SEEING RED
One of the kids books I love to read Jove is an international bestseller called The Color Monster by Anna Llenas. It talks about recognizing emotions and a page splashed in red describes anger as “It burns red like a fire and is hard to stamp out.” I appreciate the vivid description of how anger overcomes you and is hard...
ENOUGH
Jason and I really couldn’t be any more different. I’m always thinking about the next harebrained scheme – where we are going to travel next, what new thing we are going to try… bigger, better, more. Jason on the other hand is quite content to stay home, meet up with his group of friends, and have a consistent routine.Anytime I...
STAYING VITAL
A yoga student of ours recently mentioned how her gut was feeling funky because she traveled and wasn’t able to keep a consistent diet and exercise like she usually does. Our back and forth emails about if she should or should not come to the yoga class ended with her commiserating that, “getting old sucks.”I personally cannot speak to how...
The Dark Days…
What a treat it was to have a few warm days as we were just embarking on this new decade. But as those few days slipped through our non-mittened fingertips, the cold air ensued again, reminding us that cold, dark months are still upon us. Yes, the winter solstice has passed and the days are getting longer, but somehow waking up...
Eating with the Season
Back in college, I did a summer “internship” as an assistant manager down in the Outer Banks. Instead of furthering my resume with an internship that fit my degree, my thought process? Living by the beach… THE WHOLE SUMMER… And although I did enjoy my morning sunbaths, revering the sand pipers as frantically found their next sand flea before the...
To New Beginnings
I had no idea when I moved back to Richmond for a job with a fine wine import company, that fast forward two years I would no longer be swirling wine, but own True North Yoga and Wellness AND work for a tech start-up in Boston with regular travel up to Beantown – [two fulltime jobs] which in no way...
What’s this Mindfulness Crap?
Summer is a time for teachers to recharge, kids to be free, schedules to be broken, new activities and vacations. With this comes long road trips, late bedtimes, less structure running from one activity to another and possibly more stress…Everyone faces stress and anxiety. While some keep it at bay, others cannot help but let it peculate up, affecting their...