Does your story empower you?

Does your story empower you?

At the end of my yoga classes, I sometimes invite my students to introduce themselves to the person next to them. This means that at times, many are meeting for the first time, at other times, they are interacting with people they already know. Sometimes they get to...
A message from Don Mariano Quispe

A message from Don Mariano Quispe

A message from Don Mariano Quispe, elder paco of the Q’ero: via K’anchaq sonqo – Heart of light thank you so much for sharing this important info… 12~12~12 and 21~12~12 According to the prophecies of the paqos (which source from the Inka...
Fatherfigures

Fatherfigures

I have a great dad. As much as we see the world in almost opposite ways, I am often in awe of the way in which he’s managed to survive and be a great fatherfigure. A European immigrant that did not have the opportunity to be educated in his own respective country and...
Shift Your Perspective

Shift Your Perspective

My yoga and healing training has taught me that overcoming a trauma, or a period of deep sadness changes the chemistry in our brain, which in turn affects our personality and our way of life. Often when we recover, there can be a part of us that will never be able to...
Embracing Our Shadow

Embracing Our Shadow

In life, the shadow side of our personality often gets sidelined for the part of us that is more ‘acceptable’ to society. If we don’t acknowledge our shadow, it rears its head with the people and the situations that we manifest in our lives. If we are polarized, we...
What triggers you?

What triggers you?

Triggers. We all have them. Whether they stem from a new relationship, a certain food, a distinct smell, a conversation, or even a TV program, they exist to show us that we may still have some healing to do in our lives. Do you know what triggers you? Our emotional...
Do affirmations really work?

Do affirmations really work?

Affirmations. Do they work or are they just a bunch of words that hippy loving vegetarians use? I get asked this all the time, as a 1:1 balance session with me sometimes incorporates affirmations to reprogram your cellular memory as part of your homework. Yes. But do...
Forgiveness Heals

Forgiveness Heals

Forgiveness heals like nothing else in this world. Do unto others, as you would want others to do to you.  So how does the concept of an eye for an eye fit in here? How do we forgive someone who has hurt us beyond belief? How do we overcome an incident that has...