We want to be heard. We long for connection. We feel better when people understand us. We hear this all the time, but what does it actually mean? I found my answer in an uplifting conversation with a friend. When I looked at what caused the interaction to feel good, there were several things that I […]
Mindfulness on My Mind
I’ve been meditating for about ten years, and just when I thought I understood the practice, I learned something new. This all came to a head during a discussion I had with a meditation mentor about mindfulness. I’ve read countless pieces of literature on the practice of mindfulness, but it was in this one talk that it […]
The Power of a Walk
One-Day Yoga Retreat with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee
This post is part of a series about my experience at the SF Yoga Journal Conference in January 2014. Rodney Yee holds a special place in my yoga heart. When I barely knew anything about yoga, I remember watching his yoga videos and feeding my practice with his signature style – metaphorical, yet eloquent language, […]
Notes from the Yoga Journal Conference
I’ve always dreamed of attending one of the Yoga Journal conferences, and this year I received the best Christmas gift ever: a 4 day pass to the one in San Francisco! Super stoked, I perused through the course descriptions and started highlighting all my favorite yoga teachers’ classes. So many influential teachers and interesting workshops […]
6 Ways to Embrace the Holiday Craze
Looking at Our Parents with Compassionate Eyes
Wabi-sabi
Book Review of The Beauty of Different: Observations of a Confident Misfit by Karen Walrond This book spoke to me on many different levels. Originally, the portraiture and quotes caught my attention. Karen Walrond is also a photographer and, simply put, this is a pretty book. As I flipped through the images, I was quickly […]