I wish I had known it was possible to shift my experience of ANYTHING and EVERYTHING by shifting how I was thinking about it.

When I talk about “your Heart” I mean the part of you that is deepest and most true. There are so many ways to talk about it…. read on..

If you’re like I used to be, you’re always waiting for someone else to tell you you’re good enough. You put your trust in another person who somehow is supposed to know whether or know you have enough skill and knowledge to do the job and do the job well.

Most of us think that an Easy life is what we want. Unfortunately, I’ve never met anyone who’s life doesn’t go up and down at times. What if there were another way of being in relationship with life?

If you’ve ever tried to start a healthy habit or practice, you know it takes a little work. They don’t just start and get running smoothly without your intention and attention.

I’ve decided I just can’t allow myself to get too busy anymore. And the more I try to build in little breaks the more I realize how deep a practice it is to create enough boundary not to be so busy anymore.

The moment when Love your way through came to me, it created a profound shift in my life.   Instead of using fighting, struggling, or force to get through my life - I learned I could use Love as the starting point.

What is the support that you need in order to show up in the way you want to show up for your life?

Part of what feels so good about being loved is that the other is Deeply Affirming you. YOU, yes, YOU

Restoration includes those activities that bring you into a space of joy and delight just by doing them.

It’s New Year’s time. The holidays are winding down and we’re turning our attention towards becoming the person we always thought we could be.

We find ourselves in the liminal space between Christmas and the New Year. The last week, the week of the madhya - the midline - between what has been in 2018 and what will become in 2019.

We are entering the days of long nights. The times of children home from school and families drawn together.

How good are you at receiving? I, personally, am pretty terrible at it.

I’m just home from our family Thanksgiving celebration and I am stoked to be entering the holiday gift-giving season. Christmas held a special magic for me when I was growing up and something of that spark lingers most years.

Someone else’s approval never stands up against our own layers of self-doubt and unworthiness.  And looking outside of oneself for affirmation does not lead to self-trust, but only to more craving for praise.  It is a false sense of importance rather than a true reassurance.

The past several weeks have been extremely full. Yoga Teacher Training, My grandmother’s passing, visiting with family, my daughter’s tenth birthday, my anniversary, my grandmother’s memorial service…

My grandmother died a few weeks ago. She was 99 years old. For most of her life, she was filled with such a dynamic vitality and heartfelt joy for living that it seemed like she might just live forever.

It was one of those magical classes where all the students seemed to breathe as one and I was simply following in the wake of Shakti as she led us where to go next.  

 The universe doesn't make mistakes and so all of your idiosynchrosies, "imperfections", lumps, bumps, scars, and grooves are exactly as they are meant to be.  They make you who you are, and you are Well Made.