Spanda – The sacred tremor within; art of being alive, the moments we shake, quake and take a sharp inhale; fully living as opposed to existing. The year my ‘word’ or theme has been spanda. I truly wanted to dig into the things that brought me joy; wanted to learn, to dig deeper into becoming […]
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What to Do When you Feel You’re Not Enough
My triggers come in waves. Odd moments when they pop up and I can hear his voice in the back of my head; the same voice that latched on to my prior insecurities and the one that dove deep into my weaknesses. This weekend all I could hear on repeat was: “you’re not enough.” You […]
Living My Biggest Dreams + Deepest Fear
This past weekend all my dreams come true as we celebrated the 1st Annual Awareness Gala for Yoga for Families of Addiction. Yet I woke up Saturday morning and felt a tightness in my chest. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop; kept waiting for the moment when someone would say it wasn’t […]
How Yoga Helps with My Triggers
Trigger (v): (especially of something read, seen, or heard) distress (someone), typically as a result of arousing feelings or memories associated with a particular traumatic experience. A few weeks ago, I was sitting with my mom at a cafe and we ran into an old friend of mine. We chatted for a few moments, lamenting […]
Abuse is Tricky
When this photo was taken, I was 6 weeks pregnant with my little love. In that moment, I couldn’t have been happier. I was in love with him already, fresh off our trip from India and in a place I thought I would be my whole life. Exactly one year later, I left my ex-husband […]
29 Ideas for Fall
29 things to do for fall Walk outside, and purposely find leaves to crunch under your boots. Practice yoga OUTDOORS. Yesterday I taught a class for Journey to Hope on a gazebo. It was still warm enough, but we were wearing long sleeves. Delicious weather. Go apple picking. Go pumpkin picking. Paint a pumpkin with […]
Playlists & Evolution
This past week I was talking to a few friends about the evolution of our yoga practice as individuals and as a society. I have been on quite the adventure in the past few months and I can feel not only myself but the vibrational energy around me beginning to change how I teach and […]
The 8 Limbs Interview
Last night I had an amazing opportunity to be interview by Lindsay Marino!! After interviewing her a few weeks back on her woo-woo, she asked me to be a guest on her talk show: Intuitive Guidance with Lindsay Marino to talk about the 8 limbs of yoga. I try to bring this up often, through […]
Woo-woo series: Lindsay Marino
When I met Lindsay on the phone this week, it was as if I was chatting with an old friend and not someone I had just met. I could feel her radiant soul and the full truthfulness and the REAL her coming through the phone. This girl is no bullshit (excuse me, but in yoga […]
Magical Mondays
Well, well, well Ohmees – what a week it has been. I haven’t had time to write to you due to the amount of work I’ve had to do and the mini traveling adventures. What an insane and amazing week it has been – I’ve been counting my blessings, meditating, and continuing my Living Yoga […]