A part of my plot to get rid of 100 things a day has been not only things that are physical but things that sit on my seemingly infinite to-do lists. For me, books are a massive to do list that could just as well be a very long list of all the books or […]
When I started this side quest, I knew I had digital and physical clutter and I suspected I would be happier if I could clear some of it out. Two months in I am still finding myself curious about the ‘extra’ that it turns out is all over my life. What has become clear is […]
The power of accomplishment is real. That sense of completion is powerful, it can land as relief, joy, spaciousness and a million other things – yet all offer a rush of feelings. And lately I’ve been wondering if perhaps we’re all a little addicted to it. I love to check an item off my to […]
To know me is to know I have an affinity for what I will refer to as minimalism. I love blogs, books, and shows on how people live with less. Tiny houses look like magic to me and I absolutely want to touch every item and see if it sparks joy. And yet I live […]
I am afraid of a few things. Snakes for sure. Failure for sure. And most recently I realized I have spent much of my life desperately afraid of forgetting things. I’m knee deep (and 26 days in) to my “100 Items” challenge and while there has been a fair amount of stuff moving out of […]
I recently led a thought session on nonattachment (or nonexcess), a common translation for aparigraha which is the fifth yama. The yamas are the first step of yoga (the shapes you may think of as yoga are the third of the eight steps) and are yoga philosophy’s first five guideposts for living. Yama translates as […]
I spent the first 28 days of January rising and shining in my online community space to guide the 1969 book “Richard Hittleman’s 28 Day Yoga Exercise Plan”. It was a fascinating exploration of yoga as presented over 5 decades ago, and a brilliant reminder of the timelessness of yoga. Each day offered an assortment […]
On November first, while everyone else was perhaps recovering from their Halloween sugar rush, I came in overjoyed and announced to my 8:30am yoga class that we had finally arrived in my favorite month of the year. A curious “why?” was the response and my answer is easy. I love November because Thanksgiving isn’t commercialized […]
It’s been a busy summer bringing new things to light. I love creation and have been thinking a lot about how creativity is a really long process that gets most of the attention at the end. It’s so easy to honor and celebrate the finished products and hard to see the months and years of […]
There are a million studies, articles, and people shouting from the rooftops that the collective we need more sleep, more quality rest. I know this. And yet. As I was reading Soulful Simplicity it became clear (again) that this was a space I was slipping on. Hand on my heart (a practice from the book) […]