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“Here’s how I became myself: mess, failure, mistakes, disappointments, and extensive reading; limbo, indecision, setbacks, addiction, public embarrassment, and endless conversations [...]

“…Don’t go see someone who is irritating. Take a day off from work if you feel tired. Go to the beach if it calls you. Listen to more of the music that pleases you. Soothe yourself in any way [...]

My journey is about releasing things, not acquiring them; letting go, not adding on to. Having said that, I also believe that “things that make your heart sing” are not clutter. If [...]

“I haven’t lost physical weight, but I’ve cast off more than 100 pounds of mental and emotional cellulite. Through this 30-day pranayama practice, I’ve faced some entrenched patterns and [...]

Being gentle sounds so simple on paper, yet I can think of many ways that I can be unconsciously unkind to myself. I even have a name for my not-so-gentle side: “Hilda.” As in [...]

“Clearing lightens. Clearing with awareness, enlightens.” –sbv A student of mine sent me this inspiring email this week. (Note: This is what can happen when you stick with it – even [...]

There’s is a message in Cheryl Richardson’s book The Art of Extreme Self Care that I’ve found super valuable as a pathway to spaciousness. She says that if you want to cultivate [...]

I was twenty-three years old when I first (consciously) experienced this memorable life lesson. I was (the new) Director of Social Functions of a preeminent boarding school at the time. To kick [...]

September. It’s my favorite month of the year. More than just it being one of the most beautiful and bountiful months in New England where I live, September has always been a time of shift [...]

“It’s the desire—not its fulfillment—that nourishes you, because it’s the language of your heart. When you listen to that language, you hear your self.”–Geneen Roth If you [...]