At times my mind feels so full and cluttered. And yet in my earnest desire to stay involved with life, with people, and trying to live a meaning and purposeful life, I inevitably keep taking even more things in: emails, faces, words, stories in person, or on the news or what I'm reading or watching, and then more thoughts that are trying to figure out this, that and the other...

My sister in law Senta Reis has played her incredible live music for us during some of my Retreats and Trainings for Five Element Yoga® and Divine Sleep® Yoga Nidra. So many students asked 'When are you recording an album?' that she hunkered down in the studio and produced a beautiful album of all Five Elements. She plays drum, flute, koshi chimes, hang drum, and uses voice as well as...

Spring-time has intense new energies! Be mindful and aware of your body, energy, and mood as you flow through spring when elements of Wood, Water, Earth, and Fire Elements predominate. This is a time to cultivate your innate calm - focus on relaxing your mind, body and heart. Here are some helpful tips for a Radiant Spring: GO SLOW and Easy in your activities. GET OUTSIDE: take a nice long...

Spring Equinox is a powerful seasonal time that has been celebrated by ancient peoples throughout human history, and can be meaningful to us, here and now. This is a great time to pause and to celebrate the moment of this potent shift around this time. Here are 12 Ways to Celebrate: Watch the Sunrise. Listen to the bird’s dawn chorus through an open window. Spring is associated with dawn and...