Permission Granted
Once during a high stress period in my life, I found myself racked with anxiety over the pressure I felt to do something that I just did not really […]
Writing Your Wellness
Over the last couple weeks, I’ve shared my new year’s rituals here. Today, I want to talk about the third thing I do each new year: write a wellness prescription. […]
Having Vision
There are 3 rituals I have for every new year. The first is choosing a word for the year (check out last week’s post if you missed it) . […]
Breathing In Peace, Breathing Out Ease
Since my mid-twenties, I have chosen a word for the year as an intention to guide my actions and heart. My word for the year always speaks to what I […]
How Yoga and Body Acceptance Could Guide Your New Year
One of my greatest inspirations in the self-acceptance space is Anna Guest-Jelley, the founder of Curvy Yoga. Anna is not just profound light, a gentle truth teller, and an honest […]
A Summit of One
It’s that time of year where the crush of so many things-holiday parties, gift shopping, wrapping, baking, decorating, merry making, thank you note writing, end of year donating, etc- begins […]
Lift
Y’all, I am having a time (and I know I’m not alone). Weeks ago, I came up with a list of upcoming posts to share here. For today, December 5th, […]
a simple strategy for managing holiday stress
The holidays. For most of us, those two words bring up a mixed bag of feelings. Lingering over a fireplace with loved ones while drinking mulled wine. JOY! Four party […]
Giving Thanks
We started a new tradition at our house this Thanksgiving season that we are really loving and I wanted to share it with you. Our Thanksgiving tree is displayed in […]
Hope
As many of you know, I live just outside of Charlotte and teach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The last week has been so incredibly heartbreaking. As […]