Month: August 2026
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Writing as Breath
For me, writing is as essential as breathing. When life gets busy and routine slips, holding back my thoughts creates quiet anxiety. Realizing that pen and paper provide a safe space to process life without burdening others brought an immediate sense of relief, clarity, and renewed joy.
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Overcoming Anxiety with a “Back-Door” Approach
Returning to formal yoga and meditation teaching after years brings underlying anxiety, much like instinctively mapping out escape routes. Through reflection and practice, I’m transforming these subtle fears into actionable plans, embracing the opportunity to guide others while honoring my own limits with gratitude, grace, and an open heart.
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Navigating Energy: Why Hosting Drains Us (Even in the Background)
Even when staying in the background, hosting visitors can drain your energy. Different people bring distinct vibrations, and for empaths or energy-sensitive souls, managing that presence requires balance. Recognizing how external energies impact our well-being is key to resting, resetting, and protecting our peace before the next wave of guests arrive.
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Bearing Witness
Revisiting the landscape of grief, I find it isn’t something I ‘fix.’ Born into non-attachment via international adoption and displacement, I embrace life’s transience. While a ‘quantum leap’ was predicted, I feel I am simply evolving—on a daily cycle of grieving and grace, standing on the precipice of non-attachment, offering only to bear witness with…
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The Surreality of Returning Home
Returning home after travel always brings a strange temporal vertigo. Between adjusting to familiar rhythms, navigating the mild angst of resettling our space, and reflecting on our city living “research” in Barcelona, we’re still contemplating future possibilities.
