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Loving Kindness Guided Meditation

Today, I’m going to guide us through a loving kindness meditation. This is great to do if you’re feeling a need for self-comfort or community, something I think we can all use right now [during this coronavirus pandemic]. Below is a script if you’d like to follow along with the guided video. You can do…

Easy Ways to Combat the Winter Blues

Living in the midwest, it gets pretty grey from about November to March. And while we do get a fair sprinkle of sunny days, this (at times neverending!) season weighs heavily on most of us. It can be hard to keep yourself from falling into a funk, especially post-holiday season, so I’ve put together a…

5 Gifts Chronic Illness Has Given Me

It can be hard to find gratitude when you get thrown curve balls that knock you off your feet. It can be hard to find light when you’re facing your darkest hours. But then there comes a glimmer of hope, an unexpected delight, and a renewed appreciation for all life has to offer. Navigating chronic…

10 Ways to Get Out of Your Head

We all get in our heads in one way or another – you know, that little voice that whispers in our ear that can say a lot of mean things like… You’re not good enough. No one likes you. You’ll never get anywhere. Please don’t believe that voice. It can start from the comparison game,…

4 Simple Rules to Keep Life Balanced

Approaching the happiest time of my life, I will admit, things became a little chaotic.  In the course of less than two months, I graduated from yoga teacher training and started teaching, got married, went on a honeymoon, and got a new position at work.  I have been very grateful for all these blessings and…

Favorite Self-Care Rituals

As they say, a Sunday well spent brings a week of content, but really, any day should be well spent!  You can’t pour from an empty cup.  I can’t say it enough!  In order to best serve yourself and others around you, you have to invest back into Y-O-U.  I know I can get that…

My Journey to Yoga

  Finding yoga, peace, and contentment To help understand my relationship with yoga, I want to give you a little of my backstory.  Forewarning, this was very challenging for me to write and might not be the easiest to read because of the sensitivity of the subjects.  However, I believe sharing your story lightens the…