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What is self-love really? I believe there are many layers to it. But in the end, a lasting state of self-love is more of a state of mind or a state of being. We can buy ourselves things or give ourselves self-care treats or take a vacation - which can all be acts of...

“I should have known better. What’s wrong with me? No one else seems to be struggling. Why does everything bad happen to me? I’m stupid/worthless/helpless. That’s never going to happen for me. I’m just not good enough.” Beating ourselves up with harsh, negative words....

All I know is the universe wants me to really understand that peace comes from accepting life as it is, finding comfort in uncertainty, and just enjoying each day as it comes. Man, do I fight against this! Now I’ve come a long way, for which I’m grateful for, and I’m...

We all have pressures and stress in our lives that effect our emotions. I know that over this past year, for a lot of us, life’s challenges have felt even more overwhelming at times. Not easy. All you have to do is Google “managing stress during COVID-19” and almost...

Over the years of working with people to manage emotions more effectively, a specific process emerged for me that is based on the inward tools of Yoga. In fact, for those of you who have heard of the Yoga Sutras, the path that is laid out in this text for...

One of my personal practices for some time has been to pause. Recently, it feels like the universe has been doubling down on helping me with that intention, though not in the way I’d have planned it.  Pausing can happen in many ways. From taking a vacation to stopping...

Moving into February, known as the month to celebrate love, I feel it is more important than ever to focus on Self-love. We have all been through so much in 2020 and we all deserve more love and kindness. This starts with loving ourselves. Without Self-Love, We Become...

“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” Nelson Mandela I’ve been reflecting on hope this past week with the change of leaders in the United States.  Hope can be uplifting and inspiring. It can lead to the most amazing actions. Hope can also lead to...

“Real detachment is not in letting go of activity but letting go of attachment.” This quote from my teacher, Prasad Ragnekar, has been on my office/ yoga room wall for a couple of years now. I refer to it periodically when meeting individually with people. It’s a...

As a human being, I make mistakes. We all do. It’s actually one of the main ways we learn. I have found that changing my perception from mistakes are ‘bad’ and to-be-avoided to the perception that Mistakes-are-Learnings, has made a HUGE difference in my life. If...