I was recently listening to a friend tell me about her "bad" shoulders and why she doesn't swim or do a lot of physical activity. After this conversation, I really wanted to tell her and everybody that NO PART OF YOU IS EVER BAD! Let's save the descriptor of bad to describe food, or something not alive, okay, Reader! Our words are so important. What we say to ourselves, what we tell ourselves in our heads...it all adds up and can either catapult us to greatness OR keep us where we are (which...
22 days ago • 1 min read
Summer is all around (just like "Christmas is all around" 😊)! Vira is Sanskrit for hero and not killer of bad guys hero, but this everyday, STEADY state, feeling and energy of staying connected to your life force and the path of your life. Even when its hard, especially when its hard, or no one is thanking you, or you are losing sleep...and in the midst of those times there is also joy, love, great big hugs, dance parties, and any variation of ICE CREAM 🍦! So, Reader, let's check into YOU as...
27 days ago • 1 min read
So if you know me know me, you know that I love having access to the weather and the tides on my phone and staying connected via text - but I also love being away from the phone and I do NOT do Instagram. It's just not my thing. I also try very hard NOT to be on my phone when my boys are with me...so I can model good behavior ( I am not perfect at this - by any means.) Anyways, Reader, today's email is about taking back your brain space / your heart space / your connection to self via the...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Solstice Love and Gratitude your way, Reader! ❤️ It's the peak of the light, the mid point (say WHATTTT!) of the year. In yoga, we have just come through the uttarayana, which is the Winter Solstice until now. This peak of the light is a fertile time for what we are planting, fertilizing, and growing. Reflect on where and who you were near the Winter Solstice six months ago.🤔 What has transpired? transformed? What has blossomed? Then look to the horizon in your mind, and see the next cycle -...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
What's your summer going to look like, Reader? Are we going to be so glued to our tech we lose track of time OR are we going to do a DIGITAL DECLUTTER and go deep with FUN, CONNECTION, AND CLARITY! Cal Newport came up with this idea of DIGITAL DECLUTTER in his book "Digital Minimalism." I love the idea of declutter so we can get clear on what tech we need vs what ARE JUST HABITS (and not optimal ones at that)). When we do this reset, we can clear away distracting tools and compulsive habits...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
So I don't know about you, Reader, but I have this sense of urgency right now and in order to make my ideas and be creative and be an amazing mom and not lose my sh*& when I have to clean the bathroom floor again - 😳 then I got to get good rest...and not overdo my fasting window. I started again with shifting my shower earlier so then I can get in bed earlier. I have been eating earlier in the day because that helps me not be hangry... These two things are so simple, but it's interesting how...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Reader! Last week, I was reflecting on the Mentor Mindset (from David Yeager) and how great mentors exhibit high standards + high support. I was thinking this week about this extra "M" which for me stands for "Mitra" which in yoga means "friend of all" or "friend on the path." I forget to be a mentor and a Mitra to myself when I take some side ways looks at other people's businesses/ families/ personal lives / whatever...I am EXPECTING myself to be somewhere I am not. It helps me to be a...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Hey Hey - It’s Tuesday, Reader! I am returning home from my HEROIC activation weekend in Austin, TX. I had a great few days with my community getting inspired, celebrating wins, and reflecting on my universal and unique Heroic quests 🙏. Here are a few of my take home messages: Doing our “chores” or our fundamentals (eating+sleeping+moving well) is like giving our future selves a gift…e.g. getting more sleep tonight = 🎁 more patient self tomorrow when I invariably lose control of some part...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Reader, I am reading “Radical Listening” by Christian Van Nieuwerburgh and Robert Biswas-Diener. Part of the first part of radical listening is the internal fundamental skills of noticing, quieting, and accepting. Noticing refers to paying attention and to find out what’s important. Quieting is the ability to bring a sense of calm to the conversation. Accepting involves a stance of openness as to what is brought into the conversation. Now this book is about truly connecting to others and this...
3 months ago • 1 min read