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Beginning: My Features on Sour to Sweet, a Blog Focused on People Defying the Great Recession

Posted in blog, business, celebration, economy, hope, inspiration, writing, yoga on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Lauren Murray is striking back against the idea that our economy has ruined all of us. Her blog, Sour to Sweet, is “my attempt to counterbalance the doom and gloom that’s already out there. Let’s celebrate the successes that, seemingly against all odds, have occurred despite the economic downturn.” Lauren reached out to me a [...]

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Beginning: What Steve Jobs Taught Me

Posted in apple, inspiration, technology, tagged on August 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »

There are plenty of people out there playing pundit about the fate of Apple now that Steve Jobs has stepped down. When I heard about his resignation, I at first felt a real sadness and then my attention quickly turned to gratitude for what he gave to all of us. While Apple and its team [...]

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Beginning: Monica McCarthy and Sara Alvarez Begin Their New Coaching Journeys

Posted in business, happiness, health, inspiration, tagged on June 5, 2011 | 4 Comments »

I am blessed with a life filled with inspiring friends. I love to feature the important work they’re doing out in the world. Today’s features fall to Monica McCarthy and Sara Alvarez, two women finding their voices through their writing and their practice as coaches. Monica McCarthy, the Lifestylista One of her mantras: “It takes [...]

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Beginning: Building a Space from Love – Heidi’s House by the Side of the Road

Posted in creative process, creativity, inspiration, love, New York City, nostalgia, tagged on May 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »

“Here are your waters and your watering place. Drink and be whole again beyond confusion.” ~ Robert Frost, seen on the chalk board over the bar at Heidi’s House by the Side of the Road I went to Heidi’s House by the Side of the Road last week with a small group of friends. It’s [...]

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Beginning: Yoga Teacher and Writer Matthew Sanford on Awareness and Compassion at the New York Yoga Journal Conference

Posted in books, clarity, health, inspiration, New York City, yoga, tagged on May 15, 2011 | 6 Comments »

“I have never seen anyone truly become more aware of his or her body without also becoming more compassionate.” ~ Matthew Sanford, yoga teacher and author Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence My Uncle Tom recently recommended Matthew Sanford to me after hearing him speak. Given my devotion to yoga and my desire to [...]

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Beginning: Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan

Posted in adventure, books, inspiration, intelligence, karma, learning, travel, women, tagged on May 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »

“The only way to pass any test is to take the test. It is inevitable.” ~ Elder Regal Black Swan, leader of “the Real People” My friend, Pam, was a private yoga client of mine. For her Christmas present she wanted more yoga in her life and her lovely mom graciously made that possible. Pam [...]

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Beginning: Meet Matthew Sanford

Posted in books, inspiration, yoga, tagged on April 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »

As a yoga teacher, I’m very interested in getting involved with trauma recovery. I have some personal experience with post-traumatic stress disorder having endured it for a period of a few months following a fire that happened in my apartment building in September 2009. My experience doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of the [...]

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Beginning: Can I Keep It Weird in New York?

Posted in inspiration, SXSW, tagged on March 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The city of Austin has a very cool motto: “Keep Austin weird.” I love that. They embrace their quirkiness, their mix of business, creativity, music, wholesome living, and Texas pride. It is an odd mix, and I am so glad that I got to witness the weirdness in all its forms at this year’s SXSW [...]

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Beginning: How to Make the Most of Everything

Posted in friendship, gratitude, inspiration, tagged on February 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »

“The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything but they make the most of everything.” ~ Anonymous This quote was posted on Twitter last week by @FamousWomen and retweeted by Kimberly Wilson, a yoga teacher I follow. I read it on a day just after hearing a friend of mine confess how small [...]

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Further Thoughts on MLK Day

Posted in care, courage, dreams, education, inspiration, integrity, story, tagged on January 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

This post is available as a podcast on Cinch and iTunes. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~ MLK via CharlesMBlow Charles M. Blow is The New York Times’s visual Op-Ed columnist. His column appears every Saturday. “Dr. King delivered the “I have a dream” speech at [...]

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