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What We Practice Gets Stronger and Grows
There is a quiet truth woven through nature, through our bodies, and through our inner lives: What we practice gets stronger and grows The path worn through a field deepens with every footstep. A muscle grows with repeated use. So does a thought. So does a habit. So...
Pruning & Wintering: Lessons From Roses and Ourselves
“Plants and animals don’t fight the winter; they don’t pretend it’s not happening and attempt to carry on living the same lives that they lived in the summer. They prepare. They adapt. They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis to get them through. Winter is a...
Lessons from the Living World: Flexibility, Reciprocity & Generosity
As we move through seasons of change—internally and externally—nature continuously offers us quiet, powerful teachings about how to live with more ease, connection, and grace. When we slow down enough to notice, the land becomes a wise mentor, showing us what it means...
From Darkness Into The Light: Abundance and Her Many Forms
As I am writing this newsletter, it is the first day of Diwali, which is known as the festival of lights or the symbolic victory of being led through the darkness into the light. In the Hindu tradition in India, there are various celebrations and rituals related to...
Be Like A Leaf
Walk around feeling like a leaf. Know you could tumble any second then decide what to do with your time - Naomi shiab Nye Autumn is a time of transformation in the environment. Both in the external environment of nature, as well as our internal weather and...
On Clearing Space
“God is not found in the soul by adding anything but by a process of subtraction.”-Meister Eckhart I love this quote by Meister Eckhart. If the word and concept of God do not resonate with you, perhaps the words Wholeness or Truth might resonate more. It reminds me...
The Power of the Pause
“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ― Viktor E. Frankl I notice when friends ask me how my summer is going, the first word I use to describe it is...
Destination Addiction: Letting Go of “Arriving “
We are on the precipice of the summer solstice and the more uprising yang energy of making plans to travel, visit friends and family, and busyness is apparent. I recently received an invite from my cousin for her destination wedding in Europe. It arrived at a time...
Embracing Life’s Transitions
Embracing Life’s Transitions - A Right of Passage into Aging With Resilience What we believe about age throughout our lives- consciously or unconsciously -shapes how we age. Join me for a weekend where we explore ways to support the current phase of our lives by...
What are your reminders to return to your breath
I recently returned from leading a yoga retreat in magical Morocco. I feel so honored and blessed to have had the opportunity to spend time with 19 amazing open hearted and adventurous retreat goers who connected so seamlessly to create a safe and inclusive circle...