Many years ago, I heard this piece on NPR about how multitasking is a delusion. We think we are doing more than thing at once but what’s...

The Swamis once gave me an assignment: Make a list of all of the times you wish you made a different choice. Sounds easy, right? At first...

On Sunday I’m going to do something that I haven’t done in a long time. And I’m nervous about it. I’m playing in a piano recital. In...

My daughter, Sadie, is a sweet but fierce 5-year old. While she loves to follow the rules and remind others when they are not following...

Thanksgiving is easily one of my favorite holidays. Part of the reason is that a few years ago, I convinced my family to let me host the...

Have you ever watched a sculptor working? Even if you haven’t, you can imagine. It’s totally mesmerizing. She is there working at a solid...

I like going to yoga classes where no one knows me. Too often I’m in a class where students know I’m a yoga teacher and I feel pressure...

I’ve just returned from a retreat at one of my favorite places on the planet: Blue Mountain Retreat Center. There’s a funny thing that...

I’ve just returned from leading a 4-day summer retreat that was all about cultivating contentment. Santosha (sometimes spelled samtosha...

A few years ago I thought I wanted to go back to school to be an Occupational Therapist. I knew I was going to have to take a bunch of...

Scott Stabile nails it on this one. Just show up.

This Safire Rose poem speaks to me. I don’t remember the first time that I read it but I come back to it over and over again.

Competition is tricky. But I think John O’Donohue gives us the right recommendation on this one.

Many years ago, I went to a yoga class when I was on a vacation in South Carolina and the teacher kept saying things like, “this pose...

This is my mantra for 2017.

Gratitude is a powerful practice.

Fall is the perfect time to remember the law of impermanence. Quite simply, nothing lasts. Ah, of course! But that’s not something that...

Poses are the places for exploration.

Sometimes we just need to look down and put one foot in front of the other.