Simplify Your Life and Grow Appreciation

It’s easy to be swept up in constant acquirement. Why do we have to have so much stuff? Each new purchase promises a task made easier, a sense of satisfaction and satiation. Then when it gets to be too much, all of the old stuff or stuff that never quite met expectations goes into aContinue reading “Simplify Your Life and Grow Appreciation”

4 Ways to Cope With Change

As you’ve probably noticed, the world has recently seen some of the biggest, most drastic changes in decades. Congratulations, you’ve made it! What are your secrets to adapting to the changes? I’ll share 4 of mine.  From personal experience and wisdom from teachers, I bring you ways to gracefully move through constant changes and buildContinue reading “4 Ways to Cope With Change”

2 Meditative Practices with Mandalas

Some of us will never understand the use or make use of the Pythagorean Theorem in our lives, or what an isosceles triangle means for advancing in life. For this, we remain obtuse, but what about sacred geometry? Mandalas, certainly in North American culture, rose to popularity through the trend of adult coloring books. TheContinue reading “2 Meditative Practices with Mandalas”

What to Look For in a Yoga Class

Yoga classes can be fun, relaxing, invigorating, intimidating, relieving, mind and body-bending, and forever onward. The experience depends on a number of factors, namely your approach and the setting. I’ve been doing yoga pretty regularly since I was 12, and became a trained instructor in Vinyasa flow at 16. I’ve tried a variety of stylesContinue reading “What to Look For in a Yoga Class”

Body Language: Expressing the Unsaid

Either consciously or subconsciously our bodies express so much, often what we do not speak. It shows feelings, thoughts, personality traits, moods, and habits. Sometimes the way we hold our bodies reflects how we see ourselves or displays the subtleties of how we self-comfort. When we begin to notice the physical presence of ourselves andContinue reading “Body Language: Expressing the Unsaid”