Build your parachute to soften your landing. — There was a time when the sensation of relaxation incited near panic attacks. There was a time when I did not have the comfort bred from trust to venture into the unknown, to explore the dark with only a flashlight. There was a time when I suppressed the side of…

In the moment of alignment where the mind whispers in, give your heart the mic. — On the precipice of discomfort, I find myself seeking the familiar. I feel myself attempting to shyly turn away from the new and the unknown, and likely the better. I feel myself bracing in preparation of what lies on the other side of the hill. I feel myself glancing back…

Everything is already done, find contentment in the walk. — The sun sets behind me, reflecting in my side mirror and kissing my skin alight, as the vibrant, rolling green hills pass outside my car window. I play songs that await me in the place I’m headed to, the sounds of big-city nightlife mismatched with the picturesque rural scenery flashing…

The best things are not explained, they are felt. — As I reflected upon and grieved the conclusion of this most recent chapter, I shed more tears than I knew were inside me. I knew there was more to the story, albeit unknown, and that sole instinct kept me moving forward. I sat in his apartment glancing from the skyline…

Sweaters knit with limiting beliefs, jackets lined with good intentions. — Packing my life into boxes is something I underestimate every time. I have moved across state lines more times than I remember, one move has blurred into another, an ongoing love affair between two states, each fighting for my attention as I sway back and forth between. With each pull…

The goal is not to improve, it is to love. — For years, I fumbled through the world of self-improvement, never understanding why I wasn’t able to commit myself to my goals. I’d read the book, make the resolution, set the goal, buy the necessary stuff and things, then weeks later discover myself exactly where I had started. Repeatedly, I fell…

Have the courage to begin and the wisdom to not plan — Any big decision or unimaginable change begins with one thought, one feeling, one choice, then moves into one action. Acting, however small, is how it all begins. Sometimes this call comes to us, and we recognize it for what it is without delay: a beckon to move into the next…

Choose your response or be the victim of your reaction — Yoga has a subtle way of shining a light on our blind spots, the things that we may prefer to have tucked out of our consciousness but persist regardless. These blind spots are not always in the forefront of our minds, but as our awareness grows and we become more…

Your anticipation might be the very thing holding you back — Once a week on Tuesday mornings, I take a vinyasa class that never fails to captivate and move me, both physically and emotionally. I look forward to the sixty precious minutes on my mat where I know my mind and body will be challenged to let go, release, and flow. …