Curious About The Massage Gun Trend? Give This …
Not all massage guns are created equal. Read my Sportneer Percussive Massage Gun review to see if this compact model could be a good fit for you.… View Post
Conversations with My Father: Reflections on the End …
This decade is ending quite differently than I ever imagined it would…… View Post
An Amazing Guide to Eco-Friendly, Non-Toxic Yoga Mats
Shopping for a new yoga mat can be a surprisingly overwhelming experience. It’s dizzying how many brands, styles, and materials there are to choose from today. With that said, not all yoga mats are created… View Post
A Year In Review: Reflections On 2018 And What’…
“Strength shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald… View Post
Why Leaving New York Is By No Means …
Most “naturalized” New Yorkers go through cyclical phases of cynicism with the crazy place in which they live. It’s thrilling and overwhelming, it’s bustling and chaotic, it’s lively and overstimulating. It is a thriving blend of… View Post
The Best Compliments Are The Ones That Transcend …
Since crossing the marathon off my bucket list last fall and completing my yoga teacher training certification this spring, I’ve been consistently adjusting the ways in which I approach exercise, food and body image. My focus keeps changing, and therefore, my body keeps changing. However, I’ve found that the type of compliments and feedback I appreciate most remains the same.… View Post
I Ditched Added Sugar For A Month And …
Most people close to me know that I don’t have the healthiest relationship with sugar. It’s my vice I turn to when I’m stressed out or feeling overwhelmed, typically gorging on it in chocolate or ice cream form to soothe a deeper struggle. … View Post
This Is What It Really Looks Like To …
Kyle and Ashley are fearless in both life and love. Fearlessness forms their incredible bond that so many of us crave to find in our own lives. But this level of fulfillment doesn’t come easy in life; it must be earned. And they sure as hell worked for it.… View Post
Why Self-Care Is Even More Important On Difficult …
I think it’s pretty clear that I genuinely enjoy taking care of myself. I like living independently in the insanity that is New York City. I like nurturing my body by eating healthily (and indulging on occasion to feed my soul). … View Post
The Perks Of Pressing Reset Every Once In …
Recently, events in my life encouraged me to reflect on friendships: friendships that have come and gone over the years, friendships I maintain in the present moment, and friendships that lie somewhere in between these two spaces.… View Post
The Key To Satisfaction (That I Have Yet …
With my 27th birthday less than a week away, I’m taking the time to reflect on behaviors like this one engrained in me (whether by parental example or past life experiences) and challenging myself to work on them.… View Post
Follow Your Passion Forward
It’s amazing how one positive choice can be the catalyst for a laundry list of incredible changes. Since my yoga coursework ended almost four weeks ago, all the pieces of my life continued to fall in… View Post
Day 20: Revisiting The Intention
At the begging of teacher training, I set a very clear intention for myself: seek meaning. And today, I realized something about my intention and the way I pursued it for the past four weeks.… View Post
Day 19: The Value Of Time
Today after our final practicum (where all 20 of us took turns teaching the rest of the group for about 5 minutes each), I took a moment to listen to the chatter among my new friends. … View Post
Day 18: Find Fun In The Challenge
Today at the beginning of our asana practice, our teacher told us we would be working on abdominal strengtheners and arm balancing postures.… View Post
Day 17: Give Yourself A Break
Today’s asana practice was a perfect fit for such a dreary spring day. We focused primarily on gentle stretching and restorative poses for about two hours. … View Post
Day 16: Let Go Of Your Labels
We all have definitions and labels for ourselves. Some of them are firmly rooted in our personal biases, but many are actually just simple assertions of fact. … View Post
Day 15: Think Lovely Thoughts
We are all capable of thinking positive thoughts. Most of us do it every day with ease. But usually, those positive thoughts don’t stem from negative or troublesome situations.… View Post
Day 14: Remember How To Laugh
Today we had a guest teacher come in and guide us through our morning asana practice.… View Post
Day 13: The Pitfalls Of Tradition
We do a lot of things out of tradition. We learn something one way from our predecessors and then pass it on to the generations that come after us. Sometimes we add some more recent scientific study to the mix, but often times, tradition trumps all else.… View Post
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