This last month was extremely challenging for me and I’ve been in a really low place. My biological father passed away and I wasn’t mentally prepared for the flood of emotions that came after. For those that don’t know, he took my mother’s life with a gun when I was 5 years old and he…
You must train for life. The stronger you get, mentally and physically, you’ll be ready to take on the challenges that come your way. You’ll never be fully prepared, but why not be functioning at optimal health to assist when life does get crazy or dark? If you do the work now, you’ll be stronger…
I feel like grief is a topic that is not talked about enough. The same with depression and anxiety. In fact, research has found that anxiety goes hand in hand with grief. It’s the missing stage that doesn’t get much attention. I guess my whole point of this is I sometimes don’t know what my…
By now, I always thought I’d be married, with 3 kids, a two-story home with a white picket fence, loving my career, and climbing the corporate ladder. Well, clearly that didn’t go as planned (says everyone)…and nothing ever does. Sometimes it’s comical to actually think about 😉 Life is unpredictable. It’s constantly changing, and evolving,…
I spent many years covering up my authentic self. Trying to be someone I thought I should present to others. Someone who fit into a cookie-cutter image that I thought I wanted to be. It’s freeing and liberating to no longer care what people think. I have no desire to minimize myself to make others…
When you give yourself stillness to feel, space to deal with, and time to heal, you enter into a relationship with yourself. This can be uncomfortable for some as it requires solitude. But within this stillness and space, you create, you find comfort in your own company. You learn how to pick yourself up, how…
I remember when I never thought brighter days would come. I pretended to believe they would, since they say your thoughts are so powerful…but come on, let’s be real…pretending and really believing in something are completely different. I can now say from experience, which I never thought would happen (and it’s only been so recently),…
I’ve had a lot going on lately and some life changes occurring, which has made it difficult to make it to my mat daily like I normally do. However, by not physically practicing as often right now, I’ve reconnected with my yoga practice in other areas of my life. Yoga is not just about the…
When I walked into the studio the other day I realized how yoga has really become my way of living. Reflecting, everything I’ve implemented in my life has started by breakthroughs I’ve had on my mat. I believe humans were not made to be sedentary, to not have technology do everything for us, to not…
She tried a lot and finally understood. She wasn’t meant for titles at work. Climbing the ladder was unappealing. Chasing after money and love was of no interest. She finally understood she was different. She was meant to think, feel, and dive deep into her mind. She was meant to walk her own path, not…