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How One Simple Question
How One Simple Question can Remind us to be Grateful. Do you know what you have? As a yoga teacher and a mom of 14 years, this is a question I ask myself quite often. 10 years ago my husband and I relocated from South Florida to a small town that sits along the Hudson…
Read MoreWe Can’t Hide
We Can’t Hide from our “Trash.” To practice mindfulness can be enlightening and freeing, but it can also be equal parts exhausting and humbling. As a senior yoga and meditation teacher it is part of the practice—to be mindful on and off the mat, to live the work I do, and to be authentic. As…
Read MoreHello, Old Friend
February 13, 2020 “Hello, Old Friend”—a Thank You to the People & Things that Bring us Closer to our Authentic Selves. We all are busy—in fact, most of us wear our busyness like a badge. I am a yoga and mindfulness teacher and writer, a mother of two children, an avid community volunteer, and a…
Read MoreConnect to Your Buddha Nature
I have been struggling lately with the quickness with which people jump to judgement of others and last week I had a situation where I noticed that reactivity in someone else’s behavior and then my instinct to do the same. I happened to read a Facebook post by an acquaintance that was very judgmental and…
Read MoreWe can choose to Take Our Time
My message changed mid-week this week. Sometimes the universe gives us very clear messages that we cannot ignore. This week, the first full week of school for my children and the beginning of spring baseball season for my son, felt more normal than any other over the past year. However, I am quite out of…
Read MoreWe are What we Repeatedly Do
The realization that it has been almost a year of living through a global pandemic can stir up some intense emotions. That being said, maybe it was the recent trip with my extended family, volunteering at a vaccination clinic, the first glimmers of Spring in the Northeast or the discussion of my children going back…
Read MoreConnect to your Fundamentals
Last week my daughter and I spent many hours practicing for her driving test. Her biggest concern going into the test was the dreaded parallel parking. In NY, no matter how well you complete the rest of your skills, if one of your tires taps the curb during parallel parking you automatically fail the test.…
Read MoreWith Patience & Gratitude we find JOY
The Universe is amazing. It often sends us exactly what we need to learn. This week is Thanksgiving which makes last week my birthday week. Usually I look forward to my birthday, in part because for me it signifies the beginning of the festive holiday season. This year was different. I was not feeling any…
Read MoreBeliefs Create our Destiny
I think we can all relate to the struggle of not letting ourselves go down a dark path. When there is so much fear and suffering in the world right now, it really is an important practice. The below quote from Ghandi truly explains this power and it became the message I shared with my…
Read MoreFill your Well to be Well
Several days ago I hit bottom. I was completely mentally drained and had nothing left to give to my family. I spent three days existing on empty. My spiritual well was dry. First I had to realize what was happening. For weeks I had been depleting my “backup resources” without having the chance to re-fill.…
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