New Year’s Eve and the holidays in general can trigger some pretty nasty hangovers — and I’m not just talking about the kind from too much sugar and champagne. I’ve heard from many people that they have a bit of a holiday Expectation Hangover. Can you relate? Maybe you really had high hopes for the…
Read MoreThe New Year is just around the corner along with the tradition of making resolutions, which are usually promises to do something “more, better, or different.” We vow to exercise more, get a better job, meditate regularly, fall in love, or find a different way to handle our stress. But does this really do us…
Read MoreI recently learned a life-changing lesson about myself from a horse. Yes, a horse. His name is Rooster and he is one of the best teachers I have ever had. Here’s what happened. I was blessed to spend a weekend at Miraval resort in Arizona and registered for an “Equine therapy” class. I was looking…
Read MoreEver since I was a teenager, I have been passionate about health and fitness. This week I wanted to share some of my tips for staying healthy during a time when a lot of people are catching colds that tend to linger for weeks. I rarely (if ever) get sick which is quite remarkable given…
Read MoreAt Thanksgiving dinner, my group of dear friends and I went around the table and shared what we were most grateful for over the past year. One 31-year-old musician said that he was most grateful for his heartache because his struggles in love have been the inspiration for his lyrics and therapy for his soul.…
Read MoreI love the week of Thanksgiving here in the States because gratitude is on everyone’s mind. When we are aware of what we do have, we are a lot less inclined to obsess about all the things we don’t. Cultivating a consciousness of gratitude is a spiritual practice – it’s a MUST for anyone who…
Read MoreLast week in my women’s coaching circle, one of the women was sharing about a work situation and expressed that she “needs to work on being more confident.” She believed that she would be more respected in her company if she communicated like the other employees who she perceives as being more confident. Can you…
Read MoreImagine five days on a beautiful beachfront property, daily yoga, delicious food, connecting with like-minded women, swimming in the ocean, sunsets, time just for you to relax . . . and leaving with a full heart and renewed sense of joy and peace about your love life. This vision can be your reality by joining…
Read MoreObsessing over something is the worst. When someone or something has pitched a tent and set up camp in your mind, it can be your own personal version of torture. What can we do to stop the seemingly endless cycle of obsessive thinking? What does NOT work is continuing to talk about whatever you are…
Read MoreYesterday was Halloween – a day where being scared is fun and actually intended. Ghosts and goblins may spook us but only temporarily because logically we know it’s just pretend! Fake fear can be fun, but the real fear we experience, the kind that haunts us throughout the year, is definitely not so fun. But…
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