Archive for December 2023

I hope those that celebrate had a very Merry Christmas. The holidays can be a time filled with a range of emotions; joy, gratitude, sadness, loss, and disappointment. This holiday season is definitely filled with mixed emotions for me. This being the first Christmas without my mother-in-law as well as a last minute family visit…

I hope you all had a great week. As a yoga teacher and mindfulness coach I often talk about gratitude. Over the years I have done lots of reading on the science behind gratitude and there is, in fact, lots of scientific evidence to support a gratitude practice. Especially when things are challenging, when we…

I hope you all had a great week. My son got his license a few weeks ago and he is anxious to drive longer distances on busy roads at night to visit friends. In the spirit of the well known truth that whatever we practice we will get better at my son and I have…

I hope you all are doing well. The heaviness in the world has definitely given way to moments of hopelessness in many of us. For myself it usually starts with feeling disconnected from my purpose combined with a feeling of helplessness. From there often judgment takes over. With practice I have learned to see the…