There have been a lot of changes in my life over the course of 2 weeks. I got married, I changed my name, I moved into a new home, and it is the first time my husband and I are living together. Phew! I’m exhausted just writing that out in one sentence. We also took a[…]
Sacred Salt
I just had the pleasure of spending a week with my family in the place where I grew up, with a trip to the beach almost every day. There were so many lessons that I learned on this visit. Here I share some of what the salt laden air whispered to me: 1. Magic[…]
How to Change
Let me start with a question: How have you changed? WHAT? That is a doozy of a question, right?! Ok, I won’t throw a huge question like that at you anymore today…maybe. I have been pondering the idea of change after a recent conversation with my girlfriend. I was telling her a story about my[…]
Allow One thing Today
There are many ways we can open to the the concept of allowing in our daily life. For instance, I got a compliment recently and had to really, really, really pause and say thank you instead of no, I wasn’t that great. It felt really delightful to allow in that moment. The ultimate delight comes in knowing I am re-patterning the way[…]
Your Beauty Runs Deep
I have run the gamut of emotions since embarking upon the journey of becoming a doula. From experiencing emotional highs (nervous excitement) to lows (self-doubt), I believe that is all part of the cycle that my brain and soul takes to process new information. I’ve been digesting tons of new material. I finished my basic[…]
Open to Grace
A few weeks ago, I finished my first weekend of the Anusara teacher training Immersion that my amazing yoga teachers Deirdre Smith-Gilmer and Joe Taft are offering to the Asheville yoga community. Needless to say, the teachings continue to inspire me. As students, we were asked to write about our Open to Grace moments each day. Open to Grace is the first principle of Anusara yoga.[…]