The Holidays are here! It’s the season of hustle and bustle, merriment and for some, big challenges. The good news is, there is one thing that we can all do to increase our feeling of well-being and happiness…And that is ~ create a foundation of GRATITUDE. The definition of gratitude is ‘the quality of being…
Befriend yourself. This is the phrase (mantra) that has been with me this week. It’s an important idea. It’s like ‘step one.’ The rest of life, and our relationships with others, become more fulfilling (and easier!) when we cherish the relationship we have with ‘self.’ I always ask my students to please be their own…
I adore summer. When I start seeing ‘pumpkin spiced fill-in-the-blank’ this and that popping up, I am not excited. The natural flow of summer that encourages being outside and active, suits my personality much more so then the quiet hush of contemplation that cooler weather ushers in. So, per my usual, I lean into my…
There’s a reason I often sign my letters and emails with:Blue skies,Michele The wide open blue sky reminds me of our true nature and 9 times out of 10, allows me to take a deep breath and actually relax. Yesterday I was stressing. I was dealing with the IRS, Health Insurance and kid issues. The…
Most of you know that I am a busy girl. Life seems to always be in full session and my schedule is booked around the clock. The gift (or one of them), that I have been given in this life, is that I teach yoga. This automatically builds yoga into each and every day. Every…
It’s my day of birth. It is the very best kind of day, because I’ve created the space and time to PAUSE.And on this day, as I began my meditation, something different (and awesome) happened. I’ll share it, because maybe this will help you too. I sat down to breathe. To breathe and be. I…
I am sitting in bed, sick and under the weather, and feeling oddly grateful. A dear friend just dropped off blueberry scones and I got a little teared up by the kind act. Now, I am mindfully eating this lovely scone, sipping some sweet orange and chamomile tea and thinking about my amazing mentor teacher,…