“Happiness is impermanent, like everything else. In order for happiness to be extended and renewed, you have to learn how to feed your happiness. Nothing can survive without food, including happiness; your happiness can die if you don’t know how to nourish it." -Thich Nhat Hanh Always looking for ways to reduce suffering in a conscious way, I was very inspired by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh's list of 5...

We are part of a lineage, a stream of intention and creation whose fountain springs from our ancestors. Their lives have been lived and completed with a beginning-middle-end. And yet, something of them lives within each of us. Their forces have had a hand in shaping us. It’s a beautiful idea, to see ourselves as a stream, as a lineage, and important to remember and honor those who came before...

ZIBA KASHEF interviewed me for this informative article on non-sleep deep rest and yoga nidra for Yoga Journal. Both these practices can reduce stress, achieve deep relaxation, and induce sleep. However, despite their similarities, non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) and yoga nidra are not the same. Let’s break down the differences. In these stressful times, our bodies need rest more than ever. NSDR and yoga nidra are both tools that can...

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." Often we may tend to get down on ourselves and become critical if we think we are 'wasting time'. I love these words of wisdom that were amazingly enough on my bag of Buddha Tea last night! It helped me to realize that the activities we engage in are important; but perhaps even more important is our state of mind-body-heart in any...