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...
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 Fields and their core mission is to simply inspire...
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...
Reflections of a Yogini | Thoughts on turning 40!
For those of you that don’t know, next week I turn 40 :)…And being on the cusp of this new year, this new decade has got me thinking about where I’ve been, where I’m at and where I want to go…
Travel Diaries (part 1): Retreating to India
Retreating to India My trip to India went by in a flash and it was everything I hoped for…stilling on the inside, rejuvenating on the outside and filled with so many special moments. Dhyanidham is the name of the ashram that I spent the bulk of my time at....
The magic of India + going within
The magic of India As you read this, I will already be in India…but I wanted to share with you why I love going to India… As I wrote a few year’s ago, there’s something so special and magical about India :): India is a country full of...