Get Ready! Get Set! Go to Wanderlust 108 LA! ~ A Mindful Kind of Triathalon

  Get ready! Get set! Go do your Wanderlust thing! Wanderlust festivals have been striking a chord world-wide with the grandest, largest yoga lifestyle events we have ever experienced. And, Wanderlust 108, the world’s first and only “Mindful Triatholon,” is about to embark upon Los Angeles on May 2, 2015. What is a “Mindful Triathlon, you ask?” Come on yogins. You know the way… Take a 5K sprint or jog, engage your bandas in … Continue reading Get Ready! Get Set! Go to Wanderlust 108 LA! ~ A Mindful Kind of Triathalon

@MandukaYoga Inspires Us to Seize the Moment with #NowStartsNow Campaign

Manduka has launched a campaign of the heart, #NowStartsNow, to inspire us to motivate what’s bourgeoning within us. There is no time like now to take flight, embrace discovery, unlock our dreams and soar into the wind. What’s tickling your insides to get out? Post your unique embracement of #NowStartsNow on your social media outlets and tag @MandukaYoga #NowStartsNow and you just might be 1 … Continue reading @MandukaYoga Inspires Us to Seize the Moment with #NowStartsNow Campaign

Spadaro Fragrances Infuse the World with Love

Fresh, clean, crisp with warm tones – Spadaro perfume fills my senses as if I were standing outside, high on a grassy knoll overlooking the ocean waves on a breezy day and feeling the freedom of sweet true love coursing within and through me. It’s that good. And, it’s just that easy. The images and feelings that Spadaro invokes are limitless because at the base … Continue reading Spadaro Fragrances Infuse the World with Love

A Bit of Honest Wisdom from Laura L. Fine of The Lionheart Institute

“We’re not naturally wired for fear. We learned it.” (Laura L. Fine, The Lionheart Institute of Transpersonal Energy Healing) I recently learned about Laura L. Fine and The Lionheart Institute of Transpersonal Energy Healing through a fellow yogi, Isabelle Randolph, in my 200-hr RYT certification program at Yoga Salt in Marina del Rey. I have noticed the calm in Isabelle and the gentle healing nature of … Continue reading A Bit of Honest Wisdom from Laura L. Fine of The Lionheart Institute

Sesa O’Conner Inspires a Meaningful Purpose for Being on the Yoga Mat

“Yoga is meant to make you realize that you’re not this body, but the eternal soul temporarily situated within it.” (Sesa O’Conner of Sesa Yoga) Sesa O’Connor is an incredible yoga teacher in the Los Angeles Area. Her knowledge is impeccable, her voice and tone are soothing and clear, and her words of wisdom always evoke an introspective response within me. I love her classes … Continue reading Sesa O’Conner Inspires a Meaningful Purpose for Being on the Yoga Mat

5 Ways to Make Your “Firsts” Count

The very first moments in which you start your day can clearly determine the path you take. Consider being thoughtful to your “first” thoughts and actions, and you will set the stage for a glorious day to follow. The first two can be done even before you open your eyes, while you are still in your bed, as the first light is coming up. Five “firsts” that … Continue reading 5 Ways to Make Your “Firsts” Count

Giving From The Heart

  Is there something you’re good at that puts a smile on someone else’s face? Do you paint, garden, craft, bake, play an instrument or write poetry? When it comes to saying “Thank you,” “Happy Birthday,” “Happy Valentines’ Day,” or just “I’m Thinking of You,” nothing says it better than sharing a part of you in a one of a kind way. This way you … Continue reading Giving From The Heart

Today is the Day for Good Change

About this time of year with only a few days before you replace your 2014 calendar with one for 2015, you may be among the many who are contemplating “What will my New Year’s resolution be?” Out of the estimated 40% of people who set a resolution, only about 8% will actually keep it going long-term. Consider a new approach to reaching your goal. Kaizen … Continue reading Today is the Day for Good Change

Embracing Your Uniqueness

When I was meditating at Lake Shrine in Malibu recently, I looked up and was welcomed by a bunch of strong palm trees that seemed to greet me in a different way that day. The center tree, stands a little shorter than the rest and leans to the left, unlike the others that stand straight as an arrow. If this special tree could talk, what … Continue reading Embracing Your Uniqueness

Choose Calm Through Belly Breathing

Breathing is the easiest and quickest way to choose calm and has many health benefits. It seems so simple and yet, we may not be aware that we all breathe differently, so finding the way you breathe is really important in moving forward from this day on. Find yourself sitting mindfully on the floor or on a chair with your back straight and your hands … Continue reading Choose Calm Through Belly Breathing