Relaxation

I know, so cliché, right? I can practically hear your eyes roll. But hear me out. In a society driven by results, achievements, and ideals of perfection, there is a huge pitfall that I am becoming increasingly aware of—that we can be so focused on trying to achieve our “best life” that life itself could

“To travel is to take a journey into yourself.” ~Danny Kaye The brochure read, “Mermaid tail, optional.” What forty-something mom doesn’t have a shimmering fish tail tucked in her closet for just the right occasion? Not me. I live in Minnesota. I’d borrow one when I got there. I took a flight from Minneapolis to Panama

“Waiting is not mere empty hoping. It has the inner certainty of reaching the goal.” ~I Ching  Waiting has a bad rap in modern Western society. It’s not surprising that I had to look to an ancient Chinese text (the I Ching) in order to find a suitable quote to begin this article. We don’t

“There’s the way that light shows in darkness, and it is extremely beautiful. And I think it essentializes the experience of being human, to see light in darkness.” ~Emil Ferris I was leading a yoga training in a small village in Greece near the Aegean Sea. One of the trainees was practicing a mindfulness workshop

“A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.” ~Unknown I couldn’t understand his grateful mindset, especially given his obvious rapid decline. My dad was dying. None of us could reconcile a life without our mentor, hero,

“Don’t wait for your feelings to change to take action. Take action and your feelings will change.” ~Barbara Baron You are stuck because you are waiting to want to do the things you know you need to do to get better. You aren’t doing the things you know you need to do because you don’t

“The truth is that the way other people see us isn’t about us—it’s about them and their own struggles, insecurities, and limitations. You don’t have to allow their judgment to become your truth.” ~Daniell Koepke As a child growing up with a highly sensitive mom, I often noticed her go quiet at the dinner table

“You will never speak to anyone more than you speak to yourself in your head. Be kind to yourself.” ~Unknown Talking to ourselves in a nurturing way can be a challenge if we rarely heard nurturing words in the early formative years of our lives. In fact, if we were often criticized or neglected, we

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.” ~Albert Einstein I woke up one morning and realized that I had no idea who I was. I realized that over the past thirty-something years I had been everyone but myself. I was like a chameleon molding into the

“You are one decision away from a completely different life.” ~Mel Robbins At twenty-six years old, I lost my dad to suicide. I was heartbroken and so angry. My dad was not the best. Ever since I was little, he would criticize everything I did. I was never good enough for him, and I was