Reflections of a Yogini
3 Simple Ways to create self-care touchstones this fall
THANK YOU so much for all the love from my last blog post…my email has been overflowing with condolences, prayers, love and stories of your own moms—all of which have been so comforting to receive and take in. I feel blessed and am so grateful for y’all.
Losing my mom—Death, grieving and taking life one day at a time.
I apologize for the radio silence on my end since the the beginning of the July. This has been by far one of the most intense and sad summer's of my life. In a span of 18 days, my mom was hospitalized out of the blue and passed away in a blink of an eye. My...
Messages from the Universe
Little Surprise, Big message This week I got a message dropped into my lap, straight from the universe :). My yoga teacher ended class with a little surprise. She put one of these Namaste cards at the foot of our mats...mine was the one above. The actual image...
#100 days of capturing gratitude
New season, new adventure.... It’s that time of year here in Washington D.C…..cherry blossom’s are in full bloom! Yesterday morning my hubby and I got up early to catch the sunrise at the Tidal Basin and see these beauties in all their full glory. It was...
Love Letter to Me
As you move through the day today sharing your love and celebrating those around you, I hope you also take a few minutes to love on yourself :).
2019: Change + Self-Love
Happy New Year’s, friends! I realize my new year greetings are a little late, however January has unfolded much differently than I could have imagined! Late in December my mom was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and since then she’s been dealing...
Love, Satisfaction and Forgiveness
Love, Satisfaction, and Forgiveness Sharing the wisdom of Shri Anandi Ma A few weekends ago, my teacher Shri Anandi Ma had a live webcast of her public meditation program in Antioch, CA. The chanting, meditation and Q&A was full of so much love and energy! And...
Is today a good day to die?
IS TODAY A GOOD DAY TO DIE?My junior year in college, when I was a wee-little 20-year-old, I took a class called Foundations of Wellness. This was by far my most favorite class I took in college. At a time when yoga, meditation and nutrition were not mainstream ideas,...
What are the ingredients to living a GOOD life?
What are the ingredients for living a good life? This week I'm in CA for an annual meditation retreat that I've been attending for the last 20 years of my life. It's led by teacher, Shri Anandi Ma and it's a blissful weekend filled with intense yogic practices...
Waking up to the Joy of YOU!
Waking up to the Joy of YOU! This past weekend, my family and I headed up north to the Good Life Project's last"Camp"event. The Good Life Project is an organization created by Jonathon and Stephanie...
Travel Diaries: Giving Back, Helping Many
When I returned from India this past January, I wrote a blog post called Travel Dairies: Retreating to India where I shared a little on meditation retreat I attended through Dhyanyoga Centers and the beauty I experienced on a daily level at their ashram. While I was there I got a tour of the facility grounds—it’s amazing how much they’ve added and expanded to their grounds. I’ve been doing volunteer work with this organization for over 18 years now and they hold a very special place in my heart…they’re actually the inspiration behind our Giving Back Program.
40 Days of Sun Salutations
40 Days of Sun Salutations Last week allergies hit me BIG time, so I've become religious about doing my neti pot in the morning and have appreciated the yoga sequence to help with allergies, that Be Luecke shared a few weeks on our blog. Yoga is such an amazing...
