8 Conscious Parenting Tips + Free Meditation
I had a great conversation with Valerie Friedlander, founder of the business “The Unlimited Mom”. She has put together an amazing FREE online event – Motherhood Unlimited. If you want to re-energize Mom-life, re-ignite your relationship, and renew your engagement and mindfulness as a parent then you don’t want to miss out on this event! […]
The Wisdom of Meditating Children
My friend Zac Wedemeyer, founder and leader of Taproot Nature Experience in Iowa City, asks me every year to come teach yoga to his group of junior high and high school students in his week-long outdoor leadership camp. This year we met at Palisades Park on Memorial Day for some yoga along a sandy stretch of beach right next […]
Power of New Moons
I’ve always been one to love the “start” of things whether it is early morning, the first day of school, or ringing in a new year. Perhaps this is why I’m consistently drawn to tuning into the energy of the new moon, which happens TODAY. A new moon brings the opportunity to slow down, take stock, […]
Be More Awake for Your Life
The cold, gray days of January in Iowa are always challenging for me. It sometimes feels impossible to practice contentment, keep my heart open, and my attitude positive. Yet the hum of dissatisfaction certainly distracts me from accepting the reality of my life and creates distance from the present moment, which right now happens to […]
Recipe for Making Desires a Reality
At the start of a new year there is always a chance for a fresh start. We all, as humans, have a desire to feel better and to be better. There is an innate desire and a natural drive to rise from our circumstances and actualize our highest self. One of the ways we’ve been taught to reach […]
Being the Light During These Dark Days
My daughter Gretta, who has been gifted with joie de vivre, has been singing Jingle Bells at the top of her lungs all week. During one of her renditions, I heard the lyric “making spirits bright” in a new way, making me think about how we can keep our our spirits bright this holiday season. We […]
Season To Complete, Let Go, and Release the Old
We are on the home stretch of the year. This period between Halloween and the Winter Solstice on December 22 is a time for massive letting go. Starting anything new is going against the energy of the season, so our time is best spent in completing things, and releasing the old. I’ve always been drawn […]
Yoga is Good Medicine
I had the opportunity this week to lecture to 180 first year medical students about research on the health benefits of yoga. They stayed awake, and were interested! Following my talk, the doctor who invited me said…”Wow, that data really makes me want to start yoga!” Here are some of the stats I shared with […]
My Meditation Journey (thus far…)
It was 20 years ago I was first introduced to meditation while on internship at the University of Miami cancer center. I was required to attend daily meditation over the noon hour. At first, all I noticed was my racing mind, impatience, and annoyance that I wasn’t spending my lunch break in the warm sun. […]
Downshift as Fall Approaches
How is your life balance? I spent years trying to find that elusive place of equilibrium with the perfect mix of work, family life, relaxation, and a clean house. There were moments that felt balanced, but the operative word is “moments”…it never lasted. The yoga sutras teach that we can achieve balance, or a “sattvic” […]
