Hi friends, welcome to July! I can practically smell the BBQ, sunscreen, and humidity, see the fireworks, and hear “Proud to be an American” in my mind. Ironically enough, on a month marked by a celebration of independence, I admit I’ve been feeling the very opposite of liberated. Turns out, I have placed an enormous […]
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There are no wrong choices, just different paths
“The culmination of one love, one dream, one self, is the anonymous seed of the next.” Hi friends, my favorite season of the year is finally here! Even though it’s feeling a little more like summer in Houston, there is something magical about Spring that has nothing to do with the temperature outside – life […]
The Art of Creative Living
Welcome to Week 3 of the Yogaleena Challenge! Yay, we have made it to my favorite week of the challenge – the week we talk about creative living! I believe creativity is essential to a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. I’m not talking about a nice-to-have or cherry-on-top kind of thing, I really mean it’s […]
Opening Yogaleena: Falling Oil Prices Fuel New Business Opportunity
Good morning friends! On our one-year anniversary week I thought it would be appropriate and fun to share the Press Release I wrote to promote the opening of Yogaleena 365 days ago! It did not end up getting published (booo) but I saved it as a reminder of my own journey, my motivation to take […]
A Blank Canvas
Hello friends, and happy happy New Year! Whoa, it’s officially day 2 of 2017 and I bet you’re already up and at it working on those resolutions, right? A new year is a natural, organic point in time for many of us to feel like we can start over, to flip the page and try […]
Cultivating a Sense of Abundance
And just like that, the holiday season is upon us – a time marked by pumpkin-flavored everything, family gatherings, slightly excessive amounts of shopping, big-time excessive amounts of food, and an overall feeling of abundance. Abundance is an interesting and often fleeting state, isn’t it? Regardless of how much we do have, it feels like we live […]
Stillness, Mason Jars, and Winning at Life
Pumpkin lattes, cute and cozy scarves, and the promise of <100 degree weather for more than one day at a time…Fall, we’ve been anxiously waiting for you! And you know what’s funny about that? I know that in a few months I’ll be yearning for the lazy days of summer again, dreaming of pool parties […]
Birthdays, Goals, and Self Compassion
Hello friends, September is a special month for me as it marks another year of my life on the planet. And you know what that means? Yes, cake and champagne for sure, but also a serious date with my journal for some deep reflection. Although birthdays seem innocent on the outside, they’re often packed with […]
August: It’s Play Time!
Hello friends, happy August! Although there is still a full month of summer ahead, back-to-school ads are already starting to pop up everywhere and I can’t help but feel a sense of “fun is ending/work is starting” in the air. I think it’s a normal feeling given that most of us see work and play […]
Q&A with my Creative Hero
Is it just me or has April flown by? In any case, with one more week left to celebrate creativity, I wanted to introduce you to someone who is not only a legit artist, but more importantly, a true embodiment of what I call creative living. He also happens to be my bro-in-law and one […]