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Solar Eclipse 2024

Regardless if you were able to see it or not you can still use the energy of the eclipse to release anything that no longer serves you! Make room for new and move forward 🤍

I am sorry I have been MIA but I started a new job and went on a yoga retreat all in the same week! Last week was all about glimmers and boy was I emerged in soooo many 🤍

From having the honor to help an amazing organization create a space that will help young people thrive and grow to being in a space with like minded people to experience yoga retreat. I feel like such a lucky person.

So much gratitude for all that is put in front of me to experience and honoring myself to trust what comes next.

My glimmer for today is my pup Russell 🤍 and my new shoes… well they have been in my closet in the box for like a year so technically they are new! Swipe to see

When starting a meditation practice the first thing to do is befriend your breath by observing it in a natural and normal state. This comes from the Buddhist tradition and is called Anapana.

I invite you to take a moment today to sit and notice your breath. Notice where it is in the now. No need to fix or change it. Just observe it. Notice the temperature at the tip of your nose as you breathe in and out. Notice the natural movement of the chest and belly as the air moves in and out. If it’s hard to concentrate add a count (Breathe in 1 Breathe out, Breathe in 2 Breathe out, and so on for no more then ten breaths and begin again from 1).

Doing this will not only allow you to become aware of how your breath flows into and out of your body it will also allow you to befriend the here and now.

A few questions to ask yourself after your practice today:

Where did the breath begin and end in your body?
Where did you notice your breath getting stuck?
Could you just observe or did adding the count help?

When starting a meditation practice the first thing to do is befriend your breath by observing it in a natural and normal state. This comes from the Buddhist tradition and is called Anapana.
I invite you to take a moment today to sit and notice your breath. Notice where it is in the now. No need to fix or change it. Just observe it. Notice the temperature at the tip of your nose as you breathe in and out. Notice the natural movement of the chest and belly as the air moves in and out. If it’s hard to concentrate add a count (Breathe in 1 Breathe out, Breathe in 2 Breathe out, and so on for no more then ten breaths and begin again from 1).
Doing this will not only allow you to become aware of how your breath flows into and out of your body it will also allow you to befriend the here and now.
A few questions to ask yourself after your practice today:
Where did the breath begin and end in your body?
Where did you notice your breath getting stuck?
Could you just observe or did adding a count help concentration?

This is CC, my daughter, minutes after she was born. She turned 15 a week ago! (Hopefully she won’t kill me fir posting this) I am posting her like this because often times this is how I view her even though she is a teenager. The emotions this person creates in me is overwhelming at times. Parenting is so hard. Teaching her all about all the things. Watching her navigate really hard things while trying to shut my mouth and not give my opinions has been quite difficult. As an adult we have been there done that right? We wish we can take what’s in our brains and zap it in to theirs as a way to protect them and help them to avoid any hurt. Our goal is protection! However we have to let go and let them live, make mistakes, get hurt by friends, and learn how to be in relationships. Ahhh 😱 it’s all so much, but in the end they land on their feet. They learn they grow and thrive!

A really great resource for all things parenting teenage girls is .damour Follow her! You’ll love her, I Promise 😉