Summer Self-Care: Cooling the Inner Fire

Summer brings the energy of Pitta dosha—hot, sharp, and intense. It’s a season of outward activity, bright sunshine, and fiery transformation. But when Pitta becomes imbalanced, we might feel overheated, irritable, or exhausted. That’s where the ancient sister sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga step in to guide us back to balance, coolness, and calm. Here’s… Read More

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

Holiday Survival: Gift giving

Gift Giving as a Practice of Love Gifts: they’re fun to receive and can be even more fun to give! My husband Peter, is an excellent gift giver. In fact, I believe it is his preferred way of expressing love. He is considerate, generous, and most importantly thoughtful about each gift he gives. Peter is… Read More

Holiday Survival: Moon Ritual

As the hectic holidays start to take hold in our lives, there’s really only one anecdote to the chaos: Self-care. That’s right, 2019’s biggest buzzword is the thing that will help us survive (and thrive) in the face of seasonal insanity, commitment overwhelm and anticipation of what’s to come in the New Year ahead. Think about it:… Read More

What’s YOUR story?

One thing we all love is stories. Stories connect us, teach us, transform us, set us free and LIGHT US UP! I love a good story and I love the ritual of a bedtime story. In fact, my husband has been known to read aloud to me to soothe me into sleep. My favorite stories… Read More

Ritual, Traditions & Celebrations

Welcoming in Spring ushers in a season of celebrations based in ancient rituals and fused with modern intentions. According to Wikipedia, a ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and conducted according to a set sequence. The original concept of ritual may be related to the… Read More