Be courageous enough to be yourself.
What does that mean to you?
Maybe it’s to stand up for what you believe in.
Maybe it’s to make decisions that align to you and your life, regardless of the opinions of your family / friends / colleagues / society.
Maybe it’s to make a commitment to show up for yourself.
Read MoreBuilding confidence and trust in ourselves is a practice. It's a skill that we can nourish and cultivate.
And it all starts with the kind of relationship you have to yourself.
Here are some signs that show that you need to connect back to yourself and start learning how to cultivate more confidence and self trust…
Read More6 years ago this week I stepped on the plane for my first ever solo trip.
Life changing that trip was. It woke me up.
But it wasn't the trip itself that changed my life.
It was the decision to go on that trip that did.
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?
Read MoreI'm currently enrolled in a few trainings including a trauma-informed yoga teacher training and sales and marketing one so that I can continue to create spaces of presence and intention as an educator and entrepreneur. In one of the trainings, this came up: “Entrepreneurship is the best form of personal development”. What do you think? Do you agree or uhm… not sure?
Read MoreOne of the mindful tools I love using in daily life is Mindfulness Gathas, or short poems and verses that we can recite during daily activities to remind us to be present. This is a tool that anyone can use. In this post, I share my five favourite mindfulness Gathas that I have put up around my house and use during my day-to-day life to remind me to be present.
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