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We have most likely all been there. We receive what we perceive to be a judgmental look from someone as we are walking through a store. From there, we may begin to create a story in our heads about what happened and we have an imaginary conversation with the person questioning who they think they … Continue reading Free Your Mind and The Rest Will Follow

At the beginning of his book The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz explains how we are trained into our beliefs when we are young. He points out the influence that our parents, teachers, community, and culture have on what we accept to be true about ourselves and the world around us. We are even taught … Continue reading I Believe, I Believe, I Believe

The Buddha taught about impermanence and our lack of control. He tells us that impermanence is an inescapable fact of life, but I am not sure that anyone was listening. Everything changes. Everything. Nothing is permanent. Yet, we live our lives as if things will last forever.  We become attached to people, to situations, to … Continue reading Hold on Loosely…

Final relaxation at the end of the yoga class begins and there she goes: her foot starts to anxiously beat side to side; her fingers tap on the mat; her hands come up to her neck to rub and then she checks her watch; her arm falls to the mat with a thud; her foot … Continue reading Stop, Collaborate, and Listen

As humans, it is instinctual for us to do what we can to avoid feeling uncomfortable. When we are hungry, we eat, when we are cold, we pull on extra layers, when we are tired, we sleep. So, it's no wonder that we also may have the tendency to push down uncomfortable emotions whenever they … Continue reading Feelin’ alright?

The Yoga Sutras are the ancient texts that describe and outline the philosophy and practices of yoga. The word sutra means thread and it is the root of the word suture that we use to refer to stitches in medical practices. A sutra helps us to weave together our daily practices, habits, and patterns with … Continue reading Right Now

As we go through school, we are introduced to a lesson, we learn the lesson, we are tested on the lesson, and then we move on. We were not taught value in going back to repeat or revisit a lesson multiple times in order to integrate it more completely. In fact, when someone needs more … Continue reading Replay

Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all intertwined and they have an inextricable impact on each other. If we want to shift the experience we are having in our lives, we can create a shift in one of these three and it will have a ripple effect on the other two. In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy … Continue reading You Better Think

Did you know that love and abundance are actually boundless? I know, it sounds crazy because we, as a society, are trained into a scarcity mindset. Scarcity means "a state of short supply" and we are trained through marketing to believe that there is not enough of, well, anything really. But, the belief that there … Continue reading Latch on to the Affirmative

Most of us live our lives thinking our way through the day. We give all of our attention to the brain and come to believe that it is not only the most important part, but that it is in control in all situations; the driver and the first to react. We are, according to John … Continue reading Just breathe…

As far as the Elements of nature go, Space really doesn't get the credit it deserves. Maybe that is because it is so subtle that we cannot hold it in our hands or see it, but Space provides, well, the space for everything else to take place in. In Ayurveda, Space or Ether Element is … Continue reading The World Around You

Sometimes, we may come to the realization that we have been trained into judging our experiences on whether or not we have had them before. It's part of the disposable cultural and tied to expectations for instant gratification. We live amidst messages of expecting to always have new and exciting experiences and with that the … Continue reading Again and Again

Have you ever felt as if you were trying to balance more than one you? Like there is a part of you that cares greatly what others think and values what you are "supposed" to do with your life and then there is also a deeper part of you that longs to do what just … Continue reading I Saw The Sign

This past week in working with individuals and groups as they move through challenges and making the effort to change, the theme of fear has come up multiple times. Specifically, identifying that there are three different types of fear. First, let's remind ourselves that to the nervous system, safety always comes first and if something … Continue reading I’m Not Afraid