Category: Inspired Living

How do you play? Or better yet: Do you play? When we play, we want to do it again! And again! For many of us, the challenge is getting started and cultivating the permission mindset to allow for play. Cooperative play, or playing with others, is as simple as scheduling a date with a friend… Read More

What does it mean to rest? What does it mean to be restored? For some it means taking a nap, or getting to bed on time for sleep, or rising with the sun! For others, it might mean taking a vigorous hike outdoors, or cleaning out the garden beds in prep for the next season’s… Read More

Do you have a favorite number? Mine is three. I’m not sure when I decided three was my favorite number, I think it kind of grew on me over the years. Maybe it started with my childhood faith in the Catholic Church. We talked a lot about the Holy Trinity. Maybe it was affirmed through… Read More

Let it be, let it go, let it flow… all great tropes for living well. And yet, what do they really mean in light of our Yoga practice ? With the onset of Spring, we welcome the energetic wind and showers of April with the hope and promise of May flowers. Spring is less of… Read More

There really is nothing like the birth of Spring. The sound of song birds and the sight of fresh sprouts with blooms of yellow and purple and white breaking through the dead leaf mulch of fall and winter. Spring is the invitation to begin again and the reminder of the Circle that is life! And… Read More

I recently had an ah-ha! moment! It isn’t new information, and yet in the moment the power of this TRUTH woke me from my slumber and warmed me to my core. Breath is the key to love! Breathing is essential to life and a key component of the Yoga practice, called pranayam. I hadn’t previously… Read More

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

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

‘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

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

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

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