Ask for what you need. And…ask others what they need. Today has been one of those days in which I had many conversations about completely unrelated topics – but they were all essentially about the same thing. Communication. Specifically, communication in which we ask for what we need and ask others for what they need. I do know a few psychic intuitives, …
Wow, he was so right.
“Practice and all is coming.” ~ Shri K. Pattabhi Jois I hear this all the time. Most yoga teachers I know have said this at least once. I have. And yet practicing everyday is always a challenge. For a long time I will do really well. I will establish a home yoga practice. I will stick to a schedule of yoga, Pilates or barre …
Do you ever swing off center?
Going with the flow is great… It can allow you to have some magical experiences. A few years ago my friend and I drove my breaking down Miata convertible across the South East to a bluegrass and arts festival to see my favorite meditation teacher and the man I was (and still am) in love with. We pulled into the …
Life changing conversation. Or, the latest diet craze.
I generally don’t listen in on other peoples conversations, but I was glad I did the other day. I was at a cafe seated near a group of 30 something women. As I sat at my table I overheard them talking about the new diets they were on. One was going vegan, another was on a caveman diet, someone was counting points and …
Accepting Your Body Is Shortchanging Yourself. Here’s Why…
Let’s stop going half-way in our relationship to our bodies. It is great to accept our bodies and to eat and move in ways that help us to like them, but it is not the end of the journey. It is only the first step. Eating a plant-based, low sugar, paleo or mostly-healthy-most-of-the-time diet is wonderful, but it is a …
Permission To Play
When we are doing the soul seeking work of building a business, a life, a relationship or a new healthful way of living things can get really serious. It is easy to make everything a point of deep mental or spiritual inquiry. What is my mission in business? In life? What do I stand for? Can it change? What kind …
When Eating Disorders Are Not About Beauty
It seems that talking about eating disorders and positive body image is en vogue lately. Stories of recovery, calls for help, and encouragement to heal are splashed all over social media and major online publications. The stories that I am seeing are heartbreaking. They are all from individual perspectives, and yet they have a lovely sense of sameness. It is …
How Not To Pass Your Eating Disorder On To Your Children
I read an article written by a woman who inherited an eating disorder from her mother. Perhaps genetics was in play—there is a lot of research to prove a biological cause for eating disorders. Absolutely, without a doubt, observation was in play. She learned not to love herself from her mom. She learned self-hatred from her mom. She learned to …
An Open Letter to Those Struggling With an Eating Disorder
If you are worried that you will lose yourself when you stop fasting, restricting, binging and purging, please know that you won’t. Those qualities that make you really good at being anorexic or bulimic or eating disorder otherwise unspecified will also make you really good at being a strong, healthy, and successful person. The dedication, determination, laser sharp focus, fight, …