Grief & Euphoria : On Feeling the Whole Spectrum
On Christmas Day {2023} my Dad passed away. It was unexpected and it was tragic. On that day, I felt the most pain I’d felt in my entire life…
Yoga & The Nervous System
We are training the body to move from a state of stress to a state of relaxation more quickly, with more ease, and with less collateral damage to the body and its systems.
How To Navigate + Thrive in Transition
If we’re not careful and let these seemingly undetectable transitions go unacknowledged, we rob ourselves of the opportunity to create transformation within transition. Without acknowledging how we show up + move through these transition spaces, we inevitably do ourselves a disservice. We rob ourselves of the power + right to respond. We rob ourselves of the gift to dance with every moment that unfolds before us.
What is Mindfulness & How Do I Begin to Practice it?
Mindfulness can be practiced at any time, in any place, with anyone around, while you are doing literally any thing by…
How to be a ~Yogi~ & BE YOU
The problem with this paradigm is that we try so desperately to fit into the box. The box of who a yogi must be. The box of what it means to be a yogi. The box of how you should speak/ act/ dress - how you should be - if you are a so called yogi. When in reality, this character is not you. You are separate from The Yogi. You are you.
5 Mindset Shifts to Leap into the Unknown
Here’s the thing - leaping into the unknown does not mean there is no fear. Let’s clear that up right away. Fear will never go away.
How to Cultivate a Healing Alliance with Your Body
The simple truth is: the way we speak to our body’s directly impacts how it feels - and more importantly - how it heals
Transform in the New Year
Before we ring in the new year, it is so important to be intentional about setting aside uninterrupted time to not only reflect on the year that has passed but gain clarity as to where you are headed.
4 Meditation Myths Busted
If meditation feels difficult in the beginning, it’s a short time until it feels like the most natural extension of your existence.
Movement as a {Self}-love Language
The more intentional we are about listening and creating a relationship with our body’s, the more we’re able to use movement as a means to heal, optimize our health, and ultimately deepen our relationship with self.
Frequency of Gratitude and Your Health
Being grateful falls on the same level as love — it is one of the highest vibrational frequencies you can be at. The more time you can spend in gratitude and love, the more your body's frequency raises and the healthier your body becomes.
Unhappy in the Pursuit of Happiness
The amusing paradox is - the sooner we abandon our pursuit of happiness, the sooner we’ll arrive at the destination we’re so painstakingly in pursuit of.
5 Steps to a Walking Meditation
As you are beginning to learn how to meditate, using guidelines like those outlined below, will act as trail blazes; markers to help lead, guide, and assist you in your mission to mindfulness.
Three Affirmations to Harness Your Personal Power
True personal power lies in our grace. In our empathy. In our vulnerability. In our willingness to connect. True personal power is love. I invite you to reflect on the following three affirmations to cultivate your own energy of personal power within you.
How You Can Use Your Breath to Transform
We’ve all been there. Those moments when we feel stressed about one thing or another and … we snap. An effective first step in approaching transformation at those cross sections of adversity is accepting the old sage advice - take a deep breath.
Cultivating Gratitude for Growth
Take a moment to consider how far you’ve come, how much you’ve learned, how much you’ve you overcome, and how much you’ve grown in the last year/ chapter of your life. Then think about how every experience [both joyful and painful] - every single moment - has conspired to create this version of you.
Working Out vs. Moving In
I can honestly say I have experienced so much freedom, peace and increased physical strength from changing my perspective and relationship with “exercise”. I no longer work out, but move in.
Gifting Yourself Time to Reflect
When we gift ourselves this time to reflect, this perspective, we are able to develop a whole other level of appreciation, awe, and empathy for the version of self that endured the hardship.
Let It Be
What’s meant for you will find you. Who is meant for you will find you. In fact, what’s meant for you can not miss you as long as you are open and ready to receive.
Giving Yourself Permission to Indulge
A lot of us feel like if we say “yes”, there will be no end in sight. If I “give in”, I won’t be able to stop myself… in fact, I’ll never stop, and then I’ll be [insert fear of being rejected / unworthy / undeserving of love / acceptance]. What if for a moment we suspended the self imposed conditions to be worthy of love?