We have brilliant brains — you and I. I cherish that space between my ears and love my brain! It thinks intelligent, important thoughts. It solves complex problems. It comes up with elaborate, detailed, really impressive plans. However, my head has been talking so loudly and so much lately that I can’t hear my heart. … More Heart Flow

— Opening to Broad Perspective & Healthy Detachment While Maintaining Sharp Focus & Deep Inner Connection Close your eyes. Turn your attention inward. Place one or both hands over your heart. Do you feel any warmth under your palm? Do you feel any movement? Perhaps the rising and falling of your chest as you inhale and … More Expansion & Contraction

Elizabeth Gilbert offered this in regards to stepping into the new year: “Don’t try. Just respond.” If we go this route, then our main objective becomes finding ourselves in a state in which we can respond truthfully to the present moment. I happen to believe that the practice of yoga — union of mind, body, spirit, … More Just Respond

Last week I taught my last class in one of the local studios before it closed. (The building was sold, and as the new owners have different plans for the space, the lease was not renewed.) Some of us had been teaching and practicing in that space for years. In that building we learned, we … More Onward!

I remember as a kid often wondering who I was going to be when I grew up. What would I look like? What kind of work would I do? How would I act? What sorts of things would I say? I didn’t understand that I was going to be the same person (and in fact … More New Year, Same Me

I don’t know if you know this or not (apparently I was absent on the day this was taught in school, and so I’ve had to learn it much later), but there is a very precise method for rendering something valuable, and I want to share it with you. (This is inspired by Joseph Campbell.) … More Value

I was at the park with my son after school one afternoon when he had a disagreement with his buddy. They were both tired and hungry, and it was about time to go anyhow, so I was like oookay, let’s just wrap this up, head home, and get on with the rest of our day. … More Resisting the Urge to Sacrifice Presence for Resolve

Do you ever wonder, “Am I doing this right?” About anything? Maybe some days about everything? As someone who asks this question on a regular basis in regards to just about every aspect of her life, I can share that even when I’m feeling connected, aligned, and confident, this inquiry does not completely vanish from … More Am I Doing This Right?

I sat down to write this post about forgiveness for oneself, but then after listening to an interview featuring author, Elizabeth Gilbert, I realized it was really about mercy for oneself. So, this post is about self-mercy. Here’s the distinction (for me) between forgiveness and mercy: When forgiveness is spoken of and often practiced, it … More Mercy

Health, wellness, and balance are not about staying in a fixed, central position, but rather about having an awareness of where you are in relation to your center. This means being aware of when you’re squarely in it, being aware when you’re nowhere near it, and being aware when center has shifted, even when you … More Center