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“Why can’t I calm my mind?!” I’ve said this to myself many times. And I’ve heard many women say this to me over the years. It seems logical to search out tools and techniques to help ourselves try to calm down the mind. But a lot of times it ends up feeling like we’re...

“I don’t know what else to do! What’s wrong with me?!” These are the words of a mind that feels stuck. I’ve definitely felt stuck even though my body was still able to move around. Feeling stuck is typically our mind unable to see options. When the mind can’t see an...

Language shapes our view of the world. The definitions that we hold about words reflect how we see the world. I was just reminded the other day how just by adding the word ‘than’ completely changed the meaning of a sentence. Changing a ‘but’ to an ‘and’ in a sentence...

Human beings have been experiencing physical and emotional pain as long as we’ve existed. A lot of our time, whether we realize it or not, is spent reducing pain, alleviating suffering, and increasing pleasure and happiness. All animals are also wired to move towards...

I’ve been traveling now for 4 weeks with little alone time and moving every 1-3 nights. It’s been fun and full of adventure…and I’ve just reached my limit.  Being out of routine for a month, my mind and body are tired.  It’s a good reminder for me of the importance of...

As another year is coming to a close. It's a good time to reflect on the past year and set an intention for the year to come. Typically people set goals around physical health and fitness, and ‘bucket list’ items to tick off. If you're reading this blog, chances are...

It’s the holiday season! For most people, I know this can mean an increase in busy-ness with holiday parties, gifts to be bought, trying to wrap up the year. For some, it’s difficult due to lost loved ones or maybe past holidays weren’t filled with positive memories....

Cultivating a calm mind isn’t something that you ‘do.’ It’s a process that happens over time with consistent practice. Practice isn’t isolated to something that you schedule into your day or week. It’s not isolated to a mat or cushion. In fact, cultivating a calm mind...

No, I am not writing about a ‘new’ way to practice yoga poses. I just saw some beautiful photos of hot air balloons and my mind thought about energy and emotions. It was a helpful shift for me to think about emotions as Energy in Motion. (A concept I learned from my...

There’s a misbelief that a calm mind means the mind will stop thinking. The mind’s purpose is to think. Expecting it to all of a sudden stop thinking is unrealistic. The key to creating a more calm and steady mind isn’t about having a blank mind. It’s a process of...