1-on-1 Yoga Sessions: What to Expect

I’m guessing that if you’re here, you’re interested in booking a private yoga session with me and would like to know more. You’ve come to the right place! First off, a yoga practice has many proven benefits. An internet search or a look at my article on the benefits of yoga will make that quite

Autumn: A Time for Gratitude

Wishing you all a Blessed Mabon!!! 🍂🌻🎃 Above is my new seasonal digital collage for my favorite season… It is transformational and spooky and also: my birth season. ♏️ 🍂 The pose I featured is Malasana, or Garland Pose, AKA Yogi Squat. It is a grounding pose, targeting the Root❤️ and Sacral🧡 Chakras. It is

Benefits of Yoga: Body, Mind, & Spirit

The word “yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit root “yuj” which means “to yoke” or “to unite.” This refers to the uniting of universal consciousness with that of individual consciousness. Yoga truly is for the body, mind, and spirit. When these are all in harmony, magic happens! It is a common misconception that yoga is

Cultivating Self-Love: Where Do I Start?

If you’re reading this, you probably struggle with “self-love” or, more directly, low self-esteem. Maybe you make negative judgments about yourself. Maybe you sabotage your successes with bad decisions. Maybe you need everyone to like you. Maybe you allow others to treat you like sh*t. There are many signs of low self-esteem. I get it:

Spring: A Time for Growth

💐 Ostara is upon us! Happy Spring Equinox. Our wintry time of rest and introspection has come to an end —for now anyway.  🌳 I chose Tree Pose, or Vrikshasana, to feature in my digital Spring collage (pictured above). Tree Pose is a centering & empowering asana. It will help ground you in preparation for

Winter: A Time of Rest

Ah, Winter… ❄️ Nature’s time of rest in preparation for Spring light. Life, cycled. To perform and create at our best, rest is nonnegotiable. I created a digital collage for Winter, and I chose to include Child’s Pose due to its submissive, calming, relaxing effect. 😌 It’s interesting to me that the New Year is

Steps to Creating Authentic Art

This post is especially for those who doubt their own creative potential. I’ve been there too. The Artist You Already Are Dr. Mike Bechtle, a communication expert and author of five books, wrote on his blog about a little test he would conduct on groups of adults and groups of children: He would draw a dot

Why Humans Fear The Unknown

Many of us feel fear every day. Now, I’m not talking about the kind of fear felt when we are in imminent danger and need to spring into action in order to save ourselves from injury or death. I’m talking about the kind of fear that neither saves us nor serves us. The kind of

The Spiritual Truth About Periods

Let’s talk about something we don’t typically talk about in much detail: periods. Periods have a long history of being taboo, unclean, even deadly (I wish I was kidding). All of that is, of course, bullshit. It’s time we talk about the truth. Here, I aim to express that the menstrual cycle is a sacred gift. It

3 Reasons Why You Need to Connect with Your Inner Child

I realized I had been neglecting my inner child in the middle of a counseling session. Counselor and I had spent considerable time delving into my childhood, and at first I wasn’t sure I even needed this kind of therapy. I naively thought I had already accepted and dealt with the pain of my childhood. When