Paradigm Expansions

On Saturday, I had a plan to meet my boyfriend for coffee after my yoga class. Mid-yoga, it's going great.....but the class went into...

What does self-care mean? In today's world, self-care feels like it is an excuse to finally give yourself some love after taking care of...

You may have heard of Eckhart Tolle's bestseller - The Power of Now . His realization that the present moment held all that he sought...

In her book, “The Wakeful Body”, Willa Blythe Baker talks about a 3+ year meditation retreat with 10 other women in a rural area. They...

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel....

“No matter by which culture a woman is influenced, she understands the words wild and woman intuitively.” -Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Women...

There are many ways our inner self calls us to wake up. Sometimes, the wake up call can feel like a tornado of confusing dissonance...

What does it mean to be the best version of yourself in all contexts? In the West, being effective at work and at home feels like it...

A few months ago, my boyfriend got us 4th row Herbie Hancock tickets on a Wednesday in March. I love a special date night. Time with my...

Do you feel in the core of your being that there must be more to life than what you are experiencing? Do you want your life to mean...

This pain is the harsh stinging of an icy waterfall The blinding shine of that perfect diamond The painful inhale after a minute...

What are your thoughts on this statement: in the mundane day to day experience, there is always something you could be grateful for and...

For anyone weary of how much smart phones and social  media have hijacked your attention, Attention Span by Gloria Mark is an eye-opening...

Desire What does the word bring up for you? Does it contain elements of selfishness? Or primal instinctual tendencies to be overcome by...

Have you heard that people close to death regret what they DIDN’T do more than any mistakes they made? If so, the common feeling from...

There are mixed messages in Western culture about what confidence is. Believing in oneself is a common phrase thrown around. But when it...

I have been practicing mindfulness for a few years now – initially as a way to deal with anxiety, then as a discipline to make myself...

The secrets of life are already written. They are not hidden and waiting to be discovered after deep transformation. They are all right...

I was talking to my sister about a life change she is making in the best possible way. After talking for an hour about how this path she...

I have always been an old soul – at a young age, just knowing what was the right, healthy decision for me and what was not. I still...