Namaste doesn’t mean what we’ve made it to mean Things got lost in translation as yoga moved here to the west. When asked to reflect on this sanskrit share, many folks from south asian cultures say saying namaste at the end of a yoga class feels… awkward. A: it’s not really used in closing, it’s much more of a greeting in its origin culture. Even then, there isn’t reference of “I” as in the light in me honors the light in you”. While a lovely sentiment, we messed it up when w

Pain has a complicated history and presentation. Injections and comforting therapies wear off, re-injury occurs and sometimes, pain even persists long after visible proof of healing. These are things we know to be true. For a long time, I’ve been interested in the work of healing, pain and why we suffer. In fact, it’s led me to pursue many modalities of healing and degrees of study in exercise, coaching, yoga therapy, reiki, meditation, and ayurveda. As a patient for my own c

Next to mindfulness and nervous system regulation, somatics must just be the buzzword of the year. And it’s everything it’s cracked up to...

Every time I go to explain coaching to someone new, it never comes out the same way twice, truly. The conversations are so organic and the needs so diverse that the way it helps, changes from person to person. Working with as many clients as I have over the years has even shaped my definition as I’ve watched the way it’s worked. So I’ll give you coaching in 4 words: Collaborative, Intuitive, Self-Generated, CHANGE Outside of this, the definition is fluid. Here’s the premise:

March is National Sleep Month and in honor of this sweet and sometimes elusive brainwave state, I thought I’d compile my favorite...