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The Beauty of Impermanence
Despite having been born in October, when I was a kid I remember the intense resistance I felt when the leaves would start falling from the trees. It made me feel sad and lonely, and I had no desire to welcome winter. It evoked the palpable sensations of scarcity, death, and isolation (perhaps that’s subconsciously…
Read MoreComplaSENSE
For nearly nine years, I have identified myself as a yoga teacher and health coach. Those were my official credentials, and I felt comfortable in teaching yoga and nutrition. I’ve plenty of personal experience in both, having completely transformed my relationship with my body through yoga and having healed myself of orthorexia through mindful and…
Read MoreHow To Turn A Resolution Into A Reality
As the year winds down, the clock is on to start gathering New Year’s resolutions. I prefer to all them ‘intentions’ rather than ‘resolutions’. I feel the term ‘resolution’ subtly implies that there is something I must resolve, as if there is an intrinsic problem in my life that shouldn’t be as it is. I…
Read MoreThe Negative Side Effects of Positive Thinking
Did you know positive thinking can negatively affect your health? Beware of the positive thinking trap. It is a trap. Research has shown that happiness can boost our immune systems, yet happiness has little to do with positive thinking. If your thoughts aren’t positive by themselves, don’t try and make them so. When we attempt…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Being FEARLESS
I recently bought a shirt with the word ‘FEARLESS’ in big bold letters across the chest. The shirt is cute and sexy, and apparently the same goes for the idea of fearlessness. But that’s just it. Is being free of fear something other than an idea? Can it actually be a reality? And if it…
Read MoreFood, Sex, Life, And Death: The Intricate Relationship Between Love and Fear
The three most important topics to be discussed that no one seems to want to chat about are: sex, death, and poop. I could have easily named this article: ‘Shit, Sex, Life and Death’, but I wanted you to at least start reading it. Or perhaps I should have named it ‘Weather Report’. We all…
Read More6 Reasons You Shouldn’t Wear Yoga Pants To Yoga
Who doesn’t love yoga pants? Women love wearing them, and men love watching women wearing them. There are so many incredible brands and styles of yoga pants, from solid colors to unique fun prints to high-waisted britches to zippers to mesh to lace to hidden pockets… you name it. It seems spandex are the new…
Read MoreWhat is a REALationship?
In this piece, I am referring to intimate partnerships. After all, the term ‘relationship’ translates to how we relate, whether it be to other people, situations, environments, etc. We are essentially in relationship 24/7. Do you ever wonder why the divorce rate is so high? According to statistics, the divorce rate in America is over…
Read MoreLove Pudding
Why Being Selfish On Valentine’s Day Is Good For You A couple days ago, I was driving down Main Street in Santa Monica, California and I passed by a restaurant advertising a post-Valentine’s Day brunch. The gigantic sign outside the restaurant read, ‘Pajama Brunch For Broken Hearts. Unlimited Mimosas.’ I’m assuming this event is intended…
Read MoreStarve
Oh starvation, sweet sister of death, Avoidance of famine the societal norm, Continue to fill yourself, until you’ve had enough… Or perhaps a bit more than enough… Ingest until you can no longer feel, Finding comfort underneath layers of accumulation, Stuff, food, things, objects, people, thoughts… Layer after layer, Burden yourself with extremes, Let go…
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