Recently I haven’t been feeling well. I’ve been really fatigued so I’ve been making an effort to listen to my body and not overdo things. I have been trying to take it easy, go to bed early, drink lots of fluids, and eat nourishing foods. In spite of my efforts, there came a day last… Read More
Choosing Joy and Letting Go
In my work I try to highlight different ways that we can live the lives we want to live. To explore how we have more control than we think we do over how we react to the uncontrollable. To encourage questioning the status quo in order to make our little corners of the world better… Read More
How Alcohol Was Affecting My Mind and Body – and I Didn’t Even Realize it
There’s a lot of literature out there that examines the effects of alcohol on our bodies and minds. And being curious about all things wellness, I’ve read a good number of them. That is why it is so surprising to me that I neglected to make the connection between some of the things that were… Read More
Why Telling Someone to Follow Their Passion isn’t As Inspiring as You Think
This time of year, we hear a lot about living our passions, setting intentions, and creating resolutions to turn our lives around. All of those sentiments are really positive and the new year is a great time to evaluate whether or not what we are doing is working for us. At the same time, it’s… Read More
My Gratitude and Wish for You This Holiday Season
It’s hard to believe that a whole year has gone by already. I wanted to take a moment, in the midst of all of our busyness to thank you for being part of a community that has brought me such a full spectrum of human experiences this year – warmth, joy, laughter, sadness, tears, love, and… Read More
What Are We Waiting For?
Each month a couple of weeks before this blog is due to post I start to think about what you might like to hear about. And each month, with a little bit of near-panic in my heart because I think I won’t come up with something, I sit down to meditate and I ask the… Read More
The Fiction of Perfection
In last month’s post we talked about a concept called “the other” as a philosophy and communication technique to deepen our relationships, bring us closer to one another, and improve our interpersonal communications. We explored how the philosophy of “the other” requires that we examine our motives and put aside our own egos and views… Read More
Two Practices That Will Heighten Awareness and Improve Your Relationships On and Off the Mat
Last month I had the privilege of assisting Tari Prinster, the founder of Yoga 4 Cancer (Y4C), in a week-long teacher training up at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. As you can imagine, a big part of the training is learning about what makes teaching a class for cancer survivors different… Read More
Transforming Your Relationship with Food
One of the most complicated relationships a lot of us have is with our food. Food is such a big part of our culture. From the time we are children we are rewarded with food and comforted by food. Many fond memories are created with friends and family gathered around a table, eating, drinking, storytelling,… Read More
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
I think a lot of us, at one time or another, were under the impression that there is a linear progression to life. We envision growing up and somehow arriving at a point where we can stand still for a while. A point where we are settled and officially grown up. As it turns out,… Read More