posted: Dec. 28, 2020.

Do you know your labels? When we’re kids, we start to unconsciously identify with the labels other people give to us: shy, smart, happy, outgoing, strong, gifted, leader, nerd, trustworthy, athlete, Read more

posted: Dec. 01, 2020.

Do you understand why people do, say, and believe the things they do?  When you begin to understand the why, you are able to have more empathy, compassion, and understanding Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

I was standing on a rocky cliff, peering over the edge into the unknown. Creeping forward as slowly as possible, I strained to see into the vast expanse before me, yet Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

For those of you for whom Mother’s Day can’t be over fast enough…who are actively or quietly grieving no matter how long it’s been since you lost your mother…know these Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

Do you remember having feelings of joy and exhilaration as a kid, completely present and yet simultaneously lost in the moment? Maybe a memory that pops to mind is that time Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

My kids and I have frequent “discussions” about technology addiction. Now, as adults we know we aren’t addicted to our devices, right? Anyone from my parental generation grew up without Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

How many times have you looked at someone from a distance, knowing them but not really knowing them, or read a post online that caused you to feel down on yourself, Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

A few days ago one of my oldest friends lost her years-long battle with cancer at the age of 44, leaving behind four beautiful daughters who share her beaming smile Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

When I was a teenager, a friend was physically abused by her father after he had been drinking. Maybe because he was a respected member of our small farming community, Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

It’s five days into the start of a new year and a new decade as I’m writing this.  For those of us who remember the transition from 1999 to 2000, Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

If you grew up in the era of “Friends,” you may remember an episode in which Ross buys a too-large new sofa and because he has a written plan for Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

It’s one of the last beautiful late summer days in the high desert, the early morning sun briefly tinting the eastern slope of the aptly-named Sandia Mountains a glowing shade Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

Not that long ago, I walked past a novel on display at the library called “Today Will Be Different,” the title phrase clearly more a plea of desperation than a Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

In less than a month, the official first day of fall will be upon us. Families everywhere are bracing for the start of a new school year and all it entails. Back Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

In the yoga realm, there is a concept called “sthira sukha.” It is the balance between effort and ease, or steadiness and comfort, that we strive for in our asana practice. Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2020.

Criticizing and berating ourselves as a means to change never works. There is an enormous gap between self-blame, self-criticism, self-judgment, shame, and taking personal responsibility. We’re often walking a tightrope between Read more