Part of what feels so good about being loved is that the other is Deeply Affirming you. YOU, yes, YOU

Restoration includes those activities that bring you into a space of joy and delight just by doing them.

It’s New Year’s time. The holidays are winding down and we’re turning our attention towards becoming the person we always thought we could be.

We find ourselves in the liminal space between Christmas and the New Year. The last week, the week of the madhya - the midline - between what has been in 2018 and what will become in 2019.

We are entering the days of long nights. The times of children home from school and families drawn together.

How good are you at receiving? I, personally, am pretty terrible at it.

I’m just home from our family Thanksgiving celebration and I am stoked to be entering the holiday gift-giving season. Christmas held a special magic for me when I was growing up and something of that spark lingers most years.

Someone else’s approval never stands up against our own layers of self-doubt and unworthiness.  And looking outside of oneself for affirmation does not lead to self-trust, but only to more craving for praise.  It is a false sense of importance rather than a true reassurance.

The past several weeks have been extremely full. Yoga Teacher Training, My grandmother’s passing, visiting with family, my daughter’s tenth birthday, my anniversary, my grandmother’s memorial service…

My grandmother died a few weeks ago. She was 99 years old. For most of her life, she was filled with such a dynamic vitality and heartfelt joy for living that it seemed like she might just live forever.

It was one of those magical classes where all the students seemed to breathe as one and I was simply following in the wake of Shakti as she led us where to go next.  

 The universe doesn't make mistakes and so all of your idiosynchrosies, "imperfections", lumps, bumps, scars, and grooves are exactly as they are meant to be.  They make you who you are, and you are Well Made. 

Every day you get to choose the people in your company.  Every day you have the opportunity to become Great company yourself.

Curiosity about your concealment partnered with seeking out solutions is the curriculum for your Awakening

The story of how I accidentally ended up having my own practice space. It is a story of going against my habit and saying YES every time an opportunity came along.  

It is so easy to let your entire life be kidnapped by an over active mind.  But what is really needed is the willingness to let your heart lead the way.

To truly live from the heart, we must engage the great work of learning to BELIEVE people when they genuinely express Love.  

True connection includes actual realtime interaction  - hearing people breathe, listening to their words, feeling their energy.

As a householder/practitioner the goal is not to try to escape life, or to discipline life in anyway.  The goal instead is to meet Life on Life's terms

To recognize abundance is to know it as a flow, an experience, and energetic signature - not a number on a bank account.  Anyone can experience the flow of abundance at any moment.