2 Tools to Get Out of Your Funk

Hi Friends, If you want to get out of your funk, you’ve got to be sincerely honest about what gets you there in the first place.  Yes, stuff happens to us which is beyond our control.  For those things, spiritual practices + therapy go a long way.  Yet, a lot of the times, WE are

The Value of Women’s Bodies, Brains, and Souls

We know the attitude towards women changed when iconography depicted their assault and subjugation.  We know that women stopped being perceived as divine creators when male gods were attributed to producing life.  We know that at various points throughout multiple cultures, women were deemed sacred because of the abundance of temples, graves, exquisite drawings, and

From the Shadow to the Light

Do you remember the myth of the goddess Persephone?  Persephone was a beautiful woman who was abducted by the god of the underworld, Hades.  As she was gathering flowers, Hades burst through a cleft in the earth and captured her.  They dropped into his realm where she remained during the winter season.  Throughout this time,

The Higher Self & The Ego

I have this morning ritual that goes like this: press snooze 8 times, finally turn off the alarm, oversleep, get up, drink lemon water + celery juice, and then I’m supposed to meditate.  What I really want to do is go directly to the coffee pot, drink the entire thing, and eat a bagel.  When

Women (and Goddesses), Come in all Colors, Shapes, and Sizes

Women, and goddesses, come in all colors, shapes, and sizes… I wish I could have gotten this phrase tattooed on my arm when I started the serpentine journey into womanhood.  Like most of us, growing up, all I ever saw in media was thin female bodies with impossible proportions.  As one article put it: Although

The Inner Critic + Self-Compassion

I’m on my yoga mat and I’m angry at my body: “My stomach should be more toned.  So should my arms.  My hamstrings shouldn’t be so tight and I’m pretty sure these sun spots, pimples, and scars should be gone by now.”  The inner critic has paid a visit.  She is loud and convincing.  She

Who is the Divine Feminine?

Who is the Divine Feminine? The Divine Feminine, Goddess, the Divine Mother, the Sacred Feminine, Shakti… She has numerous names. Since time immemorial, cultures across the globe—from Africa to North America—venerated the female face of the Divine. Her worship and Her presence took diverse forms. She was the Earth, the Moon, the Sun, and the

The Mud and The Lotus: What India is Teaching Me

The Mud and the Lotus: What India Is Teaching Me About 5 years ago, I began a consistent yoga practice.  Right around the same time, I started a PhD program in Women’s Spirituality at the California Institute of Integral Studies where I eventually wrote my dissertation on Women’s Spiritual Leadership.  Throughout my studies, I realized that

The Practices of Forgiveness & Yoga

Forgiveness and yoga require consistent practice.  As we engage in each, healing unfolds in the body, mind, and soul.  Forgiveness and yoga exist in a symbiotic relationship: forgiveness allows us to release emotional blockages that affect the body/mind, and yoga delivers us to more empowered and peaceful states within the body/mind that encourage the release.