Hello my friends,Does it feel like Fall yet where you are? There’s just something about September that makes me feel brand new. Do you feel that way, too? Perhaps the years and years of starting a new school year imprinted it into our systems, and, it’s literally a new year for those celebrating the Jewish holiday …
When the World Feels like It’s All Just Too Much
Sometimes it’s all just a little too much. The world and everything happening in it, the news, lives halfway across the world and the fear of what’s going to happen right in our own communities, PLUS everything we’re already dealing with in our lives. We just keep taking it all in, day after day after …
Have Yourself a Mindful Little Holiday
The holiday season is marketed as a magical time. But let’s be real, who is it really magical for? Between all of the decorating, the lists, the shopping, the wrapping, the meal prepping, and don’t forget planning of those magical moments, there’s not a ton of space left for you. I’ll be the first to admit …
Are You Feeling Your Way Through the Dark?
Recently I asked some friends, “What is missing most from your life right now?” It’s 2020, these are difficult times. We’re experiencing a serious sense of distress at every turn: of personal health, human connection, justice and political turmoil. Many of us are doing everything at home: working, distance learning, volunteering, running a household. Some …
3 Reasons I’m Actually Happier in 2020
I’m actually happier than I was this time last year. I figured out there are three reasons why. Even though we’re in a global pandemic, even though it feels like the flames of the fire outside are burning even higher, even though I’m grappling with the existential questions of is this the beginning of the …
The Top 5 Things to Prepare for the First Day of Distance Learning
Here we are, Labor Day Weekend, the moment we’ve all been waiting for (just kidding). This Tuesday will be the first day of school for many kids with a new version of distance learning in place. If you’re like me and have kept your head buried in the sand hoping this day would never come, …
Time has no meaning
I received an email this morning from some kids activity newsletter with the top ten tips on how to prepare for back to school. It stunned me how out of touch it was since it was 100% not applicable this year. I don’t need to pack lunches the night before or have kids put their …
stuck in the suck
I woke up this morning with a knot in my stomach. I don’t know if I woke up with it, but it was first feeling I recognized after the dread, panic, and desire to curl up and hide back under the covers. What’s the point? I have nothing to give. I’m doing everything wrong. It’s …
A word about quitting and starting.
I’m really good at quitting. I have started and stopped dozens of different fitness programs. I’m good at using every single excuse: I have no time, it’s too hot out, it’s too cold, it might rain, I didn’t sleep well, I’m too tired, I’m hungry, I just ate and, more recently, my body hurts. But …
Yoga Brings Families Together
Yoga means union. Not only is it a path to union of body, mind, and spirit, but it can also be a path to connection with others, including (and especially) connection to those we love. What is Family Yoga? Simply put, Family Yoga is a term for any time children and adults practice any form …