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Traditionally, Yoga is a spiritual path with a goal of Self-Realization. Modern Yoga has taken parts of this ancient practice to focus on physical and mental wellbeing. While this is a wonderful benefit of Yoga, it reduces Yoga to the practice of tools and techniques...

My first visit to India was in 2002. I had just ended a 3 year relationship and I had been putting off my dream of traveling to India. A little voice inside of me said, “Just go.” I was traveling there by myself. My mom was not thrilled about it and was discouraging...

Years ago, I watched an interview with Deepak Chopra and he said something to the effect that 99% of our problems come from taking things personally. Life can be a dance from focusing internally and focusing externally. When we are more heavily focused externally,...

With Labor Day in the U.S. this week, I wanted to reflect on the reality of America’s value of independence. Labor Day itself is a day to honor and remember those men and women who persistently pursued worker’s rights in this country. Part of ‘independence’ in this...

I recently read Dr. Kristin Neff’s new book, “Fierce Self-Compassion.” It's such a great reminder of the importance of cultivating self-compassion as part of healing and growth, increasing positive mental health, and creating a kind relationship with yourself. For...

One definition of myths is that they are widely held false beliefs within a culture. Part of refining and transforming the mind is questioning thoughts and beliefs that are automatic for us. Two common processes in Traditional Yoga that help us do this are viveka...

Mindset has become a mainstream, buzz word. But it’s not new. Traditional Yoga has focused on transforming mindset for thousands of years. Why? Because our mind - it’s beliefs, attitudes, and conditionings - is a main obstacle in realizing our True Nature, the goal of...

Communication is an essential part of being human. We are social beings and our nervous systems are wired towards connection with those whom we feel safe and secure. To cultivate safe relationships, we need to know how to communicate our needs to others, work through...

I was quite intrigued to see two women who are nationally recognized in their fields, who are high energy, action-takers, both announce they are taking some sort of hiatus this summer. I think it’s a wonderful thing. Though most of us might not be able to take 4-14...

I’ve been dipping a toe into this concept of ‘multiverse.’ Multiverse, defined by simple.wiki “is the theory of a conjectured set of multiple possible universes, including ours, which make up reality.” After reading an article about it on Vox.com, there’s a way to use...