Over the weekend, as I was sitting in my home office, when my partner came in and said…
“You're my best good friend.”
I thought it was sweet and laughed (it's a line out of Forrest Gump). And my immediate reaction was to say the same thing back to him.
As I started to say it out loud, I actually stopped myself and said this instead…
Just like the seasons, we as human beings move through seasons of growth, change, and transformation.
In this collaboration with CueCalm, this meditation will ground ourselves after a long winter, embrace the seeds we've planted in the spring, and invite ourselves to bloom this summer.
Read MoreStop wearing busy as a badge of honour.
I used to thrive on this idea that I was "busy"…
It was mostly for show. Thinking that if I was “busy” I was somehow more important.
… but when I really slowed down to look at it... I was "busy" doing things that didn't serve me personally, or serve my business.
Read MoreLet’s stop saying, “practice makes perfect.”
Practice does not make perfect.
Practice makes… practice.
“Perfect” is an illusion that sets us up for disappointment, annoyance and frustration.
Perfectionism leaves no room for us to be human.
Read MoreA theme that I've been reflecting a lot on lately is courage.
And particularly, how much courage it takes to live your life your way, that honours who you are and how you want to be.
Often you might think of courage in big adventurous things like the courage to sky dive or jump off a 10 foot cliff into the ocean.
But courage is something that you can cultivate and use in everyday life.
Read MoreContrary to popular belief, the practices of mindfulness, meditation, yoga and movement isn't just about calming the mind and relaxing.
It is an opportunity…
Read MoreA question for you, friends… Do you ever put yourself first? Or do you feel guilty? Think it's selfish? Or is self care a priority for you?
Read MoreThis might come as a surprise to you… but I used to hate yin yoga because it was so slow (and I don't use the H word lightly)! 🙈
I wanted to move, sweat, do chatarungas to show off my strength, and slowing it down in yin really challenged me…
Read MoreHuman nature has it that we live moreso in the mind than the heart… we over-plan, we try to control, we get attached to outcomes, we create expectations, and we become afraid to take risks, to experiment or to try new things.
Sometimes we live so much in the mind that nothing gets done, we can't make decisions and we can't take action.
In this post I share the practice of slowing down and listening to the heart.
Read MoreI tried something new this past weekend: I went surfing for the first time!
Trying new things is scary…
Whether that's surfing, or trying a new class, or creating a new offer for your clients, often our fears, anxiety, and self judgement come into play.
What do you do?
Read MoreOften we are taught that our brain is the super computer of the body, and that it sends signals to the rest of the body. But did you know that THE HEART actually sends more signals to the brain than the other way around?
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