One morning, last summer, I was on my yoga mat and felt uncharacteristically distracted. Non-yoga thoughts were racing through my mind, I was feeling anxious, and I started to fall into comparison-mode (about my yoga abilities and beyond). I know something is up when this happens, because: It’s yoga. Presence. Ommmm…. The reason I do Mysore-style Ashtanga yoga, is because I find it much less comparison-inducing
Goal Setting for the New Year
I love the cycles of time. I’m not a New Years resolution kind of gal. I’ve never understood waiting for a date to try and change something in my life. But I AM a letting go of the old, setting new intentions kind of gal. A create goals with soul kind of gal. Last week I finally(and divinely) finished reading and goal setting with the
Focus on Joy
Focus on Joy. When things get tough. When the world gets you down. When things are really great. And you want them to get even better. Focus on the things that bring you joy. Chase them. Choose them. Intentionally. They’re the little things: a walk through the woods with your dog a hot cup of tea in your favorite mug the choice to read a
How to Become the Person You Want to Be
Do you ever wish you had someone else’s life? Or were more like someone else? That you could be confident, sexy, strong, healthy, care-free, successful, creative, happy? Have you been working your whole life to get there? Or have you concluded that you never can? Or are you scared to reallyyyyy try? Well I am here to tell you, you can do or be anything
Stop Judging Yourself and Start Kickin’ Ass
Last week I discovered a super effective way to stop loathing and judging myself so much, and to start actually achieving my goals. I told my dear friend Holly about it, and both of us have been killing it for the last week, jumping some major personal hurtles! HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED: While I was driving back from yoga one morning, I was thinking about some things
Pushing Off: A Short Guide to Flying
I have been through a lot of changes in the past few years. I parted ways with a company I had been with for 8 years; I started pursuing art as a career; I got engaged; I turned some of my biggest passions (like yoga), into daily practices; I said buh-bye to the depression, anxiety, and nightmares that had plagued me for as long as I
Burn-Out Blues? Remember This…
At the end of my yoga practice each morning, I always take a silent moment to thank my body and my teachers, and to feel gratitude for something in my life. Today, I am grateful for new awarenesses and hard-earned progress. Progress is a funny thing. It’s a super bitch to go through, but ultra rewarding, and life-changing in the end. The frustrating part is,
The trick to making shit happen in your life, (even when you don’t know what you want)
What parts of your life just aren’t working for you? Where are you settling for X when you really want Y? Where do you feel stuck, out of power? Your job? Your relationships? How you feel about yourself as a friend? As a parent? As a partner? How you feel about your home? I am going to share with you a tool I used to