Detox from the noise and return to your best self — These days, it can feel near impossible to escape the noise of modern life. We live in the age of the attention economy in which our technologically hyperconnected world gives us access to information in an instant and we are constantly responding to the dings, rings, and red badges from…

Finding balance in how we care for ourselves — Most of us who have at-minimum dabbled in the world of Eastern philosophy have heard of the Chinese concept of Yin and Yang. In fact, the presence of these terms has become fairly commonplace in the world of modern Western yoga spaces that I inhabit (think Yin Yoga). …

Lessons for life we can all learn… without crossing three oceans — In early adulthood, my hopes for the future revolved around one thing: traveling the world. I put this above most all else: career, financial security, romantic love, etc. Sure, I obligingly finished my college degree and even worked a nine-to-five for a year. …

A few simple rituals to cultivate a loving presence today, especially if it feels difficult — It’s that special day, again — Valentine’s Day. While many of us are welcoming the day with warmth and joy as we take the opportunity to honor the loving relationships in our lives, others may struggle today. Many of us have lost love, others have yet to find it. …

The exercises that helped me go from chronically anxious to mostly at-ease — You could say anxiety and I were destined to be together, genetically speaking. With three out of my four siblings and my father living with it to a diagnosable degree, anxiety and I had also been close companions for most of my life. But lately, anxiety and I are not…

A simple mindset shift that gives me strength every day — As humans, we unconsciously relate to life through this one question: What can life offer me? What can I get out of today? Tomorrow? This year? How could this moment be different/better? What can I add or change or fix? This is how we tend to go about our days…

Simple ways to turn back to your inner light — Feeling joy in life doesn’t always come easily to me. This fact was made poignantly clear at a wellness fair last winter when I took an emotional health assessment via this weird handheld device. Supposedly through signals in my body the device was able to detect that out of all…

Common Misconceptions and How to Change Your Mind about Them I cannot speak enough to the powerful influence mindfulness meditation has had in my adult life thus far. I can say with certainty I wouldn’t be the person I am today without it. …

Lessons on Spirituality and Being Human — With the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, I’d guess many of us have confronted areas of our lives and ourselves in unexpected ways in the past year. Speaking for myself, with a newfound plethora of time and enforced solitude, I had the opportunity to really sit with myself for the…