Pause now. Relax. Set your Intention. New Year's is often a time to create resolutions. To fix, change, or improve ourselves: to become happier. However, in resolution setting we tend to disregard the essential wisdom that the journey is not in 'fixing' ourselves, but rather in 'revealing' our inherently exquisite selves.
Read MoreToday, December 21, nature moves us through yet another one of her cycles! On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere, we will enter the darkest moment of the year. This day marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night.
Read MoreEven if you never did before, creating an altar is something that any one can do, anywhere. An altar can lift the beauty and energy of a whole room and your whole day. They can help support your intention to pause and be present; to pay attention on purpose to feelings of love and gratitude. And it's legal to use them for decor purposes as well as for actual prayer and meditation.
Read MoreFor those of you gathering with a family member that tends to ‘rile’ you up. Here is a little practice, so you can open your heart, when you have the impulse to do the opposite. A visualization practice, Metta meditation, that can change your day, and leaving you feeling grateful when you least expect it.
Read MoreThich Nhat Hanh teaches that to truly respect and appreciate the earth we need to begin to look at our connectedness. We need to move beyond the concept of the "environment". Read his brilliant thoughts below. And then go outside in this beautiful season and feel your inter-connectedness.
Read MoreOne of my favorite activities in Iceland was hot soaking. There were endless opportunities to relax in healing waters - the mineral laden Blue Lagoon, an abundance of natural hot springs right along your hikes, and hot tubs and pools in every town... Truth be told, with the constantly shifting weather, high winds, and extensive travel I was doing - I was sure I would suffer more from vata over-drive (ungrounded, airy, spacey, anxious, depleted).
Read MoreI recently traveled to Iceland, also known as "The Land of Fire and Ice." As the name implies, I was astounded to witness such radical contrasts living side by side.
In just a few days we were able to visit glaciers, thundering waterfalls, and raging rivers as well as still turquoise waters and vast black sand deserts. We hiked lush green mossy (seemingly solid) rolling mountains to where craters and fissures unexpectedly open up the earth. I will not forget the exploding geysers and simmering hot springs casting warm moisture over frostbitten grasslands.
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