Imagine this. Your toddler is having a meltdown in the grocery store. Your own heartbeat speeds up and your breathing becomes shallow in a nanosecond. You feel your child’s distress and your own. This is where we hit the “pause” button and imagine something different (and you can try it right now). You take several Read More
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The Bliss of Alignment
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou I’ve been thinking about alignment this week, in yoga and in life. Have you ever had this experience? You’re in yoga class, practicing a posture you find challenging and the instructor offers a hands-on or verbal Read More
Connection–The Key To Happiness
A Great Need “Out of a great need we are all holding hands, And climbing. Not loving is a letting go. Listen, the terrain around here is far too dangerous for that.” Poet Hafiz This summer has been a hard one for me and for my family. When I am sad, I isolate. And this Read More
What Do Parents and Olympic Athletes Have in Common?
“When you make friends with fear, it can’t rule you.” –Anne Lamott For the past several weeks, we’ve been hearing stories about olympic heroes and heroines overcoming obstacles. Quietly, and just as heroically, parents have been overcoming obstacles of their own, on their own. So, what do Olympians and parents have in common?