When Your Typical Methods Fail You: Dealing with Everyday Anxiety

Living with anxiety is no fun. It sucks the life out of you. Feeling like you are at the mercy of fear-based thoughts, worries, and overreactions is especially frustrating when you take good care of yourself. Even if you eat healthy, or go to the gym, or have lots of tools in your toolbox to […]

Breaking Free from Emotional Whirlwinds

Our emotions may get the best of us. When we get carried away by every little emotion tugging on our sleeve and the storylines associated with them, we lose sight of the intentions that allow us to respond calmly and confidently to situations, and to maintain our center. We may lash out at others, overindulge in food and […]

How to Make Sure You Don’t Need a Vacation From Your Vacation

Summer is right around the corner, and for many this means getting out of town. Vacations can be just what the doctor ordered — however, time spent away from home can also wreak havoc on your body and your health if you’re not careful. For healthy travels, you’ll want to make sure you pack items […]

Bo Forbes on Yoga, Mindfulness, and Neuroscience

This post is part of a series about my experience at the SF Yoga Journal Conference in January 2014. Bo Forbes’ 2 hour session was packed with insightful research findings, tiny two minute tools (we’ll get to these in a second), and a new way of looking at yoga for healing. She shared the same sentiment as […]