Be Where You Are

by | Aug 5, 2011 | Life

Last week I had the gift of being on vacation, a whole week off with my family and no schedule whatsoever. The week was fabulous. But it went so incredibly fast that it started me thinking about the nature of time and our relation to it. Blame on the shortening...

You Are Beautiful

by | Jun 12, 2011 | Faith, Life

Negative self talk is something I can’t stand.  It may be the yoga teacher in me that wants everyone to love themselves as they are, maybe it’s all because of the anxiety and pain it has caused in my own life, but ultimately I believe it’s...

The Art of the Handwritten Letter

by | Jun 5, 2011 | health, Life

It’s been weeks since I’ve blogged and now I’m back!  A few weeks ago I moved into a new apartment (“The Treehouse” we affectionately call it, for it’s an adorable second-story place enclosed in trees. But that’s a post...

Thankful Thursday

by | May 13, 2011 | Life, Thankful Thursdays

Last night while reading, “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brene Brown, I learned the interesting fact that gratitude is interconnected to joy.  Brown is a researcher who has researched shame for years and in order to write this book researched people...

Twenty Four

by | Apr 19, 2011 | Life

This week I turned 24.  It’s not necessarily a milestone by any standard in our culture, but the birthday make me turn and reflect on my getting older none the less. For 1 year and 4 months now, I’ve been living almost 3 hours from where I grew...

4 tips for Spring Cleaning the Diet

by | Mar 30, 2011 | health, Life

Spring cleaning – yes it’s that time of year.  The wether changes and we get our butt in gear, cleaning out closets and corners that we let get away from us during the months of hibernation.  I could write several posts on that (maybe to come?!), but this...