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I sprinkled your ashes next to the biggest star I could find. You are the moon after all. I did it knowing how often I would be up there looking at the beautiful view, breathless and grateful for the climb. Maybe you washed down the mountain with the latest rainfall. It doesn’t matter. Because now…

Yesterday, I had an extra hour to spare before meeting a friend for dinner. Since I wasn’t familiar with the area, I made the rare decision to do nothing and waited in my car. A few minutes later, a young man pulled up next to my car in a truck that looked just like my…

Today, while looking at a rental property during my lunch hour, I asked for what I wanted. The rent was a little higher than I had hoped so I requested that the realtor (an older male) go back to the the renters and see if they were willing to negotiate on the price or agree…

It’s not lost on me that today – the day before April 1st, a day on which many people intentionally dupe one another – is the day that I received a call from a woman who claims I duped her. This woman attended one of my yoga classes a few weeks ago. The class was part of…

When I put my house on the market six months ago, I just assumed it would sell quickly. This assumption was reaffirmed by many close friends and family members who asserted, “Your house is adorable! Who wouldn’t want to buy it?” The general public, that’s who. So when I realized that it would take a little more…

On Sunday, I had the good fortune to attend a workshop with Rolf Gates at Soul Space Yoga. Rolf has been doing this for years—teaching souls how to create space through a vigorous vinyasa practice and meditation—so it was second nature to him. He had no notes with him, just a harmonium and good posture. I, like…

When we hear the word “unfaithful,” the first thing that often pops into our minds is “someone who cheated.” It’s not typically associated with the loss of one’s spirituality. To be faithful means to adhere to your words and actions…or in the spiritual/religious sense, believe in the unknown. To be unfaithful is not just a way to sever trust…

As we get older, some of us take pride in the fact that life makes us thick-skinned. I recently had an encounter with someone who was surprised to learn that her attempt to spread gossip about me fell flat. It was, as they say, “a teachable moment” as I proudly stood tall in front of this (older)…

As many of my yoga students know, I am a follower of Danielle LaPorte’s Desire Map techniques. “Desire mapping” encourages us to toss out our goals and instead write down our Core Desired Feelings (CDFs) for the week. By focusing on how we want to feel, we are targeting the “Why?” behind our ambitions and…

Alanis Morissette released this song in 1998, back when I was 21 years old and she was just 25. The song, which conveyed her very personal feelings of insecurity and self-doubt, continue to resonate with me 16 years after hearing it for the first time. Read the lyrics below (or better yet, listen to them)…