As human beings, we all experience both light and dark. They coexist and compliment one another. You can’t have one without the other. When we’re feeling especially radiant and connected to our light, we must remember the shadows as well so that we may have genuine compassion for those living in and wrestling with that … More Light & Dark

The message I want to share with you today is: You are needed. You are needed. You are needed. We all have different motivations for waking up and choosing to live another day. Beyond obligation or responsibility to loved ones, I’ll share with you three of mine, not because they must also be yours, but … More You Are Needed

I have a 3 1/2-year-old son whom is with me all the time. There are many days when I feel I don’t have the time or space to do the things I feel nourish me like exercise (without simultaneously pretending to be a steam roller, or run without also pushing a stroller while answering a … More Breath as Nourishment

I’ve been in this nasty cycle of comparison lately — comparing myself to others, to some previous version of myself, to a self-imposed expectation of who/what/where I ought to be now. I don’t like it. It doesn’t feel good. I get frustrated with myself. I’m like, come on, Krystal you know better! And I do. … More Love is the Antidote to Fear

I bet if you ask people all over the world what they want most in life, or better yet, what they want for their children, most will say, “to be happy.” Here’s the thing with happiness — it’s fantastic, it feels really good, and it is more than welcome in my life anytime it makes an … More Joy

My mom and brother came to visit over the weekend. I left later than I was hoping to pick them up from the airport, so I was speeding as I drove there. Since I was driving faster than the speed limit and knew I was breaking the law, I was anxiously looking in the rearview … More Integrity

Last week I wrote about resilience as a true measure of health and increasing resilience by deepening our connection to our personal identity, grounding in and drawing strength from knowing who you truly are and that no matter what happens, nothing can change that. Today I’m taking it one step further, expanding outward from personal … More Individual Health = Global Health

This post is inspired by a course I took with Kristine Kaoverii Weber entitled, “Change Your Story, Change Your Life — Yoga, Neuroplasticity, and the Art of Conscious Transformation.” When we think of health we usually think of it as the opposite of illness. A binary way of categorizing: health = good vs illness = … More Resilience

Lately all signs have been pointing to slowing down. I see the signs, I hear the messages loud and clear, and yet I’ve been choosing to ignore, defy them even, because Universe, I know better than you, and quite frankly I’ve got a lot of stuff to get done. 😉 I’m telling you, I fight … More Slowing Down: Trading Fear for Trust

We took a last minute road trip to LA this past weekend to help my grandparents. They are moving out of the house they’ve lived in for the past 55 years. They’ve raised 2 children and 4 grandchildren in that house. They’ve traveled the world (literally, there is not a single place left on the … More Detachment