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Remember Who You Are
I LOVE what I do. Every day, I live and grow my spiritual and yogic practice and share it with others. Whether 10 or 1000, …
I Want my Dharma Now!
Once we start down the path of living our dharma (life’s passion), most of us want to do it right now! We want to immediately …
Upcoming Events
I love fall! The crisp morning air, the glorious color, the after-glow from my recent retreat, and, oddly, the smell of freshly sharpened pencils. I …
Rewrite Your Character Description
Like all authors, I create descriptions for each character when I write. What do they look like? What motivates them? What are their interests, beliefs, …
The Meaning of OM
Most of the time, people look at the beautiful symbol of Om and think of it as the foundational vibration of the universe. And it …
Quieting the Mind
In the Upanishads, ancient Hindu texts, the workings of the mind are likened to a charioteer and his horses. The chariot is the body, the …
Being While Doing
When we embark on a soul journey, we picture ourselves in meditation—becoming one with the universe, finding perfect peace and stillness. While meditation is a …
The Right Questions
When we are stuck, we typically focus on solutions. It seems rational, right? You have a problem, your need a way to solve it. But …
Soul Coaching
Embark on some Soul Coaching with me! As many of you know, I am about to complete my life coaching certification. I have begun …
Daily Mindfulness
How do I go from 100 mph to zero on a busy day? Many of my clients say they want to spend time each day …
Kindness
What does it mean to be kind? Some behaviors are clearly unkind, like those seen in the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine. But what about …
Do You Prioritize Self-Care?
Do you prioritize and carve out time for self-care? If not, why? A trend I see in my coaching practice is that while people state …
Why Coaching?
Coaching is mainly about helping people discover the gems of wisdom that already lie within them. So why is a coach necessary? If the answer …
Seeing Our Reflection in a Mirror
I love Louise Hay’s “Power Thought Cards”. I use them in my retreat gift bags and sometimes randomly leave them in varying places around the …
Being Powerful
Have you ever considered what it means to be powerful? Do you feel like you are powerful? Do you even want to be? I asked …
Live Soulfully – Silence Your Inner Playwright
We are all master storytellers. Our minds busily create stories about every experience and interaction we encounter. They place us as the main character, creating …
Making Decisions
We make decisions and choices every day, some of them small and some of them life-altering. It would be nice to have a crystal ball, …
Intuition
Awakening Intuition My mother passed away in early 2019. Since her passing, she has started connecting with me, my existing intuitive abilities taking a giant …
Harnessing the Power of Humanness at Work
It’s another typical project. Someone in senior management decided that you need a system change. I’ve seen it many times. In one company, a new …
Dharma
I thought I knew and was living my dharma, or life mission, but the more I dove into it, the more I realized it was …
Patterns
Throughout the universe, there are patterns. Blueprints of similarity that unexplainably find their way into objects bearing no apparent similarity, from the microscopic to the …
2021 Retreat September 10 – 13
The 2021 Retreat is taking shape! We’ll be back at True Nature Healing Arts in Carbondale during the wonderful fall colors. This year, instead of …
Meditation as your State of Being
When you first begin to meditate, you experience meditation as a discrete activity. You likely set aside a block of time, lie or sit down, …
Grace in the Gaps
While I have come across multiple definitions of the word grace, one that resonates with me is “the revealment of our true nature.” This revealment …
Creating a Sankalpa
Bypass New Year’s Resolutions and engage your heart by uncovering your sankalpa. The word “sankalpa’ comes from the combination of san, a connection to the …
The Most Important Conversations are via the Heart
The most important conversations we need to have with ourselves are often in a language we neither speak nor understand. They’re not in the language …
Completed iRest Level 2 Training
I am excited to announce that I completed the iRest level 2 training! And…it was WONDERFUL! Yoga Nidra is such a powerful practice and it …
Shaking it Off
A topic that resonates with me lately is how to shake off emotions and thoughts that don’t serve me. I have had a couple of …
iRest
I am super excited! Next week I will be starting my iRest level 1 certification. I find all yoga nidra styles very interesting and I …
Whats New for June?
Wow! A new format! Now, instead of popping into a theme each month, you will come to this search screen that enables you to easily …
Carin Back from Training
I returned yesterday from the Advanced Yoga Nidra training that I attended at the Amrit Yoga Institute in Florida. Wow. So amazing. It was great …
October Theme: It’s All in Your Head
Join me as we explore our ajna, or third eye, chakra in the Yoga Nidra Club during the month of October. This place in the …
Let Go
Many times when we are unable to stop managing and controlling things, its due to fear. Fear of not having enough money, fear of losing …
Mindfulness on Busy Days
So many people have noted lately that they are not listening to their meditations. The desire is there, but life seems too busy right now. …
Walking Meditation
By now you have hopefully tried your walking meditation. The goal is to assist you in becoming aware of, and part of your surroundings, not …
Gratitude Journal
I found a lovely online article on Gratitude journals and their benefits. I would normally summarize the contents prior to providing the link, but this …
Gratitude Bowl Ideas
So… have you created your gratitude bowl (see the Energy Tool tab)? Consider adding a stone you found on a walk, one that evokes memories …
61 Points
Its finally here! The 61 Points podcast is live. Check out the first two episodes – an introduction to the podcast and its title and …
Harness Your Spring Energy
Harness Your Spring Energy I don’t know about you, but I feel a boost of energy in the spring. I feel inspired to clean out …
Root & Bloom via Your Food Choices & Yoga Practice
This month, in our Yoga Nidra Club, we are focusing on rooting and blooming; ensuring our roots are firmly planted as we unfurl into spring. …
The Meaning of Luck
In preparation for my weekend yoga classes, I tried to think of a theme that tied to Saint Patty’s day — no small feat. I …
Balance
Everything in this life is a beautiful dance of balance. We need sunshine and we need rain. We need the social bonds of friendship and …
A Burning Platform
As most of you know, I host a Yoga Nidra Club. This is a subscription-based club that provides members online access to meditations, asana practices …
The Doing of Nothing
Did you happen to watch the Olympic snowboard half pipe competition? It was fascinating, considering the daring tricks each athlete performed, the run that resulted …
Mindfulness Hits the Mainstream
If you are an enthusiast of the latest leadership practices, you have likely noticed that mindful leadership is the topic of multiple books and is …
Heart (Attitudinal) Intention
How is your primary, or dharma intention coming along? Hopefully you have a version that is resonating with you and which you can use during …
Setting an Intention
The theme of our January page is intention setting. It’s a great way to start the year! Note that an intention is different than a …
Stay Centered During the Holidays
Its so easy during the holidays to let our lives be run my to do lists and our social calendar. Remember to enjoy it by …
Amrit Yoga Nidra Professional Certification
I am so excited that I want to share – I completed my 100 hour Amirt yoga nidra professional certification on Tuesday! The experience has …
The self and the Self
We all have that sense that we are something much deeper than what we can perceive with our five senses or mind. But any glimpse …
I AM
How many different descriptors do we place at the end of the sentence I am … ? Likely many of them are negative. Many are …
Benefits of Yoga Nidra
By now, you have hopefully enjoyed multiple long and short yoga nidra meditations. You may be noticing that you feel more grounded and centered. You …
8 Limbs of Yoga
The 8 Limbs of Yoga Yoga is a science designed to take you on the path to truly experiencing your true Self. Yoga means to …
Theme Sparks
This series of posts is for yoga teachers. Each entry explores a theme for a class, complete with dharma talk, cuing and suggested poses.
Theme Spark: Listen to Your Heart
You’ve heard the saying, ‘listen to your heart’, but what does it mean? Considering your mind is so eager to helpfully provide a rapid response …
Theme Spark: Internal Playlist
So you are going through your day and your internal critic pops it’s head in, criticizing you and making you feel small. Maybe it tells …
Theme Spark: Cleaning Out The Junk Drawer
Most of us can relate to that one drawer in the kitchen that has zero organization and is filled to the brim. It’s filled with …
Theme Spark: Drama Queen
Life is going along. You feel good, your job is fine and you are generally happy in the here and now. But then something in …
Theme Spark: It’s All About the Breath
What sets a yoga practice apart from lifting weights at the gym, or raising your heartbeat at a kickboxing class? Why, when you leave a …
Theme Spark: The Eyes’ Don’t Have It
Heard the saying “seeing is believing”? It certainly feels true, but is it? There is a great video about ‘selective attention’ where you watch a …