For six weeks after I had Hope, I had an Ayurvedic Post Partum Doula cooking my meals. And there were a lot of meals. Birthing a kid takes it out of you, and you need fuel to keep up breastfeeding. My doula introduced me to these date bites to keep me energized throughout the day, […]
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Pantry-Clearing Energy Balls
Got nuts, seeds, and oats? Add a few additional ingredients for these fatty, sustaining energy cookies you can grab and eat. Ingredients: 1 cup oats 1/2 cup flax seed meal 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup 1/2 cup shredded coconut (can be replaced with chia seeds, chocolate chips, shredded nuts, etc., but the texture will […]
FREE Yoga Class for “Work from Home” Bodies
We continue to build out and improve our technology to offer you virtual yoga. Until then, enjoy a complimentary recording of this class from Bethany led virtually to a group of people who are working from home this week. FREE 1-Hour Yoga Class
Lisa’s Carrot Coconut Curry Soup
Carrot Coconut Curry Soup My days are so chock full of tasks that I have little time to prepare a meal from a lengthy recipe. Minimal ingredients and preparation are important! Here is one of my favorite go-to recipes. It’s flavorful, comforting, enjoyable any time of the day or year, and of course quick and […]
Mindful Family Schedule for Home-Based Learning
I’ve worked from home for over 15 years, and for the last 2 I’ve had my kids with me. So, if you find yourself new to working from home or suddenly home with kids all day, let me tell you: you’re going to need a schedule! This is ours. It’s play-based and mindful, and […]
What’s Your Temperament?
Is there one relationship you struggle with, leading you to believe it’s just a bad match? It probably is! But, that doesn’t mean you can’t make it a better one. I learned this year that infants have essentially 9 characteristics that define their temperament. That’s it. When I look at it broadly, I realize these […]
The #1 Modern Health Pandemic
Social isolation is one of the modern health pandemics. All ages and kinds of people have fear around connection and intimacy. Perhaps you wonder how to develop more meaningful relationships to those in your life. How do we turn towards love and belonging? How can we cultivate the freshness of feeling our feelings of fear […]
3 Tips to Write Your Own Biography
Whether you’re writing a blurb for LinkedIn, a biography for a website, or an insert for your book cover, your “elevator pitch” is likely out there somewhere, and what does it say about you? Does it connect you with someone you’ve never met? Or, is it just a laundry list of things you’ve done? Try […]
What does “bliss” mean to you?
Five years ago, if you’d asked me what bliss looks like, it probably would have been an image of me in the center of … something. I would have been at a book signing, the front of a packed yoga workshop, the cover of a magazine. I cringe a little writing that, but I’ve always […]
Balance is bullshit
Go hold a tree pose for 10 breaths. What do you feel? You’re wavering quite a bit; your ankles are quivering, your hips sway a bit side-to-side, you may even notice your whole body moves front-to-back. The illusion is that you are standing steady and perfectly balanced, but you’re actually just constantly working toward balance, […]