Spring, Fear, and the Practice of Not Losing Yourself  Spring arrives every year, but what it brings up in you has far more to do with your internal state than the season itself. There are times when it feels energizing and expansive, and there are times when it seems...

The In-Between Season: Refinement Over Reinvention It’s March here in Florida, which means the afternoons are warming, the days are getting longer, and many of our trees and bushes are beginning to bloom, soon coating everything in pollen. So spring is close enough to...

Keeping an Open Heart in a Time of Pain: A Buddhist-Infused Reflection It’s February, the month of Valentine’s Day, which I use as an excuse every year to write about the beauty of keeping an open heart and the strength required to do so. This year, though, keeping an...

New Year, Fresh Perspective Happy New Year, friends! Fresh starts, new beginnings, and what else? Wait for it… New Year’s resolutions! Every January, we dust off this annual tradition with high hopes and maybe a teensy bit of dread. And by mid-February, we often use...

The Most Meaningful Gift Isn’t Wrapped: A Yogic Take on Holiday Giving Every holiday season, the world takes a look at the calendar and quickly plunges into a marathon of shopping carts, glitter, and flash sales that seem to multiply faster than holiday cookies....