Scrooge, the Grinch & Charlie Brown might be onto something. My family and I celebrate Christmas. I was watching “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965) and “The Grinch” (1966) with my daughter and I was struck by their commentary on the commercialism of the holiday. These were both made a decade before I was born and yet there was sentiment that this celebration had been infiltrated by a …
Eating Healthy Through the Holidays
It's clickbait, right?!? We want 5 easy steps to eat healthy through the holidays. 6 steps to less stress. So often we are looking for the list of to-dos to get the results we want. I can vividly remember a session in my therapist office when I asked him for the worksheet for a complex emotional situation, I wanted resolution on! In fact, I am pretty sure I demanded a worksheet or workbook or …
Gratitude: More Than Just an Attitude
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. A day that is often filled with family and lots of food and some thankfulness or maybe not. Walking into this holiday season can be challenging on many levels. Differences and conflict tend to surface more than commonality and gratitude. As part of my spiritual lifestyle I realized a while ago that I had a grateful attitude rather than a grateful …
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Into Thin Air
Overcoming Mental Fears and Anxiety I recently hired the wonderfully talented Jess Kohler to photograph me for my website. We drove up to Vasquez Rocks just outside of Los Angeles. I had never been there before and was excited for the new adventure. We found a wonderful spot on top of a section of rocks to shoot Vrksasana (Tree Pose). I had about a 5 to 6-foot drop on my left side and pretty …
“The Right Way”
Yesterday, I had the pleasure and honor to work with the talented Jess Kohler. We met at Vasquez Rocks to shoot photos for my new private yoga instructor website that you are on now, Serenity Yoga. I met her with my dear sweet 6-year-old daughter in tow. I had ideas of grandeur that after a long day at school she would help us with the shoot and enjoy exploring the outdoors. I am …
Yoga’s Internal Side: Finding Emotional Balance
Emotional balance and alignment are as important as physical balance and alignment. Have you ever been blindsided? You are going through life with its ups and downs and something happens in an instant that forever changes your life or the way that you look at life. My daughter almost died at 14 months old and it brought a lot of clarity to what was and what wasn’t important really fast. In …
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