Education Tag

Insights and musings on health and happiness

EYE ON THE PRIZE

One of the things I missed when living in Boston was a sense of community, which comes second nature to everyone in the Bellevue neighborhood. Starting True North Yoga & Wellness, I was searching for ways to become more involved in the neighborhood and provide services I know people are in need of, myself included. Once this initial goal was...

RELINQUISHING CONTROL

When you own a business, you have to be in control – of the finances, the software, the website, the space, the schedule, and subsequently you hope you can greatly impact how to get people into the business – asking the community what they want, what classes they would enjoy, supporting the staff, etc. But let’s be honest, COVID was...

REMEDIES

My goal is always to spend at least 1 hour outside each day. As you can imagine, this can be a lofty target with everyday life, heat, rain, and let’s face it, sheer laziness (why is it so hard to get out of bed? And why is it still dark when I wake up this time of year?). Not too...

AN ANXIOUS MIND

I overthink almost everything – Was I awkward bumping into that person while walking the dog? What happens if I lose my day job? What if my cat _______ and dies (fill in the blank, Sebastian is a curious and naughty one)? How long will it be until part of my deck falls off? When will the wellness center be...

SANITY CHECK

In my mid-twenties, I decided to move back to Richmond, buy a house that needed work, start grad school (full-time), oh, and on top of all of that? That’s right, have an already demanding 50+ hour a week traveling job. Sound crazy? It was. I appreciate my optimism of all the things I thought I could do, but when it...

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

If last year has taught me anything it’s that I have a lot of learning left to do. I thought growing up in this neighborhood gave me grit and wisdom beyond my years. As I was finishing middle school at the ripe age of 14, Richmond’s murder rate earned it the nickname of “murder capital” of the country. I thought...