Presence over Performance
I still remember one of the first yoga classes I ever taught.
I wanted to be a “real” teacher — the kind who sounded wise and insightful. I filled the room with philosophical ideas and inspirational quotes, convinced that offering something profound was what would make the class meaningful.
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When the Body Speaks Before We Have Words
I grew up feeling like I had to hold everything together. After my parents divorced, life felt uncertain and quietly sad, and without being taught to do so, I began keeping my emotions inside. I wasn’t trying to be strong — I was trying to make things easier for the people I loved. I smiled when I didn’t feel okay and learned how to move through my days as if everything was fine, even when it wasn’t.
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The Aisle Where Everything Changed
I was standing in the produce aisle of the grocery store, staring at a pile of avocados, when I suddenly began to cry. Nothing dramatic had happened. No phone call, no news, no visible trigger. Just me, a cart that wasn’t as full as it once was, and the unmistakable feeling that something in my life had shifted.
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Presence is the Greatest Teacher
There are moments that don’t announce themselves as important while they’re happening. They arrive quietly, without effort, and often without words. We only recognize them later — as pauses that changed the way we see.
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How to Manifest the Reality You Desire
Manifestation isn’t about forcing, chasing, or hustling your way into a new reality. It’s about aligning with it—softening into the energy of possibility and creating the internal and external space for what you want to arrive. When you approach it with ease, warmth, and curiosity, it becomes a natural extension of your daily life rather than a rigid checklist.
Here’s a gentle, grounded way to step into the life you’re calling in.
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Benefits of a Gratitude Practice- and Simple Ways to Start One
Gratitude is one of those rare practices that feels small in the moment but creates big shifts over time. It softens stress, strengthens your outlook, and helps you reconnect with what’s good in your life — even on the days that feel heavy. When you build gratitude into your daily rhythm, it becomes an anchor. It brings you back to center, back to calm, and back to yourself.
Here’s why it works so well, and a few easy ways to begin.
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The Healing Power of Nature
There’s something deeply restorative about stepping outside and letting nature hold you for a while. Whether you’re walking beneath a canopy of trees, floating in a lake, or sitting quietly under the sun, the natural world has a way of grounding us—reminding us to slow down, breathe, and reconnect.
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Practicing Self Care at Work
Finding Calm in the Chaos
Let’s be honest — today’s workplace can feel like a whirlwind. Between constant emails, back-to-back meetings, tight deadlines, and endless to-do lists, it’s easy to lose ourselves in the rush. We push, we strive, we juggle — and somewhere along the way, our own well-being often slips to the bottom of the list.
But here’s the truth: taking care of you isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity. Self-care isn’t selfish — it’s how we sustain our energy, creativity, and joy, not just for our work, but for our lives.
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Top 5 Tips to Slow Down
It has never been easier to connect with someone on the other side of the world, yet it’s so easy to feel disconnected from the people closest to us as well as ourselves. We have more tools than ever to simplify our daily tasks yet our to-do lists have never been longer. Life is short and time flies. The exercises below are meant to help you slow down, enjoy life and focus on the important things.
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