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Journey to a Place of Peace

Hello Reader, I’m sending you some peace and relaxation today. In the form of a free recorded Yoga Nidra practice. Yoga Nidra is a magical practice that brings deep relaxation and all you need to do is lay down, get comfortable, and listen. I say it’s magical because it feels that way, but there is a body of scientific research that shows the profound effects of this practice. It can help with clarity, anxiety, and insomnia. Find a quiet space where you can lay down and get comfortable. This...

Hi! 💝 I have a gift for you. It’s a guide to peeling off layers of expectation, finding your voice, and taking action. But before I share it, let me tell you a bit about how this guide came to be. 💛 It comes from my heart. I was a shy kid and struggled with crippling shyness well into my 20’s. Over the years, I adopted personas to adapt to certain situations. Work, social groups—you name it. Over the years I felt the weight of external pressure to be this way or that. Somewhere along the way...

Happy almost spring! I am jazzed about all the sunshine and warm(ish) weather recently. Nothing like a cool breeze flowing in through the open window while the sun shines in your face. Makes me want to dance so I’ve had the music turned up to 11, exploring new tunes and enjoying old favorites. I picked out a few bright, upbeat tunes selected for the spring workshop. Here are a few mantras for the season. Repeat after me: A positive, unexpected thing will happen to me this spring. I embrace...

Do you have spring fever yet? I know I do. The days are already getting longer and the sun has been shining bright in my part of the world. I’m going to gloss over the part where it was -18℉ a couple of weeks ago and focus on the 40℉ weather we’re living today! :) Spring is the perfect time of year to refresh and raise our energy with the brightness of the sun and many other spring inspirations. To celebrate, I have a couple of offerings: ☀️ Spring self-expression and vibrancy workshop 🕯️...

Another year is in the books. 2024 has been a year of transformation reconnection for me. I reconnected with my values, tended to my physical health and emotional health, and revived two passions that have been laying dormant in me for quite some time: playing music and creative writing. I always say that music was my first love, writing the second. At first, I saw this as transformation, but then I realized it was just me. Somehow these important parts of me got buried along the way and I've...