The truth is we are so damn disconnected from our bodies, and we keep ignoring that for the pursuit of money, success, a sense of self-worth from our external world. Taking it too far will not get us there in one piece! No amount of money, fame and success will bring us happiness, yet somehow we’re all pushing like it’s the only thing that matters. That which makes us whole will not present itself through this external pushing and pulling. Self-worth is a journey that unfolds from within, when we actually take the time and space to cultivate it. Any happiness derived from our external circumstances is limited to situations that tend to be quite fleeting. So it’s time for us to commit to being in our bodies and healing from exactly where we are, not where we feel like we should be.
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Creating a Meditation Practice
Welcome to this post on creating your very own meditation practice! The hardest part to any practice is arriving, so congratulations, you’re already crushing it ;) It is my hope that this will serve as a guide for you to connect with the structure you need to create and most importantly, sustain a meditation practice.
I’ve been a regular yoga and meditation practitioner for about eight years now and have been guiding meditation practice for four years. Given that health has never been more important, I’m excited to share the little tips and tricks that have helped me enjoy a consistent and sustainable practice.
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona (Photo by Kremi Arabadjieva)
6 Ways to say I Love You to Planet Earth
In celebration of Earth day, I felt called to share a few ways in which we can all love our dear planet a little bit more. One of my favorite projects last year was the work I did as a Chief Sustainability Officer for CANOPY’s Climate-Positive initiative. By the end of 2019, the processes we set in place enabled us to offset 800 carbon tonnes, ensuring the company gave back more than it extracted.
In case you missed it, the current US government administration is loosening Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on efforts that support climate change. Although unsustainable businesses are the largest culprits contributing to climate change, there are always things we can do on an individual level to help. I understand we are all in different financial climates, so I’ve included something for everyone!
Read MoreYoga and Meditation Resources
Hello friends, I’ve compiled a list of meditation and yoga live stream practices that are easily accessible for all no matter location. The beauty of technology is starting to become apparent as many healers are sharing their own medicine from the comfort and safety of their own space. Now more than ever, we are invited to become curious about what it means to have a Sadhana practice, which is a spiritual practice. I will be sharing some of my daily routines, two of which are the topic of this blog: Yoga/Movement and Meditation
I want this to become a directory of teachers and healers who offer something special to this world, and the beautiful thing is that it will continue to grow. I’ve personally had the pleasure of learning from most of the teachers included, so let me know if you need help choosing the right class or teacher. But the best part is that you can’t go wrong ;)
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Gratitude and Connection during the Coronavirus
Hello friends, I hope that you are taking good care in times of uncertainty. My intention is to connect during a time where things feel a little disconnected. A gentle reminder to the fact that we are never alone, as this is something that is affecting every single person in the world. It does not discriminate.
It is now more important than ever to self-care, to do less, and I don’t mean be lazy, but morseo to slooooow down. We are given the challenge and opportunity to fall into grace, because in reality, what option do we have? Don’t get me wrong, this is a practice in itself. Now is the time to crack open our toolbox for making the best out of a rather challenging situation so that we can keep our immune systems happy.
Read MoreCheers to New Beginnings
My yoga and meditation practices have played a huge role in this time of fiery transformation. I just completed an amazing Chakra balancing workshop, and it within this space that I found so much healing. I became a yoga teacher so that I could share this beautiful medicine. Yoga and meditation are simply vehicles to understanding our infinite nature, and the moment we remember to remember, inner space expands, and we are transformed into a raw state of being. But we don’t practice yoga to escape into the cosmos (maybe only sometimes), we practice to understand that we may never understand and TO BE OKAY WITH THAT and enjoy the ride anyways.
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A Humbling Brush with Impermanence
Let’s dance through this life with grace and wild appreciation, for one day it will all cease to be as it is, we will cease to be as we are. But that is the beauty of the human experience, so that our soul can learn and grow.
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Light
Have you ever seen light dance? And most importantly, do you dance with it?
There are many ways in which I experience light in my life; most commonly people, and when I say people, I mean their souls. We are so beautifully complex, yet it’s actually really simple to see the light in most others. The innocence that gleams and radiates in moments of peace and stillness.
We are an interwoven system of light, blinded by our own potential as a species. And so many of us are awakening to this light with the realization that there is something much greater we are capable of experiencing in this once predictable lifetime. We evolve and grow individually, which ripples out into our collective story.
Perhaps something small has shifted, fallen into place or at least into understanding. Maybe you’ve begun to connect dots you can see for the first time in your life. Celebrate the small synchronicities that pique curiosity and ignite desire to explore with no expectation of finding one right answer. It rarely exists. What we are really choosing is a consequence of our action.
So light is a reminder that together, we are this beautiful, chaotic masterpiece composed of many little particles, operating at peak vibrance when we each dance through our journeys with grace and awe. Look around, round (round, round, round) …..The Beatles clearly know what’s up.
Photo Credit: Maximille Gonzales - Maxoutthere
Exploration Yoga Experience
We are made to move, dance, love, play, cry, feel, laugh and repeat
And maybe if we listen,
We can hear the perfection of our story unfold
An experiment of mind, body and spirit.
A curiosity to know the Self.
A safe space to tap into the flow,
to connect to the greater picture,
and to create from that beautiful place.
Read MoreCup of Yogi School: World's Wildest Ride
in Art, Consciousness, Gratitude, Love, Mindfulness, Music, Photography, Spirituality, Yoga
Sometimes the lows feel like trenches and the highs like a grain of sand.
This is a quote that came to me yesterday, and it really hit home in this moment. On this rollercoaster of life, just as I am about to rise, I plunge even deeper into my own shadow. I’m in a space where it’s hard to remind myself that this, too, shall pass as I dance within these moments that truly make me appreciate the light.
Read MoreCup of Yogi School: Summer Solstice Rebirth
This week, we welcome the Summer Solstice. To many this is simply a day we get a lot of sunshine, which is beautiful and healing regardless of whether you choose to believe in anything further. For me, this period of time is energetically charged and rooted in rebirth, change and transformation...the shedding of old skin that carries with it the heavy burden of limited beliefs. Because how can you fly if you’ve got shit weighing you down? And my darling, I promise you were made to soar.
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Cup of Yogi School: Show Me La La Love
Love doesn’t have to look a certain way. I’m going to repeat that: love doesn’t have to look a certain way. When we are born onto the canvas of the universe, we understand that we are all that canvas. We go through life acquiring different splotches of reality, of ourselves. And once we grow older, we forget that we are ultimately still the same blank canvas. The only difference being that we have all these emotions and experiences to color our understanding of the world in this moment. How we interact with love is dependent on the splotches of reality we choose to paint our life story with.
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Behind the Photo: Nature is a balancing dance between movement and stability. The green earth symbolizes foundation, while the blue water is constantly flowing and changing. In this state of unity, Mother Earth is whole.
Cup of Yogi School: To Be or To Do?
As humans, it is in our nature to be on a perpetual scavenger hunt towards happiness through external achievement, whether personal or professional. Our Western world glorifies doing more, working harder, and smiling even when we want to curl up in a ball. There is this societal expectation to always be “on.”
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Behind the Photo: Glasses reflect back the reality we choose to believe while expressing how we want the world to see us. This photo is meant to explore the balancing act of our perspectives, others' perception of us and all of the elements we use to tell our story.
Cup of Yogi School: Balancing the Stereotype
Behold the Yogi stereotype: A supreme being who sits in a cave on the side of a gorgeous mountain in deep meditation surviving on air. Although this is a beautiful way to live, it is not realistic for me, nor for most of our modern-day Western society. Real talk: I listen to loud rock and roll music, enjoy festival season and certainly have a sweet tooth. But here’s the thing, I practice mindfulness every day in one way or another.
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Cup of Yogi School: Roots
Yoga is life. That may sound silly to some, but given that everyone has their own personal definition, I choose to believe that Yoga is a connection to the present; this moment is all we truly have. The future and past don’t exist, although they may form some of our habits and construct a framework for the decisions we have yet to make.
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Cup Of Consciousness: Spring Cleaning for the Soul
As humans, we try to organize the chaotic nature of creation, of the universe as it unfolds. But we fail to realize that it’s all really one perfectly choreographed dance. A dance that is ever-changing and slightly frail at times. If we learn to be aware of the perfection that resides in the chaos of everyday life, we have attained freedom. Whether this freedom lasts five seconds or five minutes is irrelevant if you learn to stare in awe of creation unfolding right before your very eyes. Here and Now. How much more exciting does life become when you realize each decision you make paints your canvas of existence?
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Insanity
You are given a deck of cards
None of them are random,
But if you play with curiosity and surrender,
You wake up to the truth
that we’re all played by the same hand.
Read MoreA Walk Through San Francisco - AT&T Park
in Art, Culture, Good Vibes, Gratitude, Love, Music, Photography, San Francisco
Bottom line: This city is SO DOPE, and I wanna express my gratitude for being able to call it my new home. So welcome to the first of many posts in my brand new "A Walk Through San Francisco," photo series. In other words, this is just an excuse for me to get lost in the city and be a complete tourist without anyone being able to say shit (anything 4 #Art, amirite?) This first installation was shot on World Photo Day.
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Bonnaroo with a Hefty Side of Post-Grad Life Lessons
Bonnaroo was easy, hard, emotionally and physically challenging, perspective changing, empowering, SWEATY, beautiful, positive, simple, and raw. Bonnaroo was everything that life is. I think we get so swept up in our complicated lives that we fail to acknowledge the only thing that matters; we have way more control than we understand, to lead the lives that we want to and to have the courage to make a change. Bonnaroo encourages wild imagination, showing us the that magic exists in the most simple of moments, but sometimes we are just too distracted to see it.
Read MoreGood Vibes: Flat Land Fam
Fae, Grant, Brandon, Ian, Chris, I appreciate you all so much. Working with you has been the highlight of my college experience. Here are just some of the many unforgettable memories that I'll forever keep: When we group hugged after your set at Okeechobee, when glowing lanterns framed the starry night behind ODESZA, when (I'm sure) we all cried during Robert Plant, when I got to prance barefoot through the grass and play with glitter, when Ian's salad was the last to come out at your Jax show (but like why?), and when you sold out of CD's at your release party.
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