When you ask someone what their greatest fear is, the responses usually range from the seemingly silly, like clowns, to the fairly common, like drowning. Some of our fears go even deeper . In 2018, Chapman University asked 1, 190 adults from the United States about their level of fear about ...
There are millions of people that are practicing the art form of yoga. A great way to find happiness through your yoga practice is to take a yoga teacher training. Yoga teacher training allows us to learn skills in how yoga opens the body, supports flow, flushes the lymphatic system and ...
In 2006, Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love was published and in 2010 the movie adaptation came out, starring Julia Roberts. The film and Gilbert’s story became a worldwide phenomena and suddenly women were leaving behind their lives to re-trace her footsteps. Almost a ...
I absolutely love planning. Seriously, buying a brand new, fresh, clean bullet journal gives me a mini orgasm complete with roller coaster bursts of pleasure every time I try out a new layout from Pinterest (too much?). I plan every single facet of my life: activities with friends, classes, ...
Have you ever spent so much time planning an amazing trip or vacation that you realize you had more fun anticipating it than you did during the actual events? Have you ever thought you would be happier when you finally got into a relationship, only to realize not that much changed? In his book ...
Customer service. It can be a circus, and not in the fun, cotton candy and clowns kind of way. An entire area of Youtube exists to show “customer vs. employee” videos. Eight hour shifts can feel like 8 years, and your patience will be tested daily, if not hourly. Add on sore feet ...
What is ‘joy’? You hear people say things like “find your joy” and “I feel joyful”. But what does ‘joy’ mean to you (besides me 😉 )? The emotion of joy can mean slightly different things to different people. Here’s how the dictionary defines joy; Joy (noun) a feeling of great pleasure and ...
Last night, my friend and I discussed what it means to be happy. How do you distinguish between happiness and contentment? Should you be chasing after it or just sticking where you feel safe? As I was thinking about my answer in the shower this morning, I realized that for me, happiness is all ...
It hit me when I was cycling back home after shopping early afternoon. The need to stop and just be. The call of meditation. My usual cycling route into town takes me onto the palace grounds, through its gardens and past its lake; the home of many ducks and geese (usually they are squabbling). ...
Why is it important to have a soul day? Buddha himself said, “You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes, unless you are too busy. Then you should sit for an hour.” Taking a Time-Out So this week I’ve been taking a little time out from my hectic life. I’ve limited my ...
