Are you finding it a little more difficult to find joy during pandemic life? While the burden of suffering felt during this experience is undoubtedly unequal, it is quite possible you have felt the toll in one way or another. Upon reflection, you may find your mental list of thorns to be more...

We are living in anxious times. Yes, anxiety levels are heightened as we continue to navigate day-to-day life during a pandemic. Chances are, even if you have never personally experienced anxiety, you may have had an anxious thought or two over the past few months. Anxiety can be described as a...

“Self-Compassion is the biggest gift we can give everyone we come into contact with.” – Kristen Neff While many would describe themselves as a compassionate person, few agree they easily offer compassion to themselves. One may be quick to offer words of comfort to a friend who is experiencing hard...

For many of us, when we think of nutrition our thoughts begin and end with eating healthy. During stressful times, I challenge you to think of the nutrition you are taking in through your other senses:  sight, hearing, touch and smell. As we continue to practice physical distancing, it is...

“Our fear is great, but greater yet is the truth of our connectedness.” – Tara Brach The above quote is something that I am currently working to remind myself of every day. Under the current pandemic, just daily living itself can trigger fear. In conversations with friends, family and...

I hope you are enjoying some warmer days and sunshine. With the official start of spring just a few days away, I would like to discuss the idea of letting go of what no longer serves you. Spring is a time of renewal, of planting new seeds. In efforts to make way for the newness of the season (...

Happy 2018! I hope the new year finds you happy and healthy. One of my yoga teachers shared that a friend of hers had wished her a "Happy NOW Year". This was her friends way of reminding her of the importance of being in the now, or in the present moment. Keeping ourselves in the present is of...

With the holiday season in full swing, many of us may find ourselves already feeling a bit over tired, over spent and over socialized. While this time of year may invoke feelings of love and joy, it can also be a time of increased demands and being pulled in many directions. During the season of...

With the busy time of year upon us, I thought it was a good time to write about the concept of maintaining center. I know for me personally, with the hustle and bustle of the holidays and the year drawing to a close, this is always an exceptionally challenging time for me to uphold a sense of calm...

I hope you have had the opportunity since last post to reflect on how and when you may or may not be self-compassionate. Studies show 80 percent of us treat others with more compassion and kindness than we offer to ourselves. When our friends have a bad day or are struggling, we jump in to support...