreams changing, and beginning again.
I miss my people, and I know many of us are carrying more than anyone can see.
A memory that stayed with me
After losing my daughter, aunt, husband, and father, I wanted to attend an online group. I felt I didn't have much to say and I was afraid that if I spoke I might break down, so I asked the teacher if I could attend silently. Of course, she said yes.
I was 58 years old and realized I was still asking another person for permission to honor what I needed.
People do not need permission to care for themselves in the way they need.
What Is Porch Time?
A little room to be together.
Porch Time is small, unrecorded, and online on Zoom. We gather for about an hour. It is a low-pressure place for real conversation, connection, and listening.
Books, practices, recipes, questions, shared experiences, breathwork, meditation, and Ayurveda are some of the things that will be added into the conversation. I bring what I have learned and what I am still learning. You bring your experience, questions, humor, and whatever is in your cup.
This is not therapy, and no one is required to share.
You may talk, listen, laugh, cry, drink tea, turn off your camera, or simply be present.
Listening is participating, too.
What Happens When We Gather?
A simple shape for the hour.
Open a topic
A thought, question, or reading from a book to begin with.
Talk together
Compassion, conversation, listening, and room for laughter or tears.
Carry it with you
Something meaningful to take into the week.
No preparation is needed. Just come as you are.No perfect answer is required.
Come sit with us
October 2026
Choose one conversation or join us for several. Each gathering is online on Zoom and lasts about an hour.
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11:00 AM Pacific
2:00 PM EasternRemaining Open to Our Lives Through Grief and Change
Grief is not only about death. It may come with aging, changing bodies, caregiving, relationships ending, children leaving home, or the loss of a future we once imagined. Inspired in part by David Kessler’s Finding Meaning.
An additional chance to join the same conversation offered on October 3.
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4:00 PM Pacific
7:00 PM EasternRemaining Open to Our Lives Through Grief and Change
The same core conversation about the losses and changes that can accompany many seasons of life. We will make room to listen, share, or simply be present.
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4:00 PM Pacific
7:00 PM EasternBuilding a Meditation Practice That Belongs in Real Life
Meditation does not need to be perfect, long, or separate from everyday life. We will explore simple meditation and breathing practices for real life, as it is now.
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4:00 PM Pacific
7:00 PM EasternChanging Seasons, Dinacharya, and Something Yummy
We will explore seasonal changes in body, mind, and energy; daily rhythms (dinacharya); Ayurveda; and something seasonal and yummy.
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4:00 PM Pacific
7:00 PM EasternBurn the Haystack
Inspired by Dr. Jennie Young’s Burn the Haystack and her work involving rhetoric and dating, we will explore patterns, trusting what we notice, and discernment in relationships, friendships, families, workplaces, and everyday life.
For women, including anyone who identifies as a woman.
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Into the kitchen
1–2 PM Pacific
4–5 PM Eastern
Online on Zoom
$15 per householdPorch Time Is Moved into the Kitchen for Full Moon Ghee Making
We’re moving from the porch into the kitchen! Join me on the day of the full moon to make ghee together in our own kitchens.
We’ll begin with a short chant or gentle breathwork, then I’ll guide you through making your own golden jar of ghee, with time for questions and conversation. No experience needed.
You’ll receive a simple ingredient and equipment list beforehand so you can cook along—or just come watch and learn.
Keep Life Yummy,
PJOne session on October 25 only.
These October gatherings have passed. Stay connected with PJ for future invitations.
An open invitation
Pull Up a Chair
Porch Time begins online so my people in Las Vegas, New Jersey, Asheville, and elsewhere can gather together. Our porch can travel with us.
Come to one conversation or several. There is no long-term commitment. The groups are intentionally small. Calendly will send a confirmation and private Zoom details.
Plans change?
Please cancel your registration so someone else can attend.
In the future
There will be in-person Porch Times in Las Vegas, too. I’ll provide the tea.
Let’s be there for one another, no matter the distance.
I need this, too.
#KeepLifeYummy