Conflict with someone you love?

Conflict with someone you love?

As a young child, Mahatma Gandhi’s nurse taught him a very specific practice we can all use today. For many of us, the times we are in can feel highly divisive and confusing. This can lead to conflict with others, including people we care about. Like Gandhi himself,...
Cultural Appropriation: Why NamaSlay is Not Okay

Cultural Appropriation: Why NamaSlay is Not Okay

I’ve been killing it in yoga lately. #NamaSlay This was my Instagram post from September, 2015—but you won’t find it there now. Once I’d realized I’d disrespected the sacred word namaste, I quickly deleted it.  As a yogi, I learned there were many other things I’d...
True Empowerment

True Empowerment

You should dress warmly—what about an extra sweater? Please finish your soup—you haven’t eaten much today. It’s cold outside and they’re calling for freezing rain. Have you thought about staying in? We’ve all heard this kind of conversation—but I wasn’t speaking to my...
Walking Forward with Shaky Legs

Walking Forward with Shaky Legs

My eldest daughter seemed to morph into a teenager overnight and I just about lost my mind. I thought I was ready. I’d supported countless women and teens through this same transition and always thought of it as an exciting time of life, full of potential—which it is....