The holidays can be bombarding and stressful. Add a few loving habits to your holiday intentions this season! Here are some Self-Care tips from me to you this year, coming from a blend of Yoga, Ayurvedic philosophies so you can feel at ease through the holidays. Let Your Body Lead Your body is very intelligent. Our bodies naturally follow the … Read More
Jumpstart Your Experience of Beauty and Play
The way I knew beauty in a ‘past life’ was through being a middle school art teacher. I worked with young people and school communities in building social awareness around hunger in the community, creating large scale mosaics, connecting students with local artists, and teaching self-expression and compassion. We created some beautiful artwork together…but what I deeply believed was that beauty was broader…
Great Acts of Self Love
Great acts of self love include giving to yourself an unconditional love, gentleness, and kindness…The kind of love that embraces all of our parts no matter what. How often do you look at yourself harshly and critically? More so than any other person would is my guess. We often see where we are lacking, how much we are not doing, not achieving, and … Read More
3 Ways to Cultivate Inner Happiness
Inner happiness is a result of a connected and healthy relationship with your whole self. Instead of pushing forward faster, genuine happiness comes from going deeper. Try these three tips to cultivate an inner happiness to support you in a natural optimism, vibrance, satisfaction, and zest for life. 1. Get quiet and be in your body When you ally with your … Read More
Why Witnessing Your Home Space Is Essentially Yoga
What is around us, especially “closest to home”, is imbued with our ongoing energy and attention. Marie Kondo asks us to examine each item in our habitat and ask ourselves, “does it spark joy?” If it doesn’t, honor and let it go. When we take a closer look at our surroundings and what is in them, we can unfold our … Read More
what is yoga?
Many people understand yoga as poses (asana) or stretches. Yoga is an ancient, broad, and deep spiritual practice and philosophy of living. It involves honoring and integrating the Self, developing awareness and consciousness, knowing who you are in relation to everything around you, and understanding how your internal world creates the external. Yoga is incredibly helpful in shifting out of … Read More
