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Living Intentionally

Three Questions to Help You Put 2025 to Bed!

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"We do not see the world as it is, we see the world as we are."  ~ Anonymous New Year's Day my partner and I enjoyed a relaxed, pleasureful, nature-based day. We attended a delicious yoga class, had brunch at a Latin restaurant and hiked in…
self-care

7 Self-Care Practices That Carry Me Through Change

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2025 was a year of rapid transitions. It felt like I could barely catch my breath between moving, building a home, healing from a car accident, supporting friends/family through hardships, hiring a new team and more! Transitioning from one…
mindfulness

Dancing with the Dark: 8 Ways to Embrace Your Shadow

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Lately I've been dancing with a deep sadness that comes and goes like a flickering light. While I love celebrating Christmas as a season of renewal and time of spiritual rebirth, sometimes the days before and after this sacred holiday can be…
Mindfulness

Six Tips For A More Mindful Holiday Season

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Recently, my extended family all hopped on a Zoom call to pause, check-in and share our intentions for this holiday season, asking: what's most important to us during our time together and what do we each need when it comes to self-care? We…
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Rest IS Radical Self-Care: Start Here

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This week I’ve carved out an entire afternoon to spend a relaxed hour with my calendar—not penciling things in, but revisiting pending events and making intentional choices that support a more open, spacious, restorative fall schedule. Does…

Feel It to Heal It: Three Ways to Begin

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I sat next to a college student on the plane recently after coming back from leading a retreat in MA. I listened as she talked about her fears and anxieties around her career path and "What's next?" When I got up to leave, I asked her, “Cristina,…

Feel It to Heal It: Three Ways to Begin

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I sat next to a college student on the plane recently after coming back from leading a retreat in MA. I listened as she talked about her fears and anxieties around her career path and "What's next?" When I got up to leave, I asked her, “Cristina,…

8 Ways To Embrace Your Shadow

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While I love celebrating Christmas as a season of light and time of spiritual renewal, sometimes the days before and after this sacred holiday can be a bit dark for me. Between the cold, grey weather, honoring my deceased mother's Dec. 20th…

5 Ways to Find Rest & Renewal This Month

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Last week I spent an hour with my December calendar—not penciling things in, but revisiting pending events and making intentional choices that support a more open, spacious, restorative winter schedule. Does the thought of hanging lights…
life-balance

Permission Granted to Do Less

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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. -Author Anne Lamott I'm hearing from clients and friends around the country that they are having trouble focusing and feeling productive. Most share they…
mindfulness

8 Ways To Embrace Your Shadow

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While I love celebrating Christmas as a season of light and time of spiritual renewal, sometimes the days before and after this sacred holiday can be a bit dark for me. Between the cold, grey weather, honoring my deceased mother's Dec. 20th…
mindfulness

(Video) Am I Comfortable with Polarities?

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Years ago, I started a nonprofit initiative in Austin, TX that focused on supporting parents of teens. Here's the lament that I heard regularly when one of our parent's children was struggling: "It's so hard for me to feel joy or happiness when…
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