In a world filled with uncertainty, fear, and rapid change, our usual ways of coping may no longer serve us. This newsletter explores how to stay informed without feeling overwhelmed, keep our hearts open amidst chaos, and find grounding in our inner wisdom. Through a powerful Buddhist parable, practical self-care strategies, and mindful news consumption tips, you'll discover ways to adapt with resilience, clarity, and love—because these times require something different. Read more now...

This article explores how the ego’s constant striving—through wants, goals, and external solutions—keeps us stuck on the surface, chasing a false sense of peace. Beneath this surface lies an ancient wisdom within each of us, waiting to be discovered. By allowing what is, meeting our inner stories with compassion, and turning inward, we can access this deeper truth. From this place of stillness, creativity, and clarity arise naturally, showing us that true peace and fulfillment are already here. Read more now...

2025 has already brought intensity and change, urging us to let go of what no longer serves us. Whether through personal challenges or the collective upheaval seen in events like the Los Angeles fires, we’re being invited to release illusions and outdated stories about who we are. Letting go of control, fear, and separation reconnects us to our innate wholeness and the love that’s always within. This practice of meeting the present moment offers profound healing and freedom. Read more now...

Facing wildfires and evacuation uncertainty brought unexpected clarity about what truly matters. This blog explores the dance between fear and stillness, how we often build our lives from ego-driven goals, and the transformative power of reconnecting to our true nature. It's an invitation to slow down, trust, and create from a place of inner wisdom. Read more now...

2024 ended in a way I never expected—an ER visit on New Year’s Eve, complications from a medical procedure, and the loss of my father-in-law. In this reflection, I share the lessons these experiences revealed about surrender, resilience, and embracing the fullness of life. As we step into 2025, I invite you to explore a different approach to goal-setting—one rooted in slowing down, trusting Life’s guidance, and creating from a place of deep connection and truth. Read more now...

As the new year approaches, there's often a buzz about setting resolutions, chasing goals, and striving to “improve” ourselves. But what if, instead of following the usual path of trying to get something outside to make us feel better inside, we took a different approach? What if the key to moving forward in 2025 isn't more doing—but more being? What if you started 2025 by reconnecting with the wisdom already within you? Join me for a different kind of goal-setting workshop. Read more...

But the next day, I woke up in a panic—a vulnerability hangover in full force. My heart raced, and my mind spiraled: Why didn't I just keep my mouth shut? Why did I let myself be seen like that? Embarrassment and shame swirled as I judged myself harshly: weak, soft, needy. In the past, I would've done anything to escape this discomfort…but this time, I chose differently. Read more...

The world seems to be drawing us further away from our deepest source of wisdom—our hearts. And yet, our hearts know what's true and what heals. They know that love is the only true balm, while our personal minds, often focused on survival, seek safety by pinpointing threats and placing blame. The fear-based mind sees protection in control; the heart, however, finds it in love. Read more...

I didn't even notice those insecurities until one evening when I found myself in a compulsive eating spiral. After dinner, I couldn't stop stuffing my face with sugary snacks! The next morning, I woke up feeling uncomfortable both physically and emotionally. Judgment and a wave of shame washed over me as soon as I opened my eyes. Yet, during a walk with my dog, I experienced a moment of clarity. Read more...

One of my friends had to evacuate, and our conversations during this time have been illuminating. In moments like these, we are often faced with a stark reminder of what truly matters in our lives. Read more...

Learnings on retreat from volunteering at Best Friends to living fully expressed in Las Vegas! As we transitioned from service to celebration, one thing came up for every single attendee: “I didn't know how much I needed this.” Read more...

Every holiday season invites beautiful joys and moments of magic, but it also brings a fuller schedule that can trigger patterns of perfectionism, disappointment, unspoken expectations, and exhaustion.

We often wait for permission to rest and play. We get caught up in the belief that rest must be earned or that play is a luxury. But what if we allowed ourselves the freedom to embrace these moments more often. You are worthy of rest and joy simply because you exist. Read more...

The undoing process is really a birth process. In order for a new, more aligned you to be born, a death of the outdated you must occur. Because labor—aka effort to bring new life/new understanding—is a part of birth, we experience discomfort and even pain. This is the invitation—to meet the upset Read more…

Less than a week after his 16th birthday, our sweet boy, Lucky, let us know it was time to say goodbye. He was one of my greatest teachers. Here are some of the lessons he taught me. Living into any ONE of them can be life changing. Read more…

We have a tremendous gift that we have been conditioned to be afraid of. Tapping into it is not only the key to a richer, more meaningful life, it’s also the key to living less afraid. Read more…

We are always trusting in something. We put our trust in our bank account, the number on the scale, our partner, house, and even our patterns of protection, worry and fear. When trust is left up to the ego, it will always choose what it knows—patterns of protection, familiarity and certainty. However, there is a much more stable experience of Trust available. Read more…