Love in any Language

In High School my dance team was invited to perform at the Freedom Bowl in Anaheim, California. It was my first opportunity to fly, and the largest audience I’ve ever performed for. We performed a dance and sign language routine to Love in Any Language by John Mohr and John Mays. It was exhilarating and… Read More

Begin Again, Again

How do you prepare for the new year? Are you a resolution setter? A Vision Board builder? A dreamer, a planner, or a fly-by-the seat-of-your-pants-er? Or maybe you’re more of a nay-sayer when it comes to setting intentions and aspirations? My mission, my passion, my BIGGEST goal is to provide you with everything you need in… Read More

Courage to Begin Again

‘Begin Again’ is one of my favorite sayings… as a hashtag, it’s a mantra for the electronic age to inspire self-care. As someone who likes to achieve and prefers forward movement, cultivating the practice of starting over was a big deal, a REALLY big deal! I had to consciously give myself permission to let go… Read More

Season of Service

How do you serve? What does it mean to you to be of service? Truth: We all want to be of service and contribute positively to our communities. Fact: Sometimes it’s hard to determine WHAT our service or contribution “should” look like. Challenge: Getting caught up in comparisons and expectations often incongruent with one’s life,… Read More

Gratitude… it’s a practice

As weird as it may sound, I am grateful that a bicycle accident almost killed me. I’m especially grateful that it didn’t 🙂 and instead afforded me the opportunity to learn and grow through it. Since I didn’t die in 2008, I was forced to take almost a year “off” from my life to rest and… Read More

Citizenship: a story of belonging

I pledge allegiance to the Flag and to the United States of America. Countless mornings I recited these words in various schools across America. We stood, placed our hands on our hearts and recited the words in unison. No matter where we lived, coast to coast, The Pledge was part of my schooling, a daily… Read More

Shift Happens

  Could you use a little more ease in your life? I wanna share a little about how we can SHIFT our way into greater ease. Now, ease is not the same as easy, but I will say that once you cultivate ease, life takes on a whole new level of joy. So maybe the… Read More

Myth Magic

I wanna talk about something I call “Myth Magic”… and share a little about how we can SHIFT our way into living in greater ease. There’s a myth that if you’re tired and sweaty at the end of a workout then you’re making progress towards your fitness goals. There’s another that says working long hours… Read More

The Meaning of Freed-OM

It’s a Holiday weekend for those of us in the US and Canada. Canada celebrates its National Holiday on July 1. I’ve been celebrating US re-birth since June 19th and the inception of the Junteenth holiday. If you have a day off from work, congratulations. May your celebration be one of re-birth and renewal of… Read More

How about a Play date?

As a professional Yoga Teacher, I am often asked about learning advanced postures and practices. For some, “advanced” yoga assumes twisting and folding the body into tighter pretzel shapes or balancing upside down on the smallest pinky finger. If you Google advanced yoga postures, this is exactly what you’ll find: images of complicated poses and… Read More

Is self-care the secret?

How are you? With so much shift happening, I hope you are finding time to cultivate self-care and connection. In all transparency, I am reviving components of my own self-care practice. Between the challenge of the “longer” days, re-opening the studio, and a house full of young adults, it seems there is always something or… Read More