What time is it?

If you were guaranteed not to fail, what would you do? Today. Whether it’s fear of failure or fear of success (and what comes next), I hear it all the time: the timing is wrong. “It’s not the right time.” “I don’t have the time.” “It’s too late.” The TIME IS NOW! But time is… Read More

Resources for Inspired Living

We need all the support we can get just to live our lives. Thats why we live in community. But when life gets “challenging”, we need connection and inspiration EVEN MORE! Here is a list of resources and practices I’ve compiled Just. For. You:   Life’sWork Yoga Virtual studio: get a 30-day free trial! LIVE… Read More

Are you breathing?

Our new normal is not normal. It’s uncomfortable on every level imaginable. For the last couple of weeks, I have been doing everything I can to provide you support and encouragement to stay the course of practice, of self-care, of compassion and love. Were it not for my personal practice, I can’t imagine what this… Read More

Hope is in the mud?

I hope you are well… I hope you are safe. How are you managing this time of detachment and shift? Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist spiritual leader, has been quoted as saying, “No mud, no lotus.” Given all this “mud”, I am expecting a lot of lotuses! This video shares three tips that… Read More

Hope is IN the practice!

HOPE is trusting that tomorrow can be better. Hope is believing that this too shall pass! But first we got to get clear on a couple of things. What do we want to change and why? (INTENTION) What  circumstances allow IT to persist as it is now? (ATTENTION) What can we do to create that… Read More

What does HOPE look like?

As Spring starts to peek out of the earth in the form of green shoots of crocus and daffodil, new leaves bud on deciduous trees and dandelions pop out of nowhere, optimism is renewed by the familiar cycle of change! Mars, the god of war, is the name sake of March. At one time, March… Read More

Work is Love made Visible

I LOVE what I do. OK, I don’t love “everything” I do, but knowing that everything I do allows me to do what I love makes it ALL worth while! Today, however I am going to do a little less of what I do and practice a little more of just being… I was blessed… Read More

Can you do it?

Ready for a challenge? Find a mirror. Look at yourself and say: “I LOVE YOU!” I’m not kidding. If you can’t say it to yourself, how can you expect it to hear it or receive it from others. Fortunately our love from others is NOT dependent on our love of ourselves, and yet, maybe it… Read More

Introduction to Life’sWork Yoga

Life’sWork Yoga is a yoga therapy studio offering intentional yoga-based self-care practices. Services include: Mindful, fully-adaptive, strengthening, gentle semi-private classes (max of 8 practitioners) that restore and rejuvenate body, mind and spirit;  VIRTUAL Studio of practices accessible at home or on the go (internet access) Individual instructions and mentorship for building a personal practice of… Read More

Self-Care & Ahimsa

Happy February! This month I’d like to dedicate these love letters to ahimsa (“ahh-him-sa”) and its application to self-care. First, what do I mean by self-care? At its most basic, self-care refers to the care of oneself. Simple, right? But it can also refer to health care provided by oneself without the consultation of a… Read More

I am enough?

Have you appreciated learning about my favorite Mantras and how they enrich and support my practice of living? I’ve shared three of my favorite mantras already this month: Begin again, Breathe. Move. Rest., and It’s a practice. Today I want to share “I’m enough.” This one is a bit more personal. A bit more vulnerable…. Read More