Today, I’m writing about self-worth and self-love. If you’re rolling your eyes, I’ll say the following quickly before you stop reading in a huff. You probably need this more than most people. The more I fine tune what I want to teach in my yoga classes, the more I realize that this is exactly what I …
Cutting two words from my vocabulary
When I first got married almost 30 years ago, I was the kind of person who was always early to arrive at meetings, events etc. I was always in a rush. There was too much to do so I had to move fast. I still believe we should be on time for appointments, simply out of …
The difficult practice of “letting go”
Letting go is damn hard. I do like things done my way, in my timing. I’m not proud of it but I recognize and acknowledge it. Time has mellowed me (a bit.) You can’t live with someone for 30 years and have things done your way, when you want it done, all the time. You can’t bring up …
Don’t just sit there, do something.
Don’t just sit there. Do something. There are times where we are all guilty of thinking this to ourselves, either about ourselves, or about someone who seems to be lounging slothfully in our midst. So much to do, so little time is our usual refrain. As time passes and I share my practice and experiences with …
The rock spoke to me
It’s possible you’re going to think that I took too much sun this particular morning. It’s possible you’re going to think I may have drank too much the night before. It’s all possible. What’s fun about writing your own blog is that (hopefully) you don’t care what people may think, you’re just sharing your writing online, and …
Are we hyper-connected out of fear?
I’ve mentioned in this space numerous times that I often get aggravated with respect to my need to check in with social media too often (according to me). I can excuse, rightly or wrongly, my checking emails and texts as so much of our business communications use these mediums today. But why the need …
At the Spa. The struggle was real.
This past Sunday, my hubby and I went to the Spa Finlandais for the day; a gift received from our three amazing boys. The day was superb. The environment rejuvenating. I WISH I had pictures!!! You see, I had made a deal with myself to treat this day as a day-long meditation. It was perfect because as …
Progress helps me sleep well
This year, in January, I made a public pledge, here on my blog, to live by Intention. To live life, and not let life live me. To have goals, yes; to take actions which will work towards my goals, yes; but most of all, to make progress. Every day. I am finding myself more excited than …
Make the day flow
As I sat on the beach today, watching the waves flow in and out, I remembered saying to my husband about a week ago, right after I had taught a yoga class “wow, today’s class flowed so nicely.” When I uttered those words, what I meant at the time, is that the hour just went so …
Yoga and “non-attachment”
Sunday night, 11pm. I write this after a full weekend immersed in learning about many of the precepts of yoga, the traditions and the concepts that go beyond any of the actual poses. The stuff that yoga is really about, before the physical practice begins, and after savasana has ended. The stuff we take off the …
My pushback that worked. Over time.
So as some of you know, for myself, I’ve subtitled the year 2017 as “the year of Intention.” As much as I consciously can, on a daily basis, I am making choices regarding what I want to do, but more importantly, how I want to feel, how I want to show up in every situation. For …
The year of Intention
Below; my blog post from December 2016. My intentions for 2017. Put down in writing to keep me accountable. An interesting exercise for all of us, as it reminds us that we are the ones in control of how and what we spend our time and our energy on. We aren’t in control of what happens …
Thankful for my bad back
Having discovered Yoga at the age of 50 has sometimes felt like a handicap to me. If I allow myself to feel competitive (which is my nature) then its easy for me to go to Yoga classes and feel waaaay inferior to the skinny little 20-somethings that are bending themselves into all sorts of positions that …
Yoga “off the mat” – Abundance and Busy-ness
It’s taken me 53 years but I’m finally OK with not being busy ALL the time. Don’t get me wrong. In my life, and in my head, I’m still plenty busy. I live by my agenda. In between clients, there’s always the next project to work on, the next load of laundry that needs to be thrown in, tonights …
That time I was super judgemental
♥ What is my motivation for doing this fundraiser every year? Many years ago, one of my boys had to be hospitalized for over two weeks. It was one of the scariest times of my life, which thankfully, had a happy ending (a healthy child). One of the things that sticks out in my mind is that I would walk …