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Nature as Therapy
Stressed out? Need a way to reset? Stare at the above picture or any picture of nature. Seriously, studies have shown that focusing your attention for just 15 minutes decreases ruminating negative thoughts, lowers your heart rate, and improves your working memory....
5 ways to embody compassion
Do you feel overwhelmed by critical thoughts? Do you constantly judge yourself or feel that no matter what you do, you are never good enough? At times I, like everyone else, can feel like I am suffocating under the pressure created by what many call the Inner...
Redefining unbecoming
Unbecoming to Become As a therapist and yoga teacher I naturally read a lot about yoga psychology. One of the main beliefs in yoga psychology is that we are at our core whole, healthy, and functional beings. The practice of yoga is to support us in witnessing all the...
That’s it ‘I am done with mindfulness’
“I am done with mindfulness” A friend of mind recently announced during one of our phone conversations. Immediately I was intrigued. What had mindfulness done to her? Why did she feel such a strong desire to push it away from her life? “I am sick of trying to be with...
The second brain – your gut – and its importance to your emotional well-being
Imagine taking probiotics to treat mood disorders or a Doctor asking you about your emotional state when you show up with gastrointestinal issues. Your gut directly contributes to your well-being or your lack of well-being. Often referred to as the second brain, your...
Return to yourself – Underneath our stories there is an inner sanctuary
Remember the entrance door to the sanctuary is inside you. ~Rumi Find your Sanctuary If you had a space where you were ALWAYS greeted with compassion, love, acceptance, and understanding would you not run to this place when life was hard and you felt suffering? What...