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There’s so much information out there at our fingertips 24 hours a day, yet it’s created more confusion than ever. It’s hard to know what information is fact-based, what is opinion, what’s been ‘spun’ for specific interests.  Leading busy lives doesn’t leave a lot of...

After moving to an island, this typically land-locked human decided to get a paddleboard as a way to get out on the ocean. I’ve gone a handful of times now and been humbled quickly. As someone who has spent all my life in the mountains, I have little knowledge about...

Finding purpose is important because it helps our mind focus, make decisions, and guide us in how we live our life. When we feel purposeless, our minds will do whatever it takes to change this, even if it is harmful to us.  Having purpose calms the mind and body. ...

If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know I write about abundance often. It is a wonderful practice to shift a negative, lack-based mindset to one that is more positive and connected…if it’s done correctly. The mind is tricky. Our limited patterns of...

The only person that stops you from doing things is yourself.  I learned this first hand in 2014 when I became curious hearing myself say, “I can’t.” I was able to turn ‘I can’t’ into ‘I can.’ Letting go of a story and taking action were all I needed to let things...

There are so many choices in life. Obvious choices like what to buy at the grocery store, what to eat for a meal, what to wear, what to do each day. Then there are also the choices we make without knowing we are even making a choice. These are more subtle. Thoughts...

The perspective in which we view the world shapes how we deal with the ups and downs of life. One specific perspective that is necessary for living from a more loving place is abundance. Its opposite, lack, tends to be the default setting most of our brains are wired...

Shit happens in life. You know, things not going your way, loss, stress, pain. There’s really no way around it, my friends. There is a Yoga principle that guides us in how to deal with challenges. It is Tapas. No, I don’t mean eating small Mediterranean dishes. Tapas...

I just participated in my first SJA Partners meet up. (SJA is the school my husband is working at here in South Korea). I was looking forward to meeting other non-teaching partners who I will most likely be spending time with. In our first few weeks on Jeju Island,...

My first visit to India was in the winter of 2002. It had been a dream of mine to go there since 1997 and I finally made it happen. (I finally had the courage to make it happen). I went by myself, much to my mother’s chagrin, and had an amazing experience that whet my...