Flow is a “sense of effortless action feel in moments that stand out as the best in their lives. Athletes refer to it as ‘being in the zone,’ religious mystics as being in ‘ecstasy,’ artists and musicians as ‘aesthetic rapture.” (1997).   “Flow” is about taking time to “just...

  A fun, non-threatening way to introduce kids to art is through using magazine photos and words to express their personalities!   Kids can sometimes be intimidated by art materials as well as their abilities to produce art, and using magazines can help reduce that fear or performance anxiety. There...

  Sometimes our children come to us, or other adults, when they are feeling scared or worried about something.  They may tell us through trembling bodies, their words, insomnia, emotional instability, and, maybe, even through silence that something just isn’t right in their world.   One way we can have...

As part of my graduation requirement for my Yoga Teacher Training I had an opportunity, along with my group of talented women, to develop a Seva Project to bring yoga to our communities.   “Seva” in Sanskrit means ‘selfless service.’  Seva Projects are based on classic yoga principals, such as self-exploration,...

As we embark on 2013, we make our resolutions and hope that we can stick to them for at least more than a week!  How familiar is that?!  But, what if instead we resolved to re-new our lives and the way we choose to live?   What if we really...

  During my yoga training to become a certified yoga instructor I came across a meditation technique called Yoga Nidra.  Yoga Nidra meditation has been scientifically proven to reduce several psychosomatic diseases such as:  hypertension, stress, diabetes, migraine, asthma, ulcers, digestive disorders, and skin diseases that are caused by the...

In our bustling life, children are bombarded with many stressors as well as sensory overload.  School, friends, extra-curricular activities, video games, busy parents, and competitive sports, just to name a few!  Because we are on the move so much, we forget that our children can be affected by these daily...

The end of summer is upon us which means, for many of us, school is right around the corner.  Last minute vacation get-aways, getting the kids (or yourself!) to bed a little earlier,  and the ritual of buying school supplies, clothes and picking out the perfect backpack are what many...