When you share your story, do you think about yourself as the author and editor? When you share your story, it is important to remember that it’s up to you what you share, who you share it with and how you share it. You decide the plot twists, choose the characters and their role in the story. Continue Reading
Ishvarapranidhana is my homework this week Wow! what a journey this has been! Last week was an opportunity to take a new look at self-study. Can we be an observer without judgment? Can we allow awareness with Ahimsa? And now a place of surrender! Literally. For my final week, I looked at how I can Continue Reading
Svadhyaya is my homework this week Last week diving into Tapas invited the creation of habits that serve me while removing self-judgment. So Fun! Okay, so you’d think I was done with self-study. I mean after all these weeks everything really has been about really observing myself and learning. What I realized was that this Continue Reading
Tapas is my homework this week Last week diving into Santosha begged me to ask one question. What do you do when you begin to believe in yourself? This week I found the answer to last week’s question. Self-discipline has always sounded like a dirty word. I mean let’s face it, it doesn’t sound like Continue Reading
Santosha is my homework this week Last week Saucha helped me learn that “living clean” is more than what I eat or drink. It is about living free of all that doesn’t serve me. How freeing it is to observe my own reaction and to choose non-judgment. Have you ever noticed how life gives you Continue Reading
Saucha is my homework this week Last week I figured out that I can apply Aparigraha to cherish what I already have and while also choosing to give of myself to others. This week is all about living clean, now of course I could take a literal meaning to this and think about food. Instead, I kept Continue Reading
Aparigraha is my homework this week Last week I figured out that I can apply Brahmacharya can be used to understand my own energy patterns. There is so much to be learned here. This week was so much fun! How often do we stop and cherish our abundance? It’s so easy to just look past what Continue Reading
Brahmacharya is my homework this week Last week I figured out that I can apply Asteya to honor my time and cherish what I already have. This week allowed me to look at my energy and understand how I was or wasn’t cultivating my own energy. Can you imagine deciding the energy you wake up with? Continue Reading
Asteya is my homework this week Last week I figured out that I can apply Satya to hold my integrity with my time. This week was the perfect opportunity to if how I’m using my time to honor the beauty within and if it meets with my beliefs and values. Which really continues my journey Continue Reading
Ahimsa is my homework this week The goal is to answer some questions about and identify what small actions I will take to apply this in my own life. Lately, I have been struggling with my calendar, there never seems to be enough “time” in it. So I decided to use this homework as an Continue Reading
Turning self-awareness into change isn’t an easy thing to do. You can see this in so many daily life examples that turn into New Year’s Resolutions. How many of the following list of Time Magazine’s Top 10 Commonly Broken New Year’s Resolutions have you tried? Lose Weight and Get Fit Quit Smoking Learn Something New Eat Healthier Continue Reading
I am often asked about what natural health products are safe during pregnancy, delivery, and recovery. So here are some options you can try. I recommend that you use only 100% Pure Therapeutic/Tested Grade Oils. This way you get don’t get the synthetic product! Also with blends, you want to know about the carrier oil Continue Reading
Have you ever wondered why it’s recommended to put Essential Oils on your feet? Here are 4 reasons to start today! 1. Minimize sensitivity The soles of your feet have different skin than the rest of your body, it is actually less sensitive! This lower sensitivity means you can often apply oils undiluted. So this makes it Continue Reading
How you start your morning sets the tone for the rest of the day. I used to be that person who in the morning hit the snooze button at least 3 or 4 times. Finally I would drag myself out of bed at the last minute, read my social media as I rushed to get Continue Reading
I have found that when I grew the most was when I was the most vulnerable and there was someone there who really truly took the time to get to really know me and provide authentic support. Continue Reading
So often we merge together our personal development and our goals, it happens so easily. It starts with saying I’ll be happy if only I got the promotion. I’d feel pretty if only I lost 10 pounds. I’ll know I am smart if I get an A. Then we set out our plan by listing Continue Reading
