All of life is in a dance of opening and closing. When you are stressed, mindfulness invites you to let your heart open and close. Remember you are part of nature. Be aware of yourself as part of an eternal dance of expansion and contraction. In doing so, find peace.

What a slippery devil this human mind is. It takes the smallest, neutral moment and turns it into an atomic bomb. The mind, the most exquisite jailer comes with the perfect key. The one that, when turned, locks you into patterns of inactivity, inertia, and self-diminishment. The one who laughs at your every attempt to break free.

And yet, dear one. The jailer that is your mind, is also you liberator. The same one who put you behind those bars is the one that offers you freedom. Those thoughts that hold so much weight become beacons of light when turned over and seen for what they are.

Sometimes it feels like a simple problem is way harder to unravel than it should be. Like everything is tangled into a big knot and it won’t come free. So how can you work with your mind to find some freedom? Read on…

Practicing alignment-based yoga can bring up perfectionism. Remember that your body is unique and you are in a relationship with every pose. When you focus on relationship you can deepen into the state of yoga - something that has nothing to do with the “perfection” of any pose

When you’re struggling to make affirmations work, consider where your affirmation is coming from and learn to make them yourself

You have this natural Magic inside you .. but how do you access it? Here’s a suggestion to help bring your Magic into your life more regularly.

When you start to dream big sometimes self-doubt kicks in and keeps you playing small. Here’s an idea for how to listen to your doubt but not let it stop you….

When I didn’t have time to write a full post this week - I went looking for inspiration in poetry. Read On

When you’re trapped always trying to do things the “right” way it’s like being locked in a cage. Freedom comes when you learn to ask questions … and listen for your own inner guidance for your answers.

For those who feel broken or incomplete this post reminds you why you feel that way… and gives you a way back to your innate wholeness.

Comparison steals our joy and brings up self-doubt almost as soon as it begins. In this post I share a way to support yourself when you're caught in comparison.

Did you ever notice how when you close your eyes at the beginning of yoga class your mind gets really loud? It’s important to pay attention to what you’re thinking… because it has a lot to do with how you feel and how you act. How conscious are you???

It’s easy to get very comfortable doing life the same way every day… but comfort zones bring complacency. Add some adventure to your yoga practice as a way to stretch yourself and get out of your comfort zone.

Can you ever truly be lost? Yes you can lose your direction on a crowded street. But can you lose YOU?

When life comes in and offers uninvited change it’s easy to lose a sense of yourself. Trust that this is part of the process. Before you know it you’ll arrive at the next version of yourself.

It can feel inevitable that you’ll lose your cool when stress is building up. It can feel impossible to consider that you could be different. So what does it take to NOT let stress take you out of your center? Read on for a mindfulness based approach to keeping centered even when you’re stressed