In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this late summer time of year is called The 5th Season. According to TCM, each season has its own unique energy and characteristics that influence our body, mind, and spirit. 

Hips have been on my mind a lot lately. Truthfully they’re often on my mind.  You may know that for years I’ve had SI Joint stability issues… 

During meditation one morning, I came across a poem. It captures the essence of all the somewhat comical ways we try to control and tend to make things harder than they need to be, in a way that made me smile and…

While self care absolutely IS often the foundation of how I thrive and have energy, motivation and confidence to achieve all the things I need and want to do, there is one common pitfall that can actually cause our commitment to self care to work against us…

When the world feels heavy, one of the ways I find it helps the most to be able to tap back into those things that are good and light is to double down on self-care practices that protect my own energy while also replenishing it, like…

My favorite summer self care practice truly does multitask, which is part of why I love it! It helps reduce swelling in the legs and feet, a common symptom at this hot and humid time of year, it also turns on your…

Over my 15 years in the bustle NYC, I’ve learned how much I need alone time to help myself stay connected to my own inner guidance and make sure that I’m in alignment with my goals and desires and continuing to move in the direction of those dreams. But I know this doesn’t just happen to me...

One of my favorite self care activities is reading. Like an actual old school book. Not a tablet or a reader. But a book…

Over the weekend, I found myself incredibly exhausted, and not from a lack of sleep. While I knew the heat was a factor, many of the things that were contributing to my tiredness actually are really common summer habits that I bet you do too…

Similar to how our body craves different types of food at different temperatures during different seasons, we can vary what essential oils we use in the hot summer months versus the cold winter months to best balance…

This is my current favorite time of year. I’m taking advantage of this current energy by planning out all the ways I want my summer to unfold. Intuitively, planning and organizing may seem like the opposite of the free, flowing energy of summer, however…

According to the National Science Foundation, 95% of the thoughts we have each day are not new, but the same thoughts we’ve had before. Trying to let go of your thoughts is like trying to fall asleep, the harder you try…

I don’t like confrontation. Although I’ve been told more than once that I should’ve become a lawyer because of my arguing capabilities. But in truth I spent a long period of my life not speaking up for myself. And that taught me two things….

These first 10 days of May were just as much of a whirlwind as I expected.🥳The one word that kept coming up for me this week was REBALANCE. For me that looked like…

As I moved through the busy days of April and sometimes felt a bit overwhelmed, I found it helpful to remind myself of what a blessing it is that each of us have the freedom to…

I was reminded yesterday that no matter how much we plan, organize and proactively try to do things that help us feel good, there are always going to be unavoidable stressors in our lives…

In March of 2020 when Covid hit, I felt like I had more of a purpose than ever before in life. While everyone was struggling to deal with their stress and cope with trying to figure out a new way of living, I quickly recognized that…

I’ve been experimenting with fun ways to incorporate the energy of Spring Cleaning anywhere I’m noticing feelings of stagnation, stuckness, blahness or heaviness… 

Daylight Saving Time is not just about the gain or loss of an hour, it is something that throws off our circadian rhythms completely, in a similar way as any travel and changing time zones does…

I just got back from a 60-hour trip to Florida in attempt to get some sunshine.From the planning stages, the trip felt just a little bit off from what I wanted…