MINDFULNESS

My word for 2018 is KINDNESS

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"Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate." -Albert Schweitzer In early January, I sat on my meditation cushion preparing for my regular morning…
mindfulness

Are you embracing the “status quo?”

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The other night my husband and I got to catch up with good friends over a glass of wine. I commented to my friend Eric, a seasoned software developer, that the Austin job market is one of the hottest in the U.S. and it’s a great time to explore…

How to be a human

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Not long ago my husband and I were milling around in the kitchen making breakfast and lunches and preparing for school and work. We looked up and saw our 15 year-old on his computer. My husband took a peek as he walked behind my son’s back—we…
retreats

The Best Investment You Can Make

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I just returned from an international women's conference featuring personal development, leadership, life purpose and international women's rights speakers from around the world. From authors Elizabeth Gilbert and Marianne Williamson to…
women's retreats

The power of pausing

This month I have been managing so many moving pieces -- training new team members, scheduling women's retreats and workshops, setting up new office systems and vetting new partnerships--that I have found it almost impossible to hear myself…

Change the way you look at things

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I’m moving across the floor in Nia class and finding myself becoming more and more annoyed with the woman dancing in front of me. The room is packed—it’s a farewell class for one of our dear members who’s moving out of state—yet…
women's retreat

Why I’m marching (and hope you’ll join me)

This Saturday, January 21st, more than a million women and men from around the US and the world will be gathering in Washington, D.C. for the Women's March on Washington and participating in Sister Marches around the globe (click here to…
mindfulness

7 reasons to choose LOVE over FEAR in 2017

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Recently I returned home from an amazing women's retreat (an early birthday present!) feeling euphoric and transformed. My husband and son picked me up from the airport. My teen had just returned from a late-night sleepover so my expectations…
WOMEN'S RETREAT

8 women’s wisdom: pearls from Kripalu

I’ve been leading women's retreats for 25 years and every single time I'm humbled and amazed by how much I learn and am reminded of by the beautiful women who show up in our circle. (Read why I lead retreats.) This past weekend I was…

What is uniquely yours to do?

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“I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do,…

4 ways to schedule time for reflection

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Our outer world is a reflection of our inner world … what are you doing to nurture your inner life? I relish this time of year: my birthday is Jan. 7th (I’m excited to celebrate my big 5-0!), winter beckons us to nest, hibernate…

Be gentle with yourself

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You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve…
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