Why Every Person Should Take a Mini-Retirement

Why Every Person Should Take a Mini-Retirement

I am at the end of my five-week mini-retirement completing a yoga certification in Thailand, and I know for sure that this trip was a necessary part of my personal and professional journey.

Thailand Yoga Retirement Journey Conclusion

Thailand Yoga Retirement Journey Conclusion

When you are able to step out of your normal life for an extended period of time, you can actually perform an honest and accurate assessment of your life and who you are as a person. I am so happy to have discovered that my life is exactly how I want it to be. 

Karma Yoga & My Thai Massage Epiphany

Karma Yoga & My Thai Massage Epiphany

I have finally reached my last weekend of freedom during my Yoga Teacher Training program. We have been in class about 13 hours per day which I have to add to my personal 1 hour workout at 5 am. Needless to say, studying philosophy, yoga sutras, muscles and bones all day has been a bit of a departure from my regular life. 

Asthma and My Fitness Journey

Asthma and My Fitness Journey

I had another asthma attack today during my yoga retreat. Luckily, I had another student close by that was able to quickly secure my medicine that brought my breathing back to normal. I was born with asthma, a disease that is both physical and mental in structure. 

The Uphill Climb

The Uphill Climb

We have all heard that life is about the journey and not the destination. When I was younger, I convinced myself that life would only be challenging until I graduated from high school, then until I graduated from college and so on. 

Don’t Live with Fear

Don’t Live with Fear

Fifty percent had and continue to have enough courage and self-reliance to decide that the best move for them was to leave the hustle and bustle in their life of exchanging time for money, for a journey of mental, physical and spiritual growth. I find this concept both amazing and rare.

Be Free and Let Go

Be Free and Let Go

I have successfully completely my second 12-hour day at the Wise Living Yoga Academy. I must say that the entire experience is different than I imagined. First of all, I thought that it would be purely an asana (pose) education, which was far from the truth.

Live Life Fully

Live Life Fully

A full life is one that is full of balance of competing priorities and happiness. I think it’s easy to complain all day or live a life of isolation devoted to one thing such as spiritual practice. The more difficult choice is to try to discover wisdom and figure out how to maintain a sense of self in the midst of the ebbs and flows of life.