In last week’s post (I am the Grinch) I shared a conversation with my husband about different types of anxiety, which led me down a path thinking about ways to KEEP the calm rather than have to restore it. Sort of like the old adage, “prevention is the best medicine,” I think self care works …
Gratitude Part 4: I Am the Grinch
I am grateful for a husband who makes me talk. That is a hard sentence to write and impossible to say out loud. Even as I’m typing it, I’m not 100% positive I believe it. Perhaps if I say it enough times it will make it true. He has good intentions. I am an introvert …
Gratitude Part 3: Free from disturbances
The 30 Days of gratitude challenge hasn’t been particularly difficult or taxing for me. I do spend a few more minutes each day actually writing down my thoughts. And I spend a few more minutes checking in on social media to read about what you all are grateful for. I am thoroughly enjoying finding small …
Gratitude, Part 2: My Husband is Better than your Husband.
No, seriously. He is. I’m still working on finding the beginner’s perspective in my teaching as I prepare for my upcoming course. And it’s a learning process. And I’m grateful to have an incredibly supportive husband who is helping me learn these lessons. My husband has amazingly agreed to be in several videos that I’m …
Gratitude, Part 1: I am a sleep nazi
My distaste for activities that keep me (and the children) out late is not a secret. I am a sleep nazi and I go to bed early. And my children go to bed early. Period. However, as they are starting to get a little older and have found interest in certain activities, I have had …
Perspective, Part 4: The Path to Empathy
My daughter has always been very empathetic. From the time she was 2 years old and in pre-school, teachers would comment on how understanding and kind she was to other children. As she’s gotten older, her skills in this area have only grown. She has a huge heart and sometimes it gets the best of …
Perspective: Part 3 — A Beginner’s Mindset
I was googling images of “beginner yoga poses” and was dumbfounded by what came up in the search results. Posture after posture, even posters full of “beginners poses” that contained very complex and difficult movements. My personal favorite was “easy seat” or sukhasana. It appears simple, so I understand why it’s included. It is a …
Perspective, Part Two: I Wouldn’t Change A Thing
If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be? And would you want that advice to be taken, potentially altering the course of your life? After my trip down memory lane the other day while cleaning out the yoga studio, I began to go even farther back. …
Perspective, Part 1: Just Keep Swimming
I was walking the dog recently and had an interesting experience. We were at the school playground, a place we have been walking regularly since we got him over a year and a half ago. He loves to sniff and investigate all the new smells each time we go. As per usual, his nose was …
Girls trip!
I’m going on a girl’s trip! I haven’t gone anywhere for almost exactly two years. No really, I checked the calendar. We went on a family vacation in Florida in September of 2019. That was the last time I traveled. My last girls trip was August 2018. It’s TIME! I will be away from my …