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From my own personal life experiences to educational resources on self-care and wellness, healthy recipes and more, these blog posts will guide you towards an intentional lifestyle full of joy. Grab your favorite cozy beverage, light your favorite candle and dive into these holistic self-care, wellness and stress management resources. Enjoy!

 
 

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Understanding and Balancing Your Stress

If you're anything like me, you've spent a lifetime being hard on yourself for feeling so stressed out by day-to-day life, asking yourself, why is this so hard for me? Why does everyone else seem to be handling this better? What am I doing wrong? If you’re ready to stop being at the mercy of your stress and empower yourself to bring your stress response down, this blog post is for you!

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What is the 5th season?

We’re now in that space between Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, and the fall equinox, the official end of summer. While it may be tempting to rush into your fall routine and those end of year goals, it’s important to honor the current transition for optimal vitality and mental well-being…

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This Barbie has all the feels

I know. I know. I’m late to the Barbie party. I actually saw the movie a couple weeks ago, but wanted to relish in it a bit and give myself space to process. It definitely brought up all the feels…

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Keeping promises to myself

Several months ago I received an email invite, entitled “Cocktails & Conversation”.The invite was to an event in the Hamptons with special guest…

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3 reasons you might have neck pain

Due to our reliance on technology both personally and professionally, many of us spend most of our days in what’s called forward head posture. This means that

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5 tips for intentional drinking

I like to joke that it’s no coincidence that International Self-Care Day, which was this past Monday, July 24, and National Tequila Day happen to fall on the same day… 

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How to increase mental flexibility

Mental flexibility is the ability to make a mental shift without remaining stuck in a particular mindset. From a mind-body perspective, the knees are…

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5 ways to avoid summer burnout

Even though we’re only officially starting the summer season today, many of us have been in summer mode since Memorial Day Weekend and you might already be experiencing some of the symptoms of summer burnout…

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A simple trick to feel more alive

After last week’s bout with all the wildfire smoke in NYC, it got me thinking a lot about the role that our lungs play in our lives. There are the physical impacts on our health and our body's ability to function with ease and efficiency, but our lungs also have a direct connection to..

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What are your ultradian rhythms?

As the great Anne Lamott says, “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” There is actually a science behind Anne Lamott’s catchy quote…

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10 minutes and 5 ways to love your feet right now

The other day I was thinking about feet. I was giving myself my bi-weekly pedicure (when you’re a yoga instructor, whose feet get seen all the time, you learn to keep them looking as nice as possible at all times)… 

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A practice to help process frustration + judgment

Last week, one of my teachers mentioned the sense of “internalized pressure“ we can feel as we enter this first part of Spring. I hadn’t been noticing a lot of it in my own life, but of course, now that she had brought it into my awareness, I began noticing it more and more every day…

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10 tips to tap into masculine + feminine energy

Spring always reminds me of the importance of balancing the masculine and feminine energies in our lives and how powerful this can be in helping us accomplish our goals and dreams from a place of efficiency and ease…

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Are you happy?

I am happy. Like “excited about the day, on a cellular level, people wonder what’s going on with me”, kind of happy…

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