Hot flashes? Mood swings? Insomnia? Dry itchy skin? Anxiety? Menopause is no joke, but you’ve got options. Check out my guest post on the Unfold blog to learn more about how yoga can help you navigate the long transition into menopause. You can read it by clicking here. If you’re in the Portland area and want to learn more, sign up for…
It was raining this morning when I woke up. “Oh god, it’s starting,” I groaned to myself, instantly feeling depressed. I live in the Pacific Northwest. It essentially rains every day from mid-September through mid-June, sometimes into July. Sometimes we will go a week or longer without a single glimpse of the sun. It gets so bad that when we…
I was sitting in my office and suddenly I heard some kind of musical interlude. “I must be hearing things,” I thought to myself. Then, as I always do when I think something weird might be happening in my head, I smiled and touched my face to make sure I wasn’t having a stroke. Nope, both sides of my…
“I wish I could go back to college. Life was so simple back then. What would I give/To go back and live/In a dorm with a meal plan again I wish I could go back to college/In college you know who you are You sit in the quad/And think oh my god I am totally gonna go far.” — Avenue…
People who meet me are sometimes surprised to find out that I’m a yoga teacher. I’ll be honest: the reason they are surprised is because I’m a larger person. Plus size. Zaftig. Whatever euphemism you want to use. That’s right, I’m a fat middle-aged person who teaches yoga. When I tell people I teach yoga, I generally get one of…
My newest fiction novella is being released on Amazon today. “Beach Wedding” is the story of love, loss and second chances. When Claire gets a concussion, she realizes that it’s time to stop putting off her wedding to her fiance, Jonathon. But is it too late? “Beach Wedding” is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited by clicking here. It’s a quick…
“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt I was walking with my dog Edison today and as we passed, one of neighbors offered us lettuce. “We have too much,” she said, “Please take some. We are probably…
I’ve never been a huge fan of fireworks. When I was a kid, I saw someone accidentally start themselves on fire with a firecracker on the 4th of July. Fortunately for that kid his dad was close by and was able to smother the flames before he sustained more than minor burns, but when you see someone’s clothes start on…
“I’ve given up trying to hide my bra straps,” I announced to my friend before yoga the other day. She looked at me like I was crazy. To be fair, she often does. “I have so many tank tops and so many bras,” I explained. “And none of them ever line up. I’m just showing the straps, I don’t care…
I was having coffee with a friend recently, the way you do, and mid-way through a story she was sharing she stops and says, “Don’t write about this!” She was joking (I think) and I of course would not share anyone’s personal story on my blog. But it got me thinking about the way people connect to the blog. There…
