Dear Friends, Fall is in the air. This time next year Denise and I will be making the journey to the magical lands of Umbria for harvest! Many of last years Mystic Heart Pilgrims will make the trip again, and we hope to share this sweet, life changing, experience with you too! It’s almost that time! Early…
And may cause sadness, disappointment, frustration. Hi There, I know this to be true because I suffer from bouts of perfectionism. Crazy as it many seem I used to think it was one of my better qualities. Gad Zooks! How ridiculous. The thing is, when I’m not looking, perfectionism creeps back in like a thief. Stealing my joy….
I have an important question for you. What is the source of your happiness? Stay with me for a minute. Don’t answer on auto-pilot. Take a breath and pause. Do you feel that your happiness is dependent on your outer circumstances? Do you say to yourself, “I’ll be happy when I nail that dream job?”…
Because tons of choices can be bad for your health. It’s 108 degrees out and I’m sitting at a table in an air-conditioned Starbucks waiting for my assistant. And, for my body temperature to cool down so that I can make a somewhat coherent decision. I’m not a Starbucks junkie or frequent flyer. But it’s…
The red dirt path takes a quick right turn. It’s filled with with rocks of various shapes and sizes that forces me to look down in order not to tumble. Making a little game of it I jump over and around the river rock. About a mile into the forest storm clouds form above the…
I’m sitting in the dining room at the home of my 87 and 88 year old parents. The table is laden with an Italian frittata, Arugula salad, crusty bread warm from the oven, an assortment of olives, fresh fruit, and of course Biscotti. My mother sits at one end of the table, My father at…
Many of you have heard me tell my personal tsunami story and how it nearly wiped me out. You’ve listened to me share my strategies and tips on how I overcame the pain and have gone on to live a life I cherish. However, you might not know that I once dreamed of attending college and becoming a…
I have a confession to make. The last weeks of December and the first couple of weeks of this shiny bright New Year, I’ve been traveling down the road called Denial. Yes, me, a yoga and meditation teacher, personal development coach, whose career spans 20 years. First, let me tell you what I’ve been in denial about,…
