You Don’t Have to Be Fearless: Learning to Walk with Your Fears

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We all struggle with fear in some form in our lives, even if we don’t consciously recognize it as fear.  Sure, stage fright or a fear of heights is easy to identify. But when we judge others, that often stems from fear. Our own insecurities are usually based in fear. And even our procrastination can … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Be Fearless: Learning to Walk with Your Fears

5 Steps for Creating Ease (and Releasing Overwhelm)

Knowing when overwhelm is starting to creep into my life, and how to handle it when it does, allows me to create ease rather than letting overwhelm run me into the ground. So when I find myself being reactive rather than purposeful, I know it's time to check in and get back on track.

Walking Tall

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My yoga practice began to change not just my body, but my mind and my spirit. At some point early in my yoga journey, I'd started standing taller. Shoulders down my back, heart open and head held high, my steps confident and solid. And that was just the beginning.

Opening to the Present

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We rolled out our mats along the walls of the studio, all 35 of us—34 women and one man of varying ages, sizes, shapes and backgrounds—facing one another and the center of the room. And that’s how we started. No introductions, no stories, no preparation. We jumped right in.